Re: [ST] re: RaceTech oil weight

[Eric Sheley <Eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:04 AM 4/23/01 -0700, Jim Huber wrote:
>Do you think it's a good idea to put different weights of oil in the forks
>instead of mixing the oils? It seems to me that then one fork - the one with
>the heavier weight oil - is doing most or all of your damping. I think I'd mix
>the 10w and 15w together and fill both forks with it, but I'm no suspension
>expert...

I've seen lots of mention of running the two weights both here and on other 
lists. I am only guessing (as I am not an engineer), but I would have to 
say that it makes no difference as the shocks function as a single system 
(one fork cannot rise at a higher rate than the other).

- -Eric


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