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Old Jun 3, 2019 | 10:03 PM
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Just came across this

https://www.oemdirtbikeparts.com/klx...uspension.htm#
 
Old Jun 4, 2019 | 06:55 PM
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Wish they had more details... I'm guessing twin chamber on both. Wonder why the KYB option is $200 more and is how is that different from our stock KYB's? Curiouser and curiouser...
 
Old Jun 5, 2019 | 01:10 AM
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ya, and how is it better than custom valves and springs for the stocker forks. questions: is it, and by how much, and how much more money
 
Old Jun 5, 2019 | 03:03 PM
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You can only change the compression valves, not the rebound valves in the KLX forks.

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Old Jun 5, 2019 | 03:23 PM
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so basically that is saying look on ebay for this setup and it will work. But i wonder if the stock hubs would work?
 
Old Jun 5, 2019 | 03:49 PM
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ahhhh, so better then. on to the rest of the question....
by how much, and how much more money does it take. sorry, I'm new to the KLX & have not yet gone down the suspension rabbit hole
 
Old Jun 5, 2019 | 06:51 PM
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Some information here on a similar KX to KLX fork swap:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170406...-forkswap.html

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Old Jun 5, 2019 | 08:02 PM
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The Showas MAAAY be off a Honda CRF250X. Current Honda specs...


Front Suspension47mm inverted ShowaŽ cartridge fork with 16-position rebound- and 16-position compression-damping adjustability; 12.4-inches travel
Read more at https://powersports.honda.com/2017/c...0PY8Qi61LxP.99
 
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