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tenereuser
ideally i would replace the entire shock as ive read the stock damper can have trouble keeping up but ive literally spent all the cash prepping for our trip! - i purchased the bike at 11500 miles before xmas and felt some kind of rear upgrade was necessary hoping the spring replacement will be better than nothing considering the load.
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Anything will be better than the stock "made of cheese" Sachs spring, especially if you're going to be carrying any load. The stock damping isn't great, but with a good higher rate spring will work better as it won't get quite so much of a hard time.