Author Topic: K2 5996 disc brake adaptor-photo added (Read 61314 times)

Willie_B · « **on:** January 17, 2011, 03:00:45 pm »

Does anyone have a photo of this installed? I got a NOS one in a box of parts and the directions are a little vague. Thanks.

shovelon · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2011, 03:52:18 pm »

Is that for the rear?

Willie_B · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2011, 05:53:07 pm »

The package says , Rear Int'l 51mm Standard. For aluminum swingarms only.

Thunderchild · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2011, 12:11:49 am »

Can you post a picture of the adapter.

Thunderchild

Willie_B · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:40:52 am »

shovelon · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2011, 07:46:03 am »

I have never seen that before. Pretty cool.

I think that it will fit on the early carbon dropouts by the look of the 2 holes.

I would be happy to give it a try.

Terry

w2zero · « **Reply #6 on:** January 18, 2011, 09:24:55 am »

Damn! Wish my little mill was cnc, I'd be burning out copies.

Thunderchild · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2011, 06:05:22 pm »

Nice. My nephew is a die machinist, part owner even. He made me an adapter in the past. If you want to lend it for a week, I can see if he might be willing to program it in and crank out a few.

Thunderchild

Willie_B · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2011, 07:12:22 pm »

Quote from: Thunderchild on January 18, 2011, 06:05:22 pm

Nice. My nephew is a die machinist, part owner even. He made me an adapter in the past. If you want to lend it for a week, I can see if he might be willing to program it in and crank out a few.

Thunderchild

We should be able to make that happen.

Thunderchild · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2011, 10:07:58 pm »

I will contact Mike, my nephew, and see if he will do it. He has a bit of our blood as he owns a disco monkey though a bit dusty. Will this fit the

Thunderchild

Old Proflexer · « **Reply #10 on:** January 19, 2011, 05:29:10 am »

Ah, the old 5996 - nice to see one again -

Proflex was well ahead of itself when it designed these little units so all of us could eventually upgrade to rear discs.

Much discussion went on a ways back as to who created and came up with the idea for rear adapters for the old proflexes -
I'd always referenced the 5996 as the original and that our plates were loose copies of the original design.

I couldn't get one at the time as they were discontinued so I hacked a few out in my garage and they came out looking like this:

It would be nice if someone with the right knowhow and machinery could reproduce them - they look sharp

OP

fyrstormer · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2011, 12:31:55 pm »

I have two 857 frames with carbon swingarms. If this can fit, and if it can be duplicated, I would definitely be in for two of them.

glader60 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 24, 2011, 08:31:07 pm »

Quote from: Willie_B on January 17, 2011, 03:00:45 pm

Does anyone have a photo of this installed? I got a NOS one in a box of parts and the directions are a little vague. Thanks.

Here you go, it's very sturdy since it's machined with the oval to fit in the dropout. This is on my aluminum swing arm 4000. Very Simple install.

Willie_B · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2011, 12:27:08 am »

Thanks you glader60. Makes much more sense now.

jimbob · « **Reply #14 on:** February 25, 2011, 04:59:44 am »

Now one of those on the rear of my 857 would be ideal

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