Spring rate on Ohlins shock

[KicksonR66]

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

 

[GMP]

Its a 58 Nm spring

 

[KicksonR66]

Thanks Glenn, off the top of your head, will that accomodate me at 215lbs with out gear and is NM Nano Millimeter?

 

[jeffd]

Nm = Newton Meter.

jeff

 

[bergerhag]

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.

 

[KicksonR66]

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

 

[GMP]

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.

 

[KicksonR66]

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.

 

[gasser]

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

 

[rippn450]

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.

 

[GMP]

Yes, 50Nm. May be a bit stiff. Set the preload to 8mm and check the sag.

 

[kim]

It would be good if someone (with the knowledge) would list the suspension spring size's and rider weight as a good starting point.

Would make a good sticky


Kim