94-98 kx 250 fork replacement,is it the same?

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94-98 kx 250 fork replacement,is it the same?

#1 Unread post by kawaman2 »

Hello all love the site, listen I just bought a pair of front forks off ebay and the seller claimed that the 94 forks I was buying would fit my 98 kx 250 is there truth to this because I received them today and there to small they slide right out of the triples. I paid with paypal so if he false advertised I am entitled a refund....... however I must first prove that a 94 indeed will not fit a 98...or if the forks and triples were replaced prior to me purchasing my 98......... Thanks in advance!!!!!!!! :?

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#2 Unread post by BuzZz »

The easiest way is to measure the forks with a caliper.

MX bikes are almost always 'upgraded' every year, and things like fork tube diameter are one of the things that grow a millimeter or 2 every year. Stiffer is better, bigger is stiffer..... like the sun coming up every morning, the ad copy must have larger numbers the copy from last years bike.

I would bet you will find the 94's forks are smaller diameter than the 98's, so the triple clamps will not be able to clamp them.
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#3 Unread post by insaneman_12 »

The 94 kx 250 and the 98 kx 250 take two different fork seal #'s. I think the man who sold them to you is a dumb***.
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