Originally Posted by
OneTinSloth
i think you're on crack. that fork's axle to crown is far too long for that bike. that bike was originally spec'd with either a rigid fork, or a 63mm suspension fork. for christ's sake it's got 3-arm CODA MAGIC cranks on it...and a quill stem. BB drop has nothing to do with head tube angle and proper fork length. it's also a HARD TAIL...from the early '90s. not a modern-day freeride bike. sure, a lot of modern-day bike designed to take a 5" or more fork have slack head tube angles, but an entry-level XC hardtail from the 90s sure isn't. the owner runs a serious risk of the head tube sheering off, or at the very least, cracking the weld at the downtube/headtube junction.
OP, please listen to this man.
All the manufacturers that I am aware of recommend a fork travel change of no more than 20MM in length...and that's for frames
designed for suspension forks. You appear to have an exceptionally long travel fork on that bike, and handling or appearance issues aside, it may not be designed to handle the additional leverage. While I can't tell for sure that this is your case, please...do us all a favor and check into it. Your very life could depend on it.