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I have the above shock on my bike, I am trying to make sense out of curiosity the letters on the side. L (in red) L3 with open padlock in blue. Then an S with closed padlock 320 both in blue.
Any suspension gurus know?
I can help on the main pair of letters which refer to the level of damping applied with the internal shims.
Red is rebound
Blue is compression
L - Low
M - Medium
H - High
3 is a progressive tune. I just don't know what if progresses from and to (I.e. does an H3 start on M and head to H or start H and go more).
Thanks for some helpful info. Whatever happened to good old 2 letter tune info.
The 2 letter tune is still there, my after market Debonair Plus just has a 2 letter tune, 'MM' on it, nowt else.
Low rebound, Progressve low compression, with the softest (320S) platform blowoff force.
3 is a progressive tune. I just don't know what if progresses from and to (I.e. does an H3 start on M and head to H or start H and go more).
Its a different shim arrangement. The standard stack is three shims in a wide narrow wide config, while the 3 stack is 5 shims (go figure why its not called '5') in a pyramid arrangement. The total damping is about the same, but the 3 option offers (IMHO) a better transition on and off the platform, as it tends to provide more mid stroke support than the standard shim stack.
Cheers!
Thanks Ben. So its a L/L3 really. The S 320 I assume is "Soft" part.