upgrading my FR fork on AC

[strauss]

hi, i just bought AC3 03 and am wanting to start free riding and a bit of DH and am looking to upgrade front fork.(currently manioutu axels) to some 170mm Drop offs triple clamps which i am getting off a mates stinky. just wondering how this set up will go or is it a bit to much?? :confused:

[mace]

yere my friend has an ac with 170ml travel and it workes fine

[Renegade]

Yeh it should be right. Theres plenty of AC's with dual crowns out there

[beginner_giantDH]

haha, yeh i think you should deffinatly do it hey. and pay the guy like like a billion dollars for the cool as forks to. that would be awsome. haha. loving it straussy

[rell6103]

I have a 2004 AC2 with Drop offs. They work really well. It munches all the tracks around Oxford Falls and Red hill with no worries. I don't really know the differences between the forks because i haven't had the chance to try them, but on the AC, the drop offs are really stable and they make me go really fast:p

[blackjack]

i no of heaps of guys running 180mm forks on there ac's with no problem at all. ive seen some with 200mm and they havnt had problems. so 170 dropoff would be fin e and would make a huge difference to your bike. id say just do it. :D

[THRILLHOUSE]

Mate you will be fine.. I used to run 180mm on my '03 ac3 and it rode WAY better than what it comes with.

[strauss]

thanks heaps guys guying to go ahead with it cant wait to ride it!

[Peelie]

ye my old 1 had 04 888rrs on it with a 24 inch rear wheel and felt awersome

[beginner_giantDH]

hey guys can anyone help him out with changing the front chainrings over and getting a chainguide, can a home mechanic do it and what parts do you need? can you just take off the front three chain rings and replace with one??? help would be good!