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Enduro Suspension Tuning & maintenance of Enduro forks, shocks, etc |
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Spring rate on Ohlins shock
Hello all!
I'm trying to figure out what my spring rate is on my Ohlins shock, It has these numbers on it 596-13/58 L142. Will this tell me what rate it is? Any help is greatly appreciated. John |
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Its a 58 Nm spring
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Thanks Glenn, off the top of your head, will that accomodate me at 215lbs with out gear and is NM Nano Millimeter?
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Nm = Newton Meter.
jeff |
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A little too fast on the reply there, Glenn. Spring rate is measured in Newton/mm. 58 N/mm in this case.
I'm at 235 lbs (105 kg) in the skin, I'm running 62 N/mm on my FSE450. I would guess 215 lbs and 58 on an FSE would be spot on for woods riding. On an EC/DE I would look at 54-56 for woods. Look through the threads in the suspension section. This has been discussed a lot. |
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Oh yeah I have been doing the searches! This is on a XC which I suppose will be the same as EC/DC and I am riding woods. I've seen the rates listed on other threads using a decimal though 5.4 etc. What is the conversion?
Thanks, John |
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I have a habit of leaving off the last "m".
Ohlins and WP springs are rated in N/mm, most others in Kg/m. Kg/m = .102(N/mm). So, a 52 N/mm Ohlins spring would be 5.3 Kg/m spring. Some people use them interchangeably, and although incorrect, the tolerances in some springs themselves can be as great as the conversion error. Same with fork springs. |
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Ah, so mine would be a 5.916 if I did that right. May be a little stiff for me then. One of previous owners who had it before me must have been a heavy hitter.
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If you decide to sell that heavier spring let me know. I'm looking for one for a 99ec200. I'm also looking for heavier front fork springs. - Ken
bestkitchens1@hotmail.com |
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Does anybody know what the other numbers on the spring refer to? My spring# is 596-09/50 460. I'm guessing that its a 5.0 N/mm spring. Does that sound like it will be in the ballpark for a 130 pound rider? I haven't had a chance to measure the sag with him on it.
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