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Originally posted by Shazaam!
Gizmo,
Ohlins says that the allowable deflection of their 160mm-long springs is between 75 and 85mm total. The lower value is for the stiffer springs. Preloading to 18mm (or any other number) proportionally reduces the available suspension travel. |
Thanks Shazaam - the shock stoke on a 999 is 71mm so on a low (64-70 nm) spring I guess 14 mm (146 compressed) is about the absolute max if the shock can actually get to a full 71mm before theres a risk of coil binding
Have you ever fully compressed a spring until it coil binds and measured the deflection??? I've got a couple of Ohlins springs and a K tech, I need to check with them what that one is, i've seen instances where a small change in spring thickness ( diameter) mean it coil binds before it should.
the other thing i'm working on is rear ride height, moved up to 287 mm to allow for more sag yet owners manual say 285 is max. means i can run 5 - 6mm more sag and a bit softer but keep the same head angle. I can't work out why they say 285
13-Jun-2005, 09:35 
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