Grom Ohlins Front Preload Spacers Question

Interesting they give multiple spacers now, old kits only had 1 spacer.

If the bulk of your riding is on the street, I would ride it more 1st, then decide if it's even necessary. I would also only go down 5mm at a time.

shush319 said:

Interesting they give multiple spacers now, old kits only had 1 spacer.

If the bulk of your riding is on the street, I would ride it more 1st, then decide if it's even necessary. I would also only go down 5mm at a time.

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I was thinking the same. 10mm next. Just a pain to have to disassemble everything but it is what it is.

The kit comes with 2- 5mm and 1- 15mm spacer.

Just following up for anyone that is searching for info.

After a bit more riding and through rough roads it seems to have settled quite a bit. Most likely air bubbles moved around from when it was installed.

6.0 spring and 15mm is a bit sporty but much better and using a bit more travel now.

I may go to 10mm preload but it can wait til Winter.

On a side note I usually sit back a bit on the seat but sitting up against the tank also makes a bit of difference in how plush the ride gets. Small bikes are more sensitive but I do look like Donkey Kong riding the minibike on Mario Kart.

Figured it would settle some. You can also pull a couple ml of oil out to soften up the dampening a bit, since air compresses & oil does not. Easy enough to do w/o complete disassembly, just need a small hose & a syringe like you would use for injecting meats before cooking.