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Plug type fork ends: are they all similar dimensions? I have a fork on my road bike which I like, but is a bit short (364mm axle to crown, so the pads on a short drop road caliper are at the top of their adjustment range). I'd like to lengthen the fork by about 5mm. I thought maybe an option would be to braze in new fork ends (currently it has plate type ends brazed in).
A related question: what's the practical maximum axle to crown length for short drop road calipers? I've commonly seen 367mm, and the most I've seen is 369.5mm.
Side note: the bike's handling is a bit quick for my tastes now, so slackening the head angle by up to (say) 0.5 degrees is fine.