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They look really nice. Looking forward to what you think of the ride quality once the rears are on.

Getting closer to a test drive, just waiting for the NVH DELETE KIT from Phil Bleazey.







Thank you RedThree for the tips and drawings.

So the spacers are uneven?

The springs are larger in diameter than the OEM springs and that necessitates offsetting that shock. When I was disassembling the rear suspension I noticed that the belt side had more preload on the springs than the offside, I suspect a manufacturing error in placement of the mounting tabs by a small amount. The Ohlins had the same distance difference in mounting tension as the Spax.

Took it out for a 20 mile trip on some twisty and bumpy roads and it handles perfectly. The bumps are not as jarring, yet the ride is still firm and corners well.

Finally got around to installing the set of Ohlin's I bought ~2 years ago. No excuse - just life got in the way and it wasn't critical :-)

First thought after taking it for a drive was - WOW - why did I wait to put these on! They truly transformed the ride, just as others have said. It actually feels like the suspension is now working. It would be a real shame if these were no longer available!

Installation of the fronts was easy - just a bit of "adjusting" to fit the lower mounts by opening up slightly the tabs on the control arms to fit the bottom shock mounts.

Installation of the rears is a PITA. I highly recommend a lift as if you have a later car, you'll need to remove the bevel-box mount that otherwise prevents the swing arm from lowering enough to get the lower shock bolts out. You also have to loosen the rear axle and slacken the adjusters to slack the drive belt enough to allow the swing arm to lower far enough. All this is MUCH easier on a lift. Removing and reinstalling the BB mount is a bit fiddly as you'll need to support the BB to align the bolt holes to reinstall it - much easier up on a lift. I marked with a paint-pen the adjusters left and right so I could get the wheel back where it was originally. That worked fine and made it much easier to put things back.

I used M12 stainless washers, and off-set the left shock to give more clearance to the belt. A trick if you use washers is to wrap the washer stack in electrical tape to essentially treat the stack as a spacer (which I didn't have). I ordered washers in two thickness so I could come up with the right stack of them to center or off-set the shock. Worked fine.

Totally agree! We got ours mounted back and forth before the trip to Grindelwald this September. I immediately noticed the great improvement in general.

And Ana María was as much surprised as me when we pushed hard cornering. The car is incredibly more stable and precise. And on motorways at 130 km/h you feel more "heavy" on the asphalt. More like a regular car. Day and night I would say.

I agree it's a very expensive upgrade, but it really transforms the 3-Wheeler. If you like touring and driving fast in twisted mountain roads, I would say it's a must...

Putting on the Ohlins and doing the Bleazey NVH Delete Kit at the same time makes good sense and will save you from doing the disassembly again if you do not do them at the same time/ The NVH Delete makes for more positive belt alignment.