DHX 5 Spring weight help

cubedean
cubedean Posts: 670
edited June 2016 in MTB workshop & tech
I have a DHX 5 fitted with a 450 x 2.8 coil on my 2010 Trek Session.

I weigh approx 205lbs / 92kg & all of the online Spring calculators recommend a 400/450 coil, however at the weekend it was blowing through its travel completely on not very big drops.

It's running approx 36% sag at the moment.

Any recommendations?
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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    The Mojo spring calculator says you need a 550lb spring, which seems about right.
    I'm slightly lighter than you and running a 550lb coil on a bike with the same linkage ratio.
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  • cubedean
    cubedean Posts: 670
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    The Mojo spring calculator says you need a 550lb spring, which seems about right.
    I'm slightly lighter than you and running a 550lb coil on a bike with the same linkage ratio.

    That would make more sense. I could never get the mojo one to work.
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