TPC+ In MRD X Works???
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i guess for starters it would probably reduce your travel, and youd probably have a few minor preload issues to worry about, but the best way to find out would be to check what parts are different by looking at an exploded view or parts sheet.
Good guy that Bobby 
Helped me out on a couple different occasions with my slider +
Helped me out on a couple different occasions with my slider +Can be done.
It's not summing you want to let your little brother do, but i've heard several modifications to make Xworks feel more like TPC+ and even plain rebuilds to TPC+
Dunno where you're based, but the worldcup mechanics at bikeright in holland (a company affiliated with Beone) have done this before.
It's not summing you want to let your little brother do, but i've heard several modifications to make Xworks feel more like TPC+ and even plain rebuilds to TPC+
Dunno where you're based, but the worldcup mechanics at bikeright in holland (a company affiliated with Beone) have done this before.
I wanted to do the same thing last year and I was told that the swap was not possible. Of course that was a while ago and things may have changed. I gave my fork to the manatou guys at crankworks for two days because they said that they finally had a fix. Well the 'factory fix' was to DRILL a hole straight through the damper piston. Sure it killed the excess platform but it also did away with any damping at all. I Effectively had a $1800 ported damper fork. Not Cool! That is when i got ahold of Bobbie and he 'fixed' the situation. Try to talk to the distributor in aus. Word from several people arround here is that the x-works was actually recalled although Bobbie would not use that term. I think manatou is trying to find other solutions for most people so they dont have to refund everybody for all of the x-works sold. Good luck
DEfinately can be done. The Canadian distributor OGC is doing it. Call Bobby and he'll sort you out.
I have no idea of the cost, but from what I hear it's worth it.
I have no idea of the cost, but from what I hear it's worth it.
Regan, Marcus @ Manitou Australia is the man you want to speak with,
Phone: 03 9587 1466
Email: marcus@stevecramerproducts.com.au
I'm pretty sure the modification you speak of is possible, but Marcus will be able to give a definite answer.
Phone: 03 9587 1466
Email: marcus@stevecramerproducts.com.au
I'm pretty sure the modification you speak of is possible, but Marcus will be able to give a definite answer.
I've got an X-works that has been reworked with a TPC+ cartridge instead of the SPV. It brings it down to 180mm. It is the best fork I've ridden. Hell it even survived a beat down at Windrock last weekend.
Like Farkin dude said, get intouch with your local Manitou service shop and they should be able to do the upgrade.
Like Farkin dude said, get intouch with your local Manitou service shop and they should be able to do the upgrade.
Marcus at SCP was the first person I contacted. I ask him this question and he answered with the following:
Hi
Is it possible, with a few modifications, to convert a late model 2004 Dorado MRD X Works to TPC + and still retain 200mm travel?
Cheers
Regan
Hi and thanks for the enquiry, to my knowledge it is not possible, to convert the MRD to the TPC style fork, as the tpc assemblies are for the 180dh forks only, and to be honest I dont even have them in stock.
Kind regards,
Marcus O'Leary
So, I've emailed Bobby Acuna again and asked for an exploded parts view of both the X-Works and the 05 Dorado DH for comparison. I just hope he replies to my email.
Hi
Is it possible, with a few modifications, to convert a late model 2004 Dorado MRD X Works to TPC + and still retain 200mm travel?
Cheers
Regan
Hi and thanks for the enquiry, to my knowledge it is not possible, to convert the MRD to the TPC style fork, as the tpc assemblies are for the 180dh forks only, and to be honest I dont even have them in stock.
Kind regards,
Marcus O'Leary
So, I've emailed Bobby Acuna again and asked for an exploded parts view of both the X-Works and the 05 Dorado DH for comparison. I just hope he replies to my email.
flow said:
I've got the same, and yeah, they feel excellent!
Serioulsy, i don't see why it can't be done.
The forks are externally identical, i know marcus from manitou australia has converted SPV shermans to TPC shermans. I don't see why the doritos should be any differant.
But, it would be an expensive "upgrade". One completly new damper for a dorado is not going to be cheap and you end up with a fork identical to the dorado 180 which was cheaper to begin with.
I would be inclined to sell the fork and just get a 180 dorado, would probably work out at almost the same same cost and without all the hassle.
-Matt
The forks are externally identical, i know marcus from manitou australia has converted SPV shermans to TPC shermans. I don't see why the doritos should be any differant.
But, it would be an expensive "upgrade". One completly new damper for a dorado is not going to be cheap and you end up with a fork identical to the dorado 180 which was cheaper to begin with.
I would be inclined to sell the fork and just get a 180 dorado, would probably work out at almost the same same cost and without all the hassle.
-Matt
Just about everyone I talked to with an MRD X-works Dorado 203mm sent it to Manitou (or the local service centre) and recieved the fork back as a 180mm TPC+ Dorado.
I'd call your local distributor again
I'd call your local distributor again
vitox said:
back to square one.
I sent my X-Works in for a rebuild and got it back with the second generation SPV Evolve damping. It feels much plusher, I'm really liking it.
This months Mountain Bike Action magazine has a review of the Intense M3. The bike they reviewed is a team build with an X-Work fork, 7.1 inches of travel and TPC+ damping.
This months Mountain Bike Action magazine has a review of the Intense M3. The bike they reviewed is a team build with an X-Work fork, 7.1 inches of travel and TPC+ damping.