[mattmatt86]

My friend has the lowers from a sherman Firefly, he ovalized the crown and has no need for them anymore. I have also found someone selling the steerer tube, crown, and stanchions from a sherman dirt jumper.

Would I be able to buy springs for a dirt jumper and use the DJ uppers with the Firefly lowers and essentially have myself a sherman Dirt jumper?

 

[snaky69]

I figure it could only for if the diameter of the stanchions was the exact same, and that the bore of the stanchions was the exact same and blah blah blah.

99% chances it won't work, 1% it would.

 

[mattmatt86]

I figure it could only for if the diameter of the stanchions was the exact same, and that the bore of the stanchions was the exact same and blah blah blah.

99% chances it won't work, 1% it would.

Im pretty sure the stanchion diameters of sherman DJers and fireflys are both 32mm.

Please correct me if im wrong

 

[snaky69]

Oh yeah, those both are, no question about it. But who is to say marzocchi's 32mm is the exact same at manitou's? Keep in mind they are made in two different factories, and are not made with the same tolerances, or even maybe the same machines.

The inner diameter of the stanchions is pretty sure to be different, as neither fork use the same internals in the first place.

More power to someone willing to give it a try, but I doubt it would work, we'd be seeing a lot of those otherwise(people upgrading their crappy SSV dampening to TPC or something like that). Or people using the lowers from the sherman or gold label line to lower their dirt jumper's A2C height.

 

[cjcrashesalot]

Oh yeah, those both are, no question about it. But who is to say marzocchi's 32mm is the exact same at manitou's? Keep in mind they are made in two different factories, and are not made with the same tolerances, or even maybe the same machines.

The inner diameter of the stanchions is pretty sure to be different, as neither fork use the same internals in the first place.

More power to someone willing to give it a try, but I doubt it would work, we'd be seeing a lot of those otherwise(people upgrading their crappy SSV dampening to TPC or something like that). Or people using the lowers from the sherman or gold label line to lower their dirt jumper's A2C height.

I think you misread. He's not trying to mix and match marzocchi and manitou, He's creating a franken manitou with 2 separate (but similar) manitou forks.

I think it will work, my roommate threw gold label uppers into sherman lowers without a problem. I think all 32mm manitou's are interchangeable. ( I think...)

 

[monkeyboy424]

it will work.

 

[snaky69]

I think you misread. He's not trying to mix and match marzocchi and manitou, He's creating a franken manitou with 2 separate (but similar) manitou forks.

I think it will work, my roommate threw gold label uppers into sherman lowers without a problem. I think all 32mm manitou's are interchangeable. ( I think...)

Yeah I did misread. I hadn't caught the word sherman before the OP said dirt jumper. Sorry about that.

Yes it will work.

 

[mattmatt86]

Thanks guys, ill pick up the parts today, oh and does anyone know a place that sells Sherman DJ springs?


P.S I will be powdercoating the lowers pink.

 

[snaky69]

Thanks guys, ill pick up the parts today, oh and does anyone know a place that sells Sherman DJ springs?


P.S I will be powdercoating the lowers pink.

Can you powder coat magnesium? There's always good quality wet paint.

 

[mattmatt86]

Can you powder coat magnesium? There's always good quality wet paint.

True, but powder coat is much more durable.


Im having a really hard time finding springs, if anyone knows a place please share. I know the obvious thing to do is call manitou, but Id like that to be my last resort.