81 WR430 frame vs 82CR250 frame

The floating brakes are a decent idea, and they work well when all the joints are tight and the motion is smooth. But we're dealing with 40 year old parts, and unless you take the time to get them all spec'd out again with no slop, they chatter and clatter and just promote the improperly deserved bad reputation. Having said that, you can take an old solid XC/WR bike and the back brake works as well as it ever worked (ha ha - husky brake joke hidden in there).

This evening I discovered that the CR has 40mm forks and the WR has 35mm

I have one of those 81 430 35mm bikes. Very nice, actually, and the fork works well in the woods at that shorter travel. Whatever... I'm sure you know you can swap the 40's right onto the 81 WR frame?

Only for the first half of '81, the second half of '81 all WRs except the 125 got 40mm forks.

Husqvarna always got rid of leftovers on the WRs and Autos.

so I'm thinking the 430wr motor on the cr frame. Newer larger forks, see if I can adapt the Wr braking system. I'm looking for a vintage HS rider, believing that might make the best rider.

If you want mostly for HS just build up the WR with some 40mm forks and put the CR length shocks on it. The CR shocks with the WR swing arm increases rear travel from 10.6 to 11" and sharpens the steering.

I have already spent big bucks to have those Ohlins rebuilt....

just remember the bike will be tall, as long as you dont have ducks disease like me you will be fine....the wr's had the travel docked mainly so they can be paddled and balanced in awkward spots, edge of cliffs, big logs, stteeeeppp hills etc ( hare scrambles)

I would like to buy your 82 CR frame if you decide to build on the WR frame. I would for what you want to do. PM me if you would consider selling the 82 CR frame