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Title: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: dom-benny on August 23, 2008, 20:14:26 PM hi guys.. i am thinking of buying a pair of marzocchi 888 forks (06), and was just wondering if they would fit my carrera banshee :-\ ?
dom Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: dominator on August 23, 2008, 20:16:51 PM yeah they will fit buddy. get pics up when they are on.
Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: dom-benny on August 23, 2008, 20:23:14 PM yer will do...thanks mate
dom Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: wingcomp on August 23, 2008, 20:31:40 PM It would fit, i wouldnt advise it tho, as the frame wasn't designed for them. Fitting these will put extra added stress onto your frame, which could end with a snapped frame. At the end of the day its your choice.
Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: dr-jekyll on August 23, 2008, 20:36:54 PM they would fit but i would not advise it if you want to keep your frame in one piece
Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: dom-benny on August 23, 2008, 20:42:15 PM would the frame snap soon after i put them on... like on the first ride or longer??
dom Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: co13y on August 23, 2008, 20:43:39 PM depends how big u go and how u set them up btw what year banshee
Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: dom-benny on August 23, 2008, 20:45:28 PM i think its 07
dom Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: wingcomp on August 23, 2008, 20:48:38 PM Its not a banshee of what i thinking your thinking. It the halfords thing? yeah?
I personally wouldnt, if your looking for better forks why not try some long travel singles? like 66's or domains, some thing along them lines. Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: Rich-ard on August 23, 2008, 20:55:18 PM It would fit, i wouldnt advise it tho, as the frame wasn't designed for them. Fitting these will put extra added stress onto your frame, which could end with a snapped frame. At the end of the day its your choice. It will change the geometry and void the warranty. would the frame snap soon after i put them on... like on the first ride or longer?? dom No. I wouldnt have thought so, but theres no hard and fast rule. It will just add stress and might cause catastrophic failure. It could snap in the first 10 minutes it could snap in 10 years time, but i wouldnt gamble with it. Rich Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: dom-benny on August 23, 2008, 21:07:45 PM how about the Fox 36 Float RC2 2008? would they course stress or would they be ok?
Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: Rokin on August 23, 2008, 22:25:21 PM Which Banshee is it? They do a heavier duty XXX version with Domains on. That'll definitely be OK for Fox Floats. The standard one, from memory, has box sections round the headtube and quite a long SC fork as standard, so should be OK with a 150mm fork, but I wouldn't venture any further.
Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: jammy on August 23, 2008, 22:56:03 PM Definitly DO NOT fit triples onto a carrera banshee frame, Ive seen one snap with my own eyes because it had junior t's on.
They are not designed to take them (triples put massive tension forces along the top of the top tube). The tubing is quite thin in the top tube. Pretty much any single crowns hould be fine though. Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: dom-benny on August 23, 2008, 23:16:16 PM so do you think 66's would be fine ?
Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: co13y on August 24, 2008, 10:08:56 AM like i said it depends what year and model that info would help and i can get u an definate anser
Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: dom-benny on August 24, 2008, 10:34:54 AM its an 07 carrera banshee, thing for halfords
Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: hoernig on August 25, 2008, 14:17:11 PM Definitly DO NOT fit triples onto a carrera banshee frame, Ive seen one snap with my own eyes because it had junior t's on. They are not designed to take them (triples put massive tension forces along the top of the top tube). The tubing is quite thin in the top tube. Pretty much any single crowns hould be fine though. Hehe, i had junior t's on my carrera banshee :D (never broke im glad to say) Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: Rootes on August 25, 2008, 14:28:38 PM Jesus, do NOT put 888's on a Banshee.
I've built enough of them up, repaired them and couldn't think of a less suitable fork for the bike. Nothing longer than 130mm on the standard banshee, and no more than 160mm on the Banshee X. You might get away with 180 on the X but I wouldn't recommend it. Triple clamps will put too much force and stress on the headtube, whatever do get, make sure they're single crowns. 36's would be ok on an X and Float's can have the travel reduced so they could be set up to run on a normal Banshee as well. Rootes Title: Re: will Marzocchi 888 06 fit my carrera banshee?? Post by: mtballtheway on August 25, 2008, 20:00:42 PM hehe i had some fox 40s fitted to my carrera banshee x, only for like an hour, it was horrid dont do it
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