Decisions, Decisions...

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Well, my stock shock was valved and sprung by Race Tech. I have an email in asking if the stock size spring fits their shock... I'll probably call Louise down at RT and see if he knows... As far as valving goes...well, I never knew that you got a shock valved for a specific weight but I'll certainly look into it. Thanks. FWIW the Matris shock in in sale for about $700 so if I have to buy a $100 spring so be it.

Valving needs to match the spring. The stiffer the spring, the more rebound damping you need.

The thing about Elka is, orders go straight to the manufacturer, so they valve it for you before shipping it out. With Ohlins, 9 times out of 10 you're just buying something out of a retailer's warehouse. So it's up to you to get it re-valved by a shop or tuner of your choice.