What kx 500 clamps work for the conversion???!!

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What kx 500 clamps work for the conversion???!!

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I have 94 kx 250 front end ready to go for my 2000 kdx 200f fork conversion. Question is I tried to press the stems out had no luck... So I want to swap triple clamps, been reading that the kx 500 clamps are direct bolt on, but for instance would a 95 kx 500 triple clamp work with 94 kx 250 forks?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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What kx 500 clamps work for the conversion???!!

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Hopefully you were pushing the stem down thru the triple clamp and not trying to push it from the bottom. There is a lip that keeps it from being pulled thru from the bottom up. It does take a lot of force and heating the aluminum triple with a heat gun helps.
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Yup tried everything to no avail, we were trying to push it through the triple just wouldn't buge
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How many tons of force did you use?

1995 KX500 clamps would work with those forks.

Anyone that presses a stem out, be sure to put something under the clamp near the stem area. Don't just leave the clamp unsupported.
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