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DT175MX // Porting advice?se

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Replied by davidivjak on topic DT175MX // Porting advice?se

Did anybody try to fit the swing arm from a 1978 YZ125 into the DT frame before? I got the chance to buy a complete YZ125 in parts for cheap. I am already pretty sure the fork will fit. The combination of both would be a very nice suspension upgrade! Also I can get a cylinder from the IT175 from the same guy. It's from the model 77-79 and will definitely fit the DT engine. The ports look really promising! But I would also need to upgrade the intake side... 34mm carburetor, intake manifold with boost bottle port, reed valves, find a solution for the airbox... open air filter is not an option as I want to take the bike out in the dirt.
DT175MX '81 | R5F '72 | RD350LC '82
12 Jun 2026 00:29 #11

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Replied by MarkT on topic DT175MX // Porting advice?se

1978 YZ125 swingarm geometry is different.  Rear shock is too big to fit DT frame.  Front forks will not fit.

1977-79 IT175 cylinder definitely will NOT fit DT cases without fairly extensive welding and machine work done to cases.
1963 YG1-T, 1965 MG1-T, Allstate 250, 1970 CT1b, 1971 R5, 1973 AT3MX, 1974 TS400L, 1975 RD350, 1976 DT175C, 1976 Husqvarna 250CR, 1981 DT175G, 1988 DT50, 1990 "Super" DT50, 1991 RT180, 2017 XT250
12 Jun 2026 08:03 #12

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