Cannondale Front End?

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josborn · #1 Post by **josborn** » Fri May 02, 2003 6:14 am

Does anyone know how close a 400ex or 250r front end is to going on a cannondale? I have a Laeger Trax front end on a 250r, and I'm about ready to buy a C-Dale, just trying to get all my cards lined up to minimze down time. thanks

smith · #2 Post by **smith** » Fri May 02, 2003 11:02 am

It'll work quite easily with very little modification at the pivots only. Just make sure that you have a stem with the lowered tie-rod plate or your tie-rods will hit the frame when the suspension compresses.

josborn · #3 Post by **josborn** » Sat May 03, 2003 6:00 am

Thanks guys, that's what it looked like from measurements taken on both machines. I would have to cut the innermost pivots on both a-arms for the 250r to fit. I don't know about the stem though, because protrax is all swivel, that may be a problem, thanks again for the input.

trey · #4 Post by **trey** » Sun May 04, 2003 9:20 am

i have a set of protrax that are designed for the cannondale------they dont come with a stem

josborn · #5 Post by **josborn** » Sun May 04, 2003 4:44 pm

Your talking about a set with tpin spindles? did you use the stock rod ends from c-dale at the stem or something Laeger provided? thanks

trey · #6 Post by **trey** » Sun May 04, 2003 6:32 pm

yea it has the t-pin spindles. it has the same tie rod ends on both sides. i bought the machine with the t-pin front end, and im not sure what cannondale ends look like (none of my friends have a dale). im pretty sure that some of the protrax models come with a stem and some don't.

josborn · #7 Post by **josborn** » Sat May 17, 2003 6:23 am

I got my trax front end on, but I'm having trouble with the t-rods at the stem. Just to be sure, are your tie rods a shaft with female rod ends or a tube with male rod ends? If it's the first one yuo have c-dale rod ends and t-rods, the latter is Laeger. If you do have Laeger ends and t-rods, is there a spacer between the rod end and the stem? thanks.

jamiesel · #8 Post by **jamiesel** » Sun May 18, 2003 2:17 am

250r protrax has stem 400ex does not. about 550 diff in price

HOUSER CDALE · #9 Post by **HOUSER CDALE** » Mon May 19, 2003 11:52 am

T pin for the cannondales didnt come with a stem from what I can remember all you had to mess with was drilling and tapping holes to mount your front cailpers.

josborn · #10 Post by **josborn** » Mon May 19, 2003 3:52 pm

I'm using the stock c-dale stem, and the tie rods that were on my 250r protrax, It was tight at first, but it seems to work well now, Thanks