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im trying to make my bike a little bit lighter, i cant seem to find any info regarding coil weigths, specific between cane creek light coil vs titanium vs race titanium. theres huge price gap between ale those springs but im not sure if its worth paying more for a Ti spring. My actual 450x2.5 steel spring weigth 520g.
So, anyone can help me out?
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I think the SLS springs that Fox equip their DHX2 with are very light, lighter than Ti. However if you ride a lot it's possible it will only last a year. I'm unsure of the internal diameter of the SLS either so you'd need to check to see if it would fit.
I looked into this awhile ago to replace a spring on my bike, and from memory, mine was a very similar weight to yours, but the published weights of aftermarket springs were hard to come by.
 
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Notched said:
I think the SLS springs that Fox equip their DHX2 with are very light, lighter than Ti. However if you ride a lot it's possible it will only last a year. I'm unsure of the internal diameter of the SLS either so you'd need to check to see if it would fit.
I looked into this awhile ago to replace a spring on my bike, and from memory, mine was a very similar weight to yours, but the published weights of aftermarket springs were hard to come by.
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Depends, in many cases, not lighter, but in all cases, it'd be less durable. Good info on springs here:

$93 ebay ti spring? | Ridemonkey Forums
 
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Anyone else have any opinions on J &
L ti springs? Are they accurate, last the distance? I've read one story where another cheaper ti spring was continuously "shrinking" across the course of a 10 day bike holiday.

Thanks,
Kurt
 
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My experience with Ti springs has bees with RCS on a Fox and a Progressive and Diverse on a CCDB, I read the first post in the ridemonky link.

"Titanium springs with that many coils to them are usually just as heavy as the steel spring. Good titanium springs have fewer coils. Its difficult to find high quality ti springs now.
The best ti springs were the original Obtanium springs, they has the lowest coil count, shortest free length and largest inside diameter. Other good ones were Progressive, Manitou, Avalanche, RCS (still avail)."

Be aware of Ti springs with too few coils. They deflect at full compression on the lighter weight springs.
 

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Little input from my research:

I weight DHX2 shock 7.875x2.25: 412 grams

Found this on Artscyclery:
400lb: 188 grams
450lb: 215 grams
500lb: 235 grams
550lb: 313 grams (this one is calculated from my shock weigh and a review online)

That seems super light, here is what I weight for Fox steel springs:
450x2.37: 360 grams
500x2.35: 382 grams
550x2.35: 394 grams

Super alloy racing:
GENERATION 3 METRIC ENDURO 65mm stroke capability
****springs range in length from 105mm-115mm all current POM spacers still compatible
350lb 327g
375lb 355.4g
400lb 338.9g
425lb 366.8g
450lb 351.1g
475lb 334.3g
500lb 318.3g
550lb 343.0g
600lb 372.8g
 
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