37mm forks in 36mm tripples

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37mm forks in 36mm tripples

22 Sep 2006 13:29
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anyone know the chances of fitting 37s in a 36 tripple?
I was running old ex500 forks (1st gen) and bent one.
local yard only can get as close as 37s

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Re: 37mm forks in 36mm tripples

22 Sep 2006 23:00
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Get your top and bottom triple trees machined. That's pretty much all you could do to fit oversized forks. Or swap the whole setup, triple trees and all.

I would think you could machine 1mm over.. maybe 2mm.

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Re: 37mm forks in 36mm tripples

23 Sep 2006 04:19
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I would asy 0 to none without a bore job.
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Re: 37mm forks in 36mm tripples

23 Sep 2006 11:16
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answers my question. machining is not a prob. Iwas worried about the integrity of the clamps. Whats losing 1mm anyway,right?

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Re: 37mm forks in 36mm tripples

23 Sep 2006 13:03
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I don't think it is much in this instance. Increasing the diameter 1mm only increases the radius by .5mm. The circumference increase should be very small.

If you had a 37mm clamp and you putting 36mm forks in it, and cranking down on the bolts, I would be much more concerned!

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