[Fulton]

We've got a pushed vanilla RC here for a customer, but the only spring we have in the correct stroke/rate is for a DHX5.0, which is slightly larger diameter. It fits on the collars, but you can move it slightly back and forth 1-2mm on the collars, even with the preload set correctly. Is this going to work? It's only a temp. fix, we've already ordered the correct spring, but the guy is leaving today for a week long vacation, and wants to take his bike.

I've heard of people using romic springs on vanilla's, I I know those are larger diameter. Can anyone confirm if this will work? thanks

 

[leprechaun]

I've run them that way with no problems.
Have the rider center the spring occasionally to make sure the spring isn't rubbing on the resi.Put a turn of preload on it to help it stay put.

 

[zedro]

my Swinger spring fits a bit big on both my DHX and vanilla. I used a thin wire to shim the spring so it remains centered. You could also use an o-ring, aluminum can strip, duck tape strip etc to keep it centered.