I am working on getting the SBK fork conversion on my monster finished. I am having trouble finding shim stock in the correct size and matierial for the lower tripple, 165mm X .5mm from what I have read. I tried McMaster Carr but they only list 150mm X .5mm in harder matial like stainless. I know Motowheels used to sell prerolled shims to save the time, but I no longer see them listed on their website. So were did everyone get the material?
McMaster Carr
Part Number: 9536K18
Alloy: 3003 Aluminum
Thickness: .020" (.5mm is 0.0196". 0.020" is close enough.)
Width x Length: 6" x 24"
Price: $7.54
I just ordered some (literally 10 mins. ago) from www.onlinemetals.com (http://www.onlinemetals.com)
-From my confirmation email-
2 pieces @ $1.37/piece
Brass 260 H02
Sheet
PVC 1 side
0.51 mm (24 ga.)
Cut to: 1.5" x 6.5"
The nice thing is that they will cut your metal order to any size, should be able to form these around the forks with a strap wrench, I don't think you could do that easily with stainless. I plan on dabbing a little anti-seize between the layers just in case.
Upside- Custom cut shims in quantity 2 for less than three bucks
Downside- Shipping was $12.93
Thanks for the replys & info, not sure why I did not think about SAE equivalant.
AMS has some pre-rolled shims in the warehouse still, iirc.