kona suspension upgrade

[vinceliberatore]

So i have a 2004 kona stinky and was wondering if I could put the rear end from a 2004 stinky deluxe on my bike. the stinky deluxe has broken dropouts so the frame is worthless unless they get fixed $285. The parts look like they match up, but I was wondering if anyone has done something like this

[Chase91]

it will most likely mess up the geometry somehow... i dunno

[Sirbikesalot]

I've never heard of it being done but it'd be interesting to see if it works. Try call Kona and see what they say.

[East Bay Rich]

I would think that the Stinky Delux rockers would put more pressure on the shock.
Kona would probably not recommend it and if you do it, it might void any warranties.
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/i...kValue=1015560

[SuperJ]

get it fixed normally and look up these guys.
https://www.betd.co.uk/product_list.asp?CategoryID=99

they were the ticket for kona and giant upgrades for years.

[vinceliberatore]

all i'd be replacing on the deluxe is the chainstay, that would be the easiest way to do it.