coilover oil

[akyakapotter]

as the title says what grade of oil is used in coilovers cheers nick

[Broony]

They will vary depending on brand.

[turbo Grant]

You can get different viscosity depending on how you want the shocks to react as well

[TrisK]

definatley not 10w40

[JayJ]

Redline sells suspension fluids and their ratings are following:

HeavyWeight: 20 Wt
Medium: 10 Wt
LightWeight: 5 Wt
ExtraLight: 2.5 Wt
LikeWater: 1/3 of 5Wt

Thicker fluids are recommended for forks

Edited September 19, 2013 by JayJ

[akyakapotter]

definatley not 10w40

5w 30 I think you'll find lmao

[akyakapotter]

Redline sells suspension fluids and their ratings are following:

HeavyWeight: 20 Wt

Medium: 10 Wt

LightWeight: 5 Wt

ExtraLight: 2.5 Wt

LikeWater: 1/3 of 5Wt

Thicker fluids are recommended for forks

So you'd say heavy weight then

[JayJ]

So you'd say heavy weight then

There was a note that thicker fluids are recommended for forks, so I think it means the ones used on motocross, mountain bikes etc. I'm not sure if they make the coilies too hard.

[akyakapotter]

Can't be any harder than it is with engine oil in it haha

Edited September 19, 2013 by akyakapotter

[JayJ]

lol put some heavyweight in and it will feel like cotton

[akyakapotter]

Haha I'm gonna see if this stuff leaks out first as I found the drain at the bottom loose so hoping I leaked out there lol was dry round the seals