...what are the ill effects here, cause that's what Im runnning
2.75 spring on a 2.5 shock...
- Thread starter BurlyShirley
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Unless you have one of those wierd progressively wound springs like stratos made, they're designed to be pretty linear.Bicyclist said:
BS: you're fine.
Awesome. Thanks.
were you the one that scored the Ti spring from profro?
No. I thought about that tho.fiddy_ryder said:
Probably just want to buy a DHX air for the bullit instead of a Ti spring.
BurlyShirley said:...what are the ill effects here, cause that's what Im runnning
Youll have no troubles at all with that, the 2.5 is the stroke of the shock and teh 2.75 is Max compression of the spring. You actually ens up with a little more preloadability. but its a Nominal amount. The spring will seem like its long for the shock though. Wont hurt a thing
BurlyShirley said:
man i wanted that spring.. $100 for Ti is a steal. even if it was a bit long for it.
dft said:
fox right? i read somewhere that the fox numbers are a bit off. the 2.8 is the amount the spring can compress before the coils start to bind or touch under compression. So the 2.8 springs are actually for the 2.5 strokes. im running 2.8 spring on my 2.5 shock also. The other mfg's like progressive label their springs the same as teh shock stroke.
dft said:
Yeah a 2.5 spring on a 2.5 shock is Ideal. Youll be limited on how much you can preload is all so make sure you get the Right Weight spring if your gonna do that. Most springs say no more than 2.5 turns from the point of contact is your using 2.5 with 2.5. That is why most shocks come with a spring that has a longer rating than the shock. Originally my bike had a Vanilla r which is a 2.0 stroke shock and the Spring that it came with was scary long comparing to the shock. Ended up with about 3 turns preload just to fit the adjuster nut on it. i have since replaced the entier shock with an RC
I have noticed that Progressive springs are longer than Fox springs for the same stroke size. A Progressive 3.0 spring is a right about the same as a Fox 3.25 spring for example.keen said:
it also depens on the rate; Fox springs will vary in this way also. Sometimes a 2.75 (2.8) Fox spring will come on their 2.5 stroke shocks. BUT for higher spring rates, a smaller spring will be needed and the 2.8 spring wont fit anymore.1soulrider said:
You need to take it on a fit per fit basis; yes a longer stroke spring may be used, but the free length needs to be taken into account.
Uh...its already on there.keen said:
I hope there are no problems, I just put on a 400x3.0 spring on my swinger 4-way with 2.75 stroke... I was running 500x2.75 before.