94Mike Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) Hey HQ, I have a set of ohlins for the front but im not sure which ones they are, if somebody could help me that would be great. Also if they are a decent shock or better. Ohlins Sorry for the dirty quad. Ill post better pictures in the morning. Thanks, Mike On the rezzy it says Ohlins Gas Shock Sweden Edited September 13, 2011 by 94Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Suspension Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hey HQ, I have a set of ohlins for the front but im not sure which ones they are, if somebody could help me that would be great. Also if they are a decent shock or better. Ohlins Sorry for the dirty quad. Ill post better pictures in the morning. Thanks, Mike On the rezzy it says Ohlins Gas Shock Sweden Yeah, you're going to need to get much better pictures. Take off the shock covers, and try to get a picture of where the shaft goes into the shock body. That's where I'll be able to identify the shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94Mike Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Yeah, you're going to need to get much better pictures. Take off the shock covers, and try to get a picture of where the shaft goes into the shock body. That's where I'll be able to identify the shock. Thanks Matt, Like i said ill throw some better pics in the morning. The only one i had and it is a crappy pic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94Mike Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Ok are these any better, also what would it cost to have the shock rebuilt, springs painted, and also is it possible for the body to be painted? Left Right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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94Mike Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I havent seen that exact model before. In a good way or bad way lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94Mike Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) Im not familair with shocks but are they a run of the mill aftermarket single rates or are they pretty good single rates. Also how would you compare Ohlins to Works or Elkas? Are they pretty good to stay with or eventually will i want to go with dual rates i plan on getting a 2+1 a arms later on..... or is it all preference........ Edited September 15, 2011 by 94Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Suspension Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Im not familair with shocks but are they a run of the mill aftermarket single rates or are they pretty good single rates. Also how would you compare Ohlins to Works or Elkas? Are they pretty good to stay with or eventually will i want to go with dual rates i plan on getting a 2+1 a arms later on..... or is it all preference........ Im on my phone right now, but I'll reply to this in great detail this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94Mike Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Im on my phone right now, but I'll reply to this in great detail this evening. Thanks Matt, looking forward to the response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Suspension Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Alright, here's the deal with those shocks. They are indeed VERY old Ohlins shocks. In all honesty, they probably aren't worth putting any time or money into. Not because they are bad shocks, just because parts are next to impossible to find. I JUST finished a set of those Ohlins that I had in my shop for nearly 8 months. Seal heads are not available for them, therefore I had to have custom seal heads manufactured (See the pictures below) Internally, they are relatively sophisticated for their time. They use static valving, which is the same as Elka, and Axis. The piston they use, is abnormally small, though. It is a 26mm piston, VS a works 32mm piston. If they aren't leaking, I wouldn't mess with them, but once they start leaking, get rid of them. They won't be worth fixing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94Mike Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Alright, here's the deal with those shocks. They are indeed VERY old Ohlins shocks. In all honesty, they probably aren't worth putting any time or money into. Not because they are bad shocks, just because parts are next to impossible to find. I JUST finished a set of those Ohlins that I had in my shop for nearly 8 months. Seal heads are not available for them, therefore I had to have custom seal heads manufactured (See the pictures below) Internally, they are relatively sophisticated for their time. They use static valving, which is the same as Elka, and Axis. The piston they use, is abnormally small, though. It is a 26mm piston, VS a works 32mm piston. If they aren't leaking, I wouldn't mess with them, but once they start leaking, get rid of them. They won't be worth fixing. Thanks Matt, could you give me a rough estimate on what year they are? They are not leaking, but they do squeal (im not sure what causes that) They seem pretty good still (im no expert in the shock department though) Edited September 16, 2011 by 94Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94Mike Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Another thing is.. would you go with Ohlins? Or do you prefer Elkas, etc. Ill start looking into another set, single rate or dual rates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Suspension Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Another thing is.. would you go with Ohlins? Or do you prefer Elkas, etc. Ill start looking into another set, single rate or dual rates? I would go with either Axis, Elka, or Works. In that order. Dual rates. Don't waste the money on triples. Banshees are too front heavy. Triples are pointless. If you can find a good used ones that are triples, it won't hurt anything, there is just no reason to spend the extra money on triples if you're buying new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94Mike Posted September 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Ok ill look into one of those three. Thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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