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Hi all,
I pranged my front wheel on a curb and bent my front forks. Now looking for a second hand set and was wondering whether a 1987 non-disc fork was compatible with the disc, hub and shock from my 2005 disc model?

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Hello

You need to check the axle size I think the disc models are 20mm (some one will chime in).

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yes you can use post 83 forks with the disc components, the pre 84 forks had 16mm front axles. the later had 20mm.
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Great, thanks. So there's no extra bits or mods I need to do to get the caliper mounted?

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youll want to strip down your old fork and the replacment fork and swap everything from the old one onto the new one.
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Ta, thanks

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Hello


Some the bearings espcially the dust cups cannot be saved (usually get destroyed taking them off) check it well before you re assemble.
If you need parts Beedspeed or R [redacted] (bit dearer).


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Hello


Why did the post get redacted (just curious)

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