Öhlins Fork Springs 6.0 N/mm / 420 mm / Ø 38.5 mm
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Technical data
BrandÖhlins
Part Number08424-60
Spring Rate6.0 N/mm
Free Length420 mm
Inner Diameter38.5 mm
Stroke240 mm
ConstructionTapered
Packaging UnitPair
Country of OriginSweden
DescriptionThe whole story▼

Öhlins part number 08424-60 is a pair of fork springs rated at 6.0 N/mm, 420 mm long with a 38.5 mm inner diameter. Factory fork springs are chosen for an average rider on an average road; few riders are either.

Key Features

  • Supplied as a pair
  • Inner diameter 38.5 mm
  • Öhlins part number 08424-60
  • Tapered-wound, constant rate
  • Free length 420 mm
  • 240 mm of usable stroke
  • Measured spring rate 6.0 N/mm

How Öhlins Makes Them

Rates are offered in defined steps, so a change can be made in one direction at a time. Two units carrying the same part number behave the same way out of the box, which is the whole point of testing each one. Öhlins manufactures in Upplands Väsby, north of Stockholm, and assembles and tests every unit there before it ships.

Size and Rate

Free length 420 mm, inner diameter 38.5 mm, rate 6.0 N/mm — those three figures define the part completely.

Choosing 6.0 N/mm

Comfort and grip come from the spring moving early; this is the end of the range where that happens. This is the end of the range where small-bump compliance matters more than resistance to diving. Lighter riders usually end up a step or two below the factory rate once sag is measured properly. Road surfaces are the hardest test of a spring rate, because the fork has to cope with both a smooth stretch and a broken one.

Applications

If you are replacing a sagged original, measure its free length first — a tired spring often measures several millimetres short. Öhlins offers rates in defined steps so a change can be made in one direction at a time rather than by guesswork. Rather than a model list, use the measurements: a fork that accepts this diameter and length is a candidate, and the rate follows from rider weight.

Installation

Set static sag after fitting; the rate is only right if the sag figure lands where Öhlins specifies. Öhlins states the oil and the air-gap for this application — both are part of the setting, not a detail. Springs are supplied ready to fit; no cutting, grinding or packing is needed.

Road Approval

Road approval: no separate certificate. The spring changes the rate, not the construction of the fork, and is treated as a service part.

Fitting and Setup Service

We are an authorised Öhlins service centre, so the installation does not have to be your problem: we fit and set up Öhlins components in our own workshop. Ask us when you order and we will include the work.

Specifications

  • Brand: Öhlins
  • Part Number: 08424-60
  • Spring Rate: 6.0 N/mm
  • Free Length: 420 mm
  • Inner Diameter: 38.5 mm
  • Stroke: 240 mm
  • Construction: Tapered
  • Packaging Unit: Pair
  • Country of Origin: Sweden
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