i had a bit of a nightmare setting mine up ithad the wrong spring for me

setting up the shock ..i ts best to concentrate on the stattic sag and preload the spring until you have reached the correct ride height

originally i went with a 80nm spring im about the same weight as you
hopfully you will have better advice than me and have the 90 already

the 80nm was too soft to set the sag on the bike i had to near crank it halfway on the preload which affected the stroke ..the ride was far to harsh and kicky
i had it resprung with a 90 and all was well ...the ride quality is great
nice and compliant off road too
the only downside to the ohlins is that when you set the static sag 15/20ml and rider sag around 70 it really does affect the rideheight
as in high ..the bike doesnt sit down anywhere like with the old shock when you get on which is as it should be of course but she sure makes for a tall perch

that said it really is lovley to ride on and im now content

ifound it easier to use the yamha spanner with a axle extendion from a old bike toolkit slipped over the end to set the preload
you will notice it im sure she sure sits proud at the rear on that spring

not sure about 15w oil in the front if you have not changed to stronger springs as it will slow down the return quite a bit
please forgive me if you have stronger springs in already but if not i think it will pack down with heavy oil in ..take another bump before they return to the top if you see what i mean
that said i could be wrong
it would be intersting to see how it goes as the ohlins springs are reccomended with 10w and hypro and hagon come with 15w

this is where the preload is at with the 90 fitted [2nd pic}it was well over twice as much with the 80nm to achieve the correct sag .the red arrow is where the collers were turned to first time around with the 80s fitted in order to get the correct sag ..so the 90 spring is supporting the bike so much more

the nm rating is printed on the spring as in the 80 in the middle
annoying but all is good now

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