Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
I put one of those Bikeman Carver steel forks in 410mm A-C length on a 90s OXPlat Trek 9XX MTB that had the RockShox Quadra 5 elastomer suspension and do not regret it at all. Well worth the $. The switch dropped a bit of weight and the bike no longer nose dives when the front brake is used.
Plus, there are mid-blade eyelets in case you want to run some sort of front rack.
I have one as well on my '92 Fishlips Toxic Tuna; you are correct - it is worth every bit of the $90 I paid. That's why I'm considering one for my 930.