Öhlins Shock Spring 20-28 N/mm / 230 mm / Ø 46 mm
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The facts.

Technical data
BrandÖhlins
Part Number00480-04
Spring Rate20-28 N/mm
Free Length230 mm
Inner Diameter46 mm
Stroke130 mm
ConstructionProg./Straight
FinishPowder-coated black
Country of OriginSweden
DescriptionThe whole story▼

Öhlins part number 00480-04 is a shock absorber spring rated at 20-28 N/mm, 230 mm long with a 46 mm inner diameter. A rear spring matched to rider and load keeps the chassis attitude where the factory intended it.

Key Features

  • Progressively wound
  • Inner diameter 46 mm
  • Measured spring rate 20-28 N/mm (progressive)
  • 130 mm of usable stroke
  • Free length 230 mm
  • Powder-coated black
  • Öhlins part number 00480-04

Why the Rate Holds

Materials read unremarkably on paper — aluminium, steel, nitrogen — and the difference lies in how precisely they are made. The finish is applied after setting, which means the coating does not affect the rate. Öhlins manufactures in Upplands Väsby, north of Stockholm, and assembles and tests every unit there before it ships.

The Numbers That Matter

The 46 mm bore and 230 mm length are the two figures that decide whether it physically fits; 20-28 N/mm decides whether it suits the rider.

How a Rear Spring Works

Preload adjusts sag within a rate; it does not change the rate, and no amount of it will rescue a spring that is wrong. The rear spring carries the rider, the pillion and the luggage; the front carries only part of it. A spring that has settled in service sits shorter than new, which quietly lowers the bike and steepens the steering.

Applications

A spring is one of the few suspension parts that is genuinely interchangeable: same bore, same free length, and it goes in. Sag figures, not feel, decide whether a rate is right. Öhlins publishes the targets for its own units. The safest way to choose is by static sag: set the target figure, and the rate follows from whether you can reach it with preload.

What Fitting Involves

The fork legs come off, the springs are swapped and the oil level is reset — half a day in most workshops. Fitting is a fork-oil job: the legs come apart, the springs go in, the oil level is set to specification. Work on both legs in one session so the fork stays symmetrical.

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

Öhlins components deliver what they promise once they are fitted and set up properly. As an authorised Öhlins service centre we do exactly that in house — installation, service and setup. Simply ask if you would like us to take care of it.

Specifications

  • Brand: Öhlins
  • Part Number: 00480-04
  • Spring Rate: 20-28 N/mm
  • Free Length: 230 mm
  • Inner Diameter: 46 mm
  • Stroke: 130 mm
  • Construction: Prog./Straight
  • Finish: Powder-coated black
  • Country of Origin: Sweden
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