Pretty sure Craig at Avalanche, sells custom valved Ohlins forks with custom crown and steerer so they can be mounted on a MTB.
My understanding is normally MX bikes have 1 inch steerers. So you would need custom crowns and a 1.125 steerer to mount MX forks on a MTB. Alternatively you could run a 1" headset but thats probably not a great idea given that a MX fork is going to be very long and will put more stress on the headset than a downhill fork.
Also keep in mind that MX forks are very heavy. The Avalanche MTN8 is basically an MX fork custom tuned for a MTB and built with lighter weight construction. It weighs something like 12lbs. Also most MX forks have 10+" of travel which will make your geometery totally whack.
Basically there is really no point in putting an MX fork like that on a MTB its too heavy and too long and without being modified internally will be way over damped and over sprung for a MTB.
You can buy the Avalanche MTN8 or MTN10 which is basically a modified MX fork.
If you put some ohlins stickers on the MTN8 most people will think your running an MX fork
I've seen guys with custom mounted 80cc dirtbike forks before. Bit of a freakshow, but it worked. Those have about 10" of travel, big bikes have close to 13". I do believe that they have 1.125" steerers too.
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