Fork Inner Tube oddity

[T250]

Just re-read this;
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    You have K2 spacers.

I thought that. Mine are 117mm.
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Maybe a PO had these made up to replace the later type, as the later ones are longer, if so then you may not need to replace them.

[Andre]

You have K2 spacers as they are metal, the K5's are plastic...the metal spacers measure 95mm

So really your best option would be to get the following;
A set of K5 spacers,(white plastic), and one K5 stantion, I think then you should be able to build a matching pair of K5 legs with what you've got...

Unless the K2 spacers were used because K2 springs were put in.

The rest of the internals are also different between these models (different spacer length and spring length )

K2 springs together with the K2 spacers may work just fine. If not, you need the correct OEM springs/spacers for that model. Or you go for some after market progressive springs that are much longer than the originals and require to get rid of the spacers altogether. Not sure which ones require this. Check out Hagons @Speedy1959 (Simon put these in), Wilbers, WP, Wirth. I believe they are the same or lower price than originals.

[seth]

I have a spare set of low mileage std springs and spacers for a k5/k6 if required .

[T250]

I think after writing this all down and trying to work out the puzzle...   you basically have a set of K5 onwards forks, apart from ONE stantion, the spacers are longer than standard K2's, so perhaps these have been made up to the same length as K5's?
If someone can chime in with the length of the K5 spacer that would clear this up.
K2 should be spring 320mm, spacer 95mm, K5 onwards spring 311mm, spacer 117mm, all plus or minus a few mm, the insert at the bottom of the fork leg is different by about 10mm ish I believe, in which case this all adds up to the same length for both versions of the forks...I think 

[mt.b]

FINALLY the new K5+ inner tube has arrived AND I have the day off from work. Time to put my 14 back on the road! Really looking forward to a ride, it's been too long!

[mt.b]