prelude2.2 wrote:ok so I stripped them again. inspected everything, including inside the dampers. reassembled and went by Oil Level (145mm) fully compressed with no springs. put it all back together as per spec and they seem a lot better. Still no where near as much rebound spring in them compared to my SE forks but they seem much stiffer and I cannot bottom them out under my own strength.
My dim and distant memory recalls that 12.5w might be a better choice of oil (attained by mixing 10w & 15w, make sure the oils are compatible, same brand/type usually is)
Also just thinking about this...how confident your SE forks were not already a "sorted" set...stiffer springs, re-valved etc?