Originally Posted by
mtnbk3000
I believe it should be am, not are.
Anywaydelete s, you will need a crown race, delete anda star nut, and a star nut setter if you want it to be perfect. Some of the FSA crown races just slip on, that's probably your best bet for DIY.
OP, you can probably get the crown race off the old fork if you carefully use a blunt, flathead screwdriver and a hammer. PVC pipe of the appropriate inside diameter, probably 1 1/8" in this case, works great for installing the crown race on the fork. You will, as noted above, need a new star nut for the new fork. I use a flathead screwdriver and a hammer to install star nuts, but as noted above, they do make a special tool for this.
The most critical part is cutting the fork's steerer to the correct length. Measure twice, cut once!