Ohlins swapped.
Lesson learned: 1 of 5 shock/linkage bolts has slight interference molded into the undertray to hold it in if it comes loose. Yet you can force out without loosening the subframe but impossible to angle it back in.
Same eye to eye as old shock, lighter spring(according to racetech) same preload (sportrider base settings)seat feels a bunch higher.
Don't know the shock's history, looks clean, appeared to have thick assembly/rebuild grease on it. Bought it from a failed project bike stash sitting for a few years. linkage bearings/seals looked good added some phil's oil. Old shock's roller grease was thick nearing dry @ 28k miles.. don't appear to have seals... Did I ride though a sharknado or something?
Plastidipped the spring. How's anyone gonna know I have a new shock if its the same color/95% the same?
Painter's tape is useless around bends
Stuck a bar through the hollow swinger pivot with jackstands for the first time. Didn't check the bushings.