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Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 06:56 pm Apr 08 2020
by Michael93
Been looking at some kits what are you guys goto brands/manufacturer for top end kits thanks
Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 08:04 pm Apr 08 2020
by KDXGarage
From reading other's posts,Wiseco is the most popular on kdxrider.net.
Beware of the cheap, no name brand piston. (eBay)
Also, I would skip whatever the cheapest name brand is, also.
Wiseco, Vertex or Wossner sound great to me.
Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 08:44 pm Apr 08 2020
by Michael93
Thanks kdx I've been looking at the wiseco and wossner :)
Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 09:19 pm Apr 08 2020
by Michael93
Michael93 wrote: 08:44 pm Apr 08 2020
Thanks kdx I've been looking at the wiseco and wossner :)
So I've setteld for this kit, now I won't be doing straight away and yep I'll measure sizes to make sure
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Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 09:25 pm Apr 08 2020
by KDXGarage
Don't let them send you a Namura.
Measure before buying.
Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 10:14 pm Apr 08 2020
by Michael93
Thanks will make sure they send wiseco or wossner, will measure
Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 10:25 pm Apr 08 2020
by KDXGarage
I have read a lot of people say Pro-X is made by ART, a huge Japanese piston company that makes a bunch of the OEM pistons. I would be OK with an ART made piston also.
Just take it apart and measure before buying. Someone on here in the past few months took his apart to find someone had made it a 240cc. I don't think he bought a piston before that, but it would have been bad if he had.
Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 01:03 am Apr 09 2020
by Michael93
KDXGarage wrote: 10:25 pm Apr 08 2020
I have read a lot of people say Pro-X is made by ART, a huge Japanese piston company that makes a bunch of the OEM pistons. I would be OK with an ART made piston also.
Just take it apart and measure before buying. Someone on here in the past few months took his apart to find someone had made it a 240cc. I don't think he bought a piston before that, but it would have been bad if he had.
Thanks and yeah I will be taking apart and measuring to make sure depending on condition may get it cleaned up an may need and oversize
Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 02:03 am Apr 09 2020
by KDXGarage
If it has not been altered, the cylinder has a coating (Electrofusion). It can not be bored or honed. It can be replated or worse, a sleeve put in.
Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Posted: 04:33 am Apr 09 2020
by Michael93
I did come across that and yeah everyone said steer away from sleeving, never know might be completely within spec when I have a look fingers crossed but based on everything so far it's been thrashed with little to no carc