Shims on my forks

Questions and comments about converting to beefier forks..
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Ryan-Those rotor bolts, go to Home Depot and buy a Set of Metric Allen Sockets if you don't have. Those allen bolts mush easy
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ya i got some but these bolts are like mushed onto the rotor.

Im gonna find out if the 99;s have bladders.
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I got a quick question for you all. How quickly do bushings wear under normal conditions. The ones that came on the forks look almost brand new. I have new bushings but if the bushings wear slow i will wait untill next winter to put them on.
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Ryan wrote:ya i got some but these bolts are like mushed onto the rotor.

Im gonna find out if the 99;s have bladders.
Ryan??????? :roll:

99-01 have MID VALVES & BLADDER. Depending on a 125 or 250, stock spring would be .41 & .43
My mid valve was removed for woods application. Since yours were worked on that might be the case also.

Also, IdahoCharlie said "Suggestion/Question/Logic - Why not just reassmble - install the .36 springs and new oil and give us some feedback"

Thats a good idea Ryan, thats what I mean by seeing how it works for you instead of thinking how it should work for you..
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I would but the forks i got need seals. I got some racetech seals. Ski said he put some race-tech seals on his bike but they take about 100 miles to break in good. I really dont have the time to go around for 100 miles 3 week from now.
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alright after 2 people with 99 kx's and two websites (pivotworks, and techcare) I found that the 99 forks were the same as the 00-01 except for the fact that they dont come with bladders.
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