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Friedrice
Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 01:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I am doing a xb front end swap onto my 98 S1W and have just about everything needed except for the triple trees. I want to run a Lightning top triple. I have a friend with he firebolt lower triple. So the question I have is this. Are the lightning and firebolt triples the same height? Spacing? and distance from center bolt to fork tubes? Are they interchangeable?
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Sweatmark
Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 07:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Believe the triple clamp lowers are identical for Lightning and Firebolts, as long as Showa fork tube diameter is accounted for (41 versus 43mm).

I have two front ends: a Lightning triple top, a Firebolt top, a 41mm triple lower and corresponding forks, and a 43mm set. I have mixed and matched these in all combinations on the bike with no issues. This is possible because that fork tubes have identical clamp diameter in the triple top.
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Brumbear
Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 07:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just had to buy them they are only about 150 new I wish I had mine but they were bent anyway
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Dcmortalcoil
Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 02:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

XBSs & XBST have different triple clamp from what I understand. Might work as a set, but it will change the steering angle if used on XBS or XBR. Don't mix them up.
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