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Some blade forks

Nice start on the conversion

the hard part is finding a cheap wheel thats undamaged and straight but at a decent price. then you'll need the bigger disc's, this is just the begining....

While I'm very happy with my Roger Ditchfield's breathed on Firestorm forks, USD forks do look the business

Chris.

While I'm very happy with my Roger Ditchfield's breathed on Firestorm forks

Me too except I used my own air. Along with some very helpful correspondence from Roger. The only problem now is that the rear shock feels worse. It's on the lowest setting and too soft and up one setting is too hard.

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Planning on keeping my 6 spoke front wheel and I'll make my own axle if need be

Are discs bigger on the forks then?

Yep

Do you need to change calipers also?

Here you go thumper this may help.

http://vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3212

http://vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=22700

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Later ... annel=fflb

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:/ this is going to cost abit more then one thought


Going to keep my six spoke wheel tho

Cnc and lathe it will fit....

if your keeping the six spoke, you can use the storm brakes, if you were to use the blade 320mm discs, you can make the storm calipers fit easy enough with just a minor bit of dremelling...

sirch345 wrote:While I'm very happy with my Roger Ditchfield's breathed on Firestorm forks, USD forks do look the business

Chris.

having ridden carls bike with his rodgered forks....
i can honestly say they feel great, if i was doing it all over again, i'd go for the same as carls, they're spot on. but i will also say, the usd are just as good, but look alot cooler.....
and the extra mm of front disc helps no end with the braking....
and yes carls front end does highlight the rearends short cummings. i'm sure another rear shock will be on carls wanted list for the future...

agentpineapple wrote:the hard part is finding a cheap wheel thats undamaged and straight but at a decent price. then you'll need the bigger disc's, this is just the begining....

Try finding a straight SP2 front wheel..... That one took a while.....

8541Hawk wrote:

agentpineapple wrote:the hard part is finding a cheap wheel thats undamaged and straight but at a decent price. then you'll need the bigger disc's, this is just the begining....

Try finding a straight SP2 front wheel..... That one took a while.....

yup, sp parts are a lot harder to find than blade parts, and it'll only get harder, i've bought 7 or 8 different front wheels over the last 3 or so yrs, probably 50% have had problems, tbh you should only buy a front wheel in person so you can check it over, but we all know thats not always possible...

cybercarl wrote:Me too except I used my own air. Along with some very helpful correspondence from Roger. The only problem now is that the rear shock feels worse. It's on the lowest setting and too soft and up one setting is too hard.

(:-})

That's the only down side if there is one. I managed to get hold of a Maxton rear shock spring suited to my body weight for the standard Firestorm shock, I'd say definitely an improvement.

Chris.