96 Cr250 with 00' forks?

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 11:50am
i read somewhere that if theyre OEM showa forks theyll work from like 90-01 but i just wanted to make sure before i baught theses 00' showa forks. probably sound pretty stupid but im new to riding and just wanted to know. thanks for all the help
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Craze 5/9/2010 7:26pm
5/9/2010 7:26pm Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 10:43pm
Just depends on the upper fork tube size...I know the 97 -07 fork size is the same, you might need new triple clamps (upper & lower)
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EdSosnoski 5/10/2010 4:56am
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alright thanks alot
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nine1seven 5/10/2010 6:22pm
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97-07 showa's won't work with your stock bottom clamps. The forks are 1mm smaller than the stock KYB forks. I put the newer showas on my 96 using 95 lower clamps. The forks are 1mm too big for the 95 clamps so you can machine by removing .5mm around to fit. The top clamp fits perfect. You will get a slightly different geometry from them because the axle carriers have a slightly different off set.
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JB65 5/10/2010 7:25pm
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I messed around with a cr125 around this age, Fitting newer forks etc,
I had to get the steering stem milled so it may not be the same thing,
HOWEVER.
Check your geometry linkage etc. , mine seemed fine but in then it would kick up from jumps unexpectedly...
never figured it out sold it on with a warning to the purchaser, who then broke his leg.
take care.
jb.

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mx295 5/11/2010 7:59pm
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I put my 04 forks on my 2000 and they fit
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EdSosnoski 8/17/2010 9:19am
8/17/2010 9:19am
i put the 00 forks on the 96 and theyre working perfectly. just uploaded some pictures of the bike. if you guys wanna check them out and let me know how you think the bikes coming out so far.
zer0signal 8/22/2010 8:38pm
8/22/2010 8:38pm
Did you have to do anything to the clamps to get them to fit or did they slide right in?
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CamP 8/23/2010 6:27am
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zer0signal wrote:
Did you have to do anything to the clamps to get them to fit or did they slide right in?
The '96 and up CR250 clamps will accept any Showa CR/CRF forks up to '08.
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EdSosnoski 8/23/2010 6:53am
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yeah just like CamP said they slid right in no problem. bike is coming along really nice also
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CamP 8/23/2010 11:22am
8/23/2010 11:22am Edited Date/Time 8/23/2010 11:27am
I forgot to mention, you'll need the axle, left wheel spacer and brake caliper bracket from the newer forks/bike to complete the install if you use 04-up forks. I'm not sure about the earlier showas

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