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It looks as if Garage56 are now offering the full Ohlins kit.
Ohlins @ Garage56
I must get myself a bigger piggy bank!

They are expensive! But so good 👍 Just do the fronts, they make the biggest difference 😎

The Ohlin kit from Garage 56 looks great! Anxious to hear others experience after installing this kit. Very intrigued.

The Ohlins shocks are very good indeed. Don't expect them to suddenly transform the three wheeler into a race prepared Caterham or an S-Class but the improvement in ride, control and speed particularly on bumpy roads is impressive.
If you read back through this thread you'll find that there are some issues with getting them to fit; nothing drastic and more to do with the vagaries of the assembly of the three wheeler chassis and running gear. One thing that I did find and sort out and have discussed with various people but can't find referred to in this thread is that the upper bearing/bush housing on the front shocks is slightly big for the available space between the mounting bracket hole and the vertical chassis tube. This can interfere with the shock's freedom to move, putting a side loading on the piston rod leading to early seal failure. Preventing this is simple; grind or file about 1mm off of the housing at the relevant point where it fouls. I also checked on assembly that there was no contact by putting the weight of the car back on to the shocks and checking for clearance with a feeler gauge before tightening the top mounting bolts.

Anyone know what bikes use the same spec ohlins? Obviously the top hats are machined to fit the M3W but the Ohlins must be used elsewhere too.

Here's the original info that I got from JVS which I then passed on to Ben at BG Motorsport at Silverstone.
Hopefully JVS won't mind me passing this on. (He did originally post it on here back in the day, I think)

Do I see this correctly? Your bevel box drain out the bottom and not the back bottom of the case?

Now that people have had their Ohlins in for a while, what are your recommended settings for fast(ish) road use?

How many people have Ohlins installed now? Anybody lately? Have the fitment issues been improved since the experience of the early adopters?

Thanks.

I have just raided my pension and ordered a set, with helpful fitting advice from RedThree. KH have told me that they have worked with BG to address some of the issues faced by early adopters and although tolerances differ from vehicle to vehicle, there should no longer be any need slightly to round off one of the rear lower bolt hole mounting brackets to create the clearance needed.