Help with identifying Pace forks

Monobox forks

Yep; they are 1996 RC35 Monobox MXCD forks.

Although they have MXCD transfers[or remnants of!] they dont appear to have the oil damper fitted, i know the damper was available as a retro fit kit[see photo] but i am not sure on the factory fitment details, i.e if it was offered as a choice at time of sale. I have serviced quite a few MXCD's without the damper.

There were three Monobox forks; MXC, MXCD and the downhill[!] version MD. There is a whole mix of differences between them, not just the number of elasto's[the MCX had hard white plastic spacers in the elasto stack], but stanchion and rod length and crown fitting shims varied as did the dropout style and bridge width between the years of production[95 and 96].

MD seems to be the rarest btw.

97 saw the intro of the RC36 MXCD along with the gold stanchion Pro version too; these still used the same plastic damper until the 98 Evo version when an alloy damper was fitted,

Never seen a crown like the one pictured tho' - rocking horse poo i'd say.
Would you like some nice coloured end caps and bricges for it?!! :wink:
 
Oops; here is photo of optional damper; one displayed, one in packet. Note the retail price-£49.99 :shock: Also note only 2 1/2 wt oil.
 

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Just in case anyone is interested, I asked Pace about the engraved crown and this is the reply I got back from them :-

Hello Andy

I have just checked this with our Managing director, who said there were a
very limited number of forks produced for an OEM customer, so yes it is a
genuine PACE fork, and your seller is not telling porkies.

All the best

PACE

I didn't ask who the OEM customer was, as a) it seemed a bit cheeky and b) they probably wouldn't tell me anyway. I didn't ask how many the "very limited number" was either.......

Seems like a nice find anyway - and without even trying.

Andy.
 
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