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Originally Posted by nikitopo
Can you provide evidence of this "official" information? Many people asked in the past and the people at Ohlins were not allowed to give any details of the changed spring rates. Additionally, there are no headquarters in Germany. They have just a distribution and test office at the Nürburgring. I live in Germany, so I know a bit better  |
I contacted Ohlins USA at the info on their website:
Öhlins USA
703 South Grove Street, Suite C
Hendersonville, NC 28792
800.336.9029
info@ohlinsusa.com
Good guys that took the time to go over what I was looking to do and any questions I had, including why they no longer supply camber plates (basically cost vs other 3rd party plates). Apparently it was felt the old setup was more of a 'drift' setup and they received numerous comments and complaints about the balance. The new rates supposedly give a more compliant, balanced ride while still giving 'as good' lap times and response. They will happily re-valve and spring however you would like (fairly inexpensively too) but recommended trying the new setup first. They also recommended pairing with Vorshlag plates.
Since my current stock shocks are done, I'm ordering the new set of the Ohlins w/ Vorshlag and will set them to the same stock specs I've been using all along. Hopefully I can get some good lap data on my regular tracks to see the performance improvement before tweaking settings.