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705 views 12 replies 6 participants last post by  motoguru2007 
It's not all bling!

My 400lb titanium spring was about 130gm lighter than the standard steel one. Its not much but a 1/4lb is a 1/4lb.

The ones I measured were (apologises for the metric):

400lb 120mm 350gm - standard steel
400lb 124mm 220gm
450lb 125mm 266gm
500lb 125mm 244gm

The 500lb spring had a very sparse coil, hence it weighed less than the 450lb.

So even ignoring the marketing bs, they are lighter, better looking and don't rust, what's not to like?
 
Fitting to a CCDB

You will need to be careful if ordering for a CCDB 7.5"/190mm i2i. Compared to some other shocks it has very little free space to get the spring on to the body and get the retaining end plate back on again.

I got the 2.25" 400lb and 450lb Nuke Proof Titanium springs for my CCDB from Chain Reaction, which are 124mm and 125mm, and they both needed partial compression to mount the end plate.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=15605
 
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