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So my Ohlins experience so far,
I feel that the Ohlins R&T on the 1M are very stiff. I'm not sure how they feel on the E92 but I reckon they would be stiff in that application too. I have thought about getting them re-valved and possibly sourcing some softer springs but I haven't had time and I don't know which vendor in Australia would give me reasonable service.
As far as settings go, my ride height is 5mm below standard ride height and have sort of settled on the following shock settings.
Front 13 clicks from fully stiff
Rear 22 clicks from fully stiff (I have something like 36 clicks in the rear). I have tried the rear as far as 2 clicks from fully open and I actually think it gets better. The front doesn't work so well when you take it past 15 clicks from stiff, I think it doesn't let the DFV function work properly.
With the settings mentioned above I feel that I am getting the most compliant ride possible for the current setup.
I do believe that the R&T has improved some elements of the 'on the limit' handling in the dry but this has compromised the on road comfort. An example where I feel a big improvement is high speed braking bumps, the car is much more settled. Basically any situation where you can put huge loads through the suspension will fell pretty good, any other time it just feels like the shock doesn't want to move. I feel the R&T is way too stiff for wet track/road conditions and even in the dry the suspension is pushing the limits of the michelin PSS.
I personally would have preferred a more road oriented Road and Track setup. I felt that the OEM suspension was too stiff which is why I installed the ohlins, all the reviews I read claimed the ohlins to ride better that OE but I'm not sure this is true. I wanted to make my 1M less frenetic and more predictable by softening the suspension and letting the body move in a controlled way before the grip lets go, I'm not sure I have achieved this but it has been a fun experience playing with the ohlins and learning about my 1M. At least the shocks look cool and they do some things better than OE and they are rebuildable.
I'd be interested to see how others have found their experience with the R&T's now that they have been using them for some time.
Toby
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