[Closed] Spring size

Can't say for sure but it might bind before getting full travel.

Edit: Forget that I was thinking the other way round. I think it should be ok.

Should be, although the worry (esp with heavier spring) is that it might be too long for the shock body, so check that the length of the spring is OK for the space you have

should be fine for that small difference in spring size.
A few things to check however:
(as said above) check it will actually fir on the shock body.
Also check that when fully compressed the spring does not touch/bind on a any part of the frame or rocker.
You may also find, the spring rate becomes (a small amount) more linear, as the natural spring bind at the end of the stroke will be reduced. This depends on how much was there in your current spring of course.
Also, a heavier spring than you currently have would need to have increased diameter wire radius, or tighter wind if it were to support more weight. So, a longer spring size might actually be a better rate, or fit better.

Ok great, thanks.

Ohlins springs for my TTX shock tend to be shorter for a heavier spring rate.

lardman

Also, a heavier spring than you currently have would need to have increased diameter wire radius, or tighter wind if it were to support more weight. So, a longer spring size might actually be a better rate, or fit better.

Not always. Increased diameter wire could/should be stiffer but the same diameter wire in a shorter spring will be stiffer. Not sure what you mean by "tighter wind".

I think by tighter wind he means there's more length of wire in the spring and its wound with the gaps closer together.

It’s a dhx2 shock so there is no shortage of thread.

@singlespeedstu I thought he maybe did. I believe that would actually make it softer and also shorten the stroke.

By ‘tighter wind’ I was thinking that it’s sometimes necessary to make more coils per given length of spring to assist in keeping lateral rigidity, when loading gets much higher.

I’m not a suspension engineer however, so could easily be mistaken.

Also, as a fat bast@rd I’ve had more than my fair share of spring weight tinkering. So was using my recollection of changes in the springs I’ve used/seen.