Öhlins Fork Springs 8.0 N/mm / 428 mm / Ø 35 mm
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The facts.

Technical data
BrandÖhlins
Part Number08698-80
Spring Rate8.0 N/mm
Free Length428 mm
Inner Diameter35 mm
Stroke212 mm
ConstructionStraight
Packaging UnitPair
Country of OriginSweden
DescriptionThe whole story▼

Öhlins part number 08698-80 is a pair of fork springs rated at 8.0 N/mm, 428 mm long with a 35 mm inner diameter. Spring rate is the single largest variable in how a front end behaves, and it is the one thing no damping adjuster can compensate for.

Key Features

  • Supplied as a pair
  • 212 mm of usable stroke
  • Measured spring rate 8.0 N/mm
  • Free length 428 mm
  • Inner diameter 35 mm
  • Straight-wound, constant rate
  • Öhlins part number 08698-80

Manufacture and Tolerance

Each spring is set before it is measured, so it will not settle and lose rate in service. Öhlins winds, heat-sets and then measures every spring individually — the rate on the label is the rate you get. Every Öhlins dealer can re-valve the unit, because the shim stack is a documented, serviceable assembly.

The Numbers That Matter

Öhlins holds the free length at 428 mm and the inner diameter at 35 mm across this rate range, so moving up or down a rate changes nothing about the installation.

Where This Rate Belongs

A mid rate balances support under braking against compliance over the surface, which is why it is the usual starting point. This is where most riders of average weight land once static sag has been set to specification. This is the middle of Öhlins' range — the rate most riders of average weight end up on once sag is set properly. A road machine spends most of its life in the first third of the fork's travel — that is the part the rate governs.

Applications

Sag figures, not feel, decide whether a rate is right. Öhlins publishes the targets for its own units. Ask us with the machine and rider weight and we will tell you which rate in this size to take. This is a service part in the proper sense — it wears, it settles, and replacing it restores what the suspension was designed to do.

Fitting

A spring that is the correct length still needs the preload spacer checked, since installed length is what sets sag. Oil level is measured from the top of the tube with the fork compressed and the spring removed. Once fitted, ride the machine before making damping changes: the new rate alters what the clicks do.

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

Fitting matters as much as the part. We are an authorised Öhlins service centre and carry out installation, servicing and setup ourselves — get in touch and we will arrange it alongside your order.

Specifications

  • Brand: Öhlins
  • Part Number: 08698-80
  • Spring Rate: 8.0 N/mm
  • Free Length: 428 mm
  • Inner Diameter: 35 mm
  • Stroke: 212 mm
  • Construction: Straight
  • Packaging Unit: Pair
  • Country of Origin: Sweden
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