PaRtZ Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 OK I read a few days ago about someone wanting a longer fork and then I came up with this. Just supposing the (fall guys?) didn't exist.... I dont know if its just my forks, but lower crowns can come off. Soo, whats stopping people taking the crown off, putting some spacers on the bottom and then putting the crown back over the top? This would in effect create the forks longer and thus higher front end :) Suggestions? or has this already been done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 As in like the headset race thing on the steerer tube? Because that wedges on at the bottom, if you put spacers there, it wouldn't wedge on anything, so would be really loose, therefore, headset=poo. And the steerer tube would most likely be too short unless you had new forks, in which case you might as well buy some long ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 The lower race crown would be wobbling all over the place :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials_pimp Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 yea, that wont work, as the lower race is an interference fit, so if you raise it, it wont be secure. If you want a higher front end, seek Br3n. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loffa Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I know a street/dj/fr rider who has put a spacer under the crown race on his Planet-X Pitbull, because otherwise he couldn't do barspins (the fork's crown was hitting the downtube) and it seems to work for him fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsking 55 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 26"/24" forks and disc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I suppose if you could pack out the inside of the crown so it was tight? or buy a 1inch crown and file out 1/16th of it :unsure: Never mind, just an idea lol (N) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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