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Metric shocks with the same eye-to-eye length are physically the same shock, no matter what the stroke is. For example, a 230x60 shock is the same as a 230x65 shock, but the 230x60 just has a 5mm spacer installed to reduce the stroke by 5mm. Ohlins sells their shocks in each individual eye-to-eye length and includes the small parts required to change the stroke internally in 2.5mm increments down to a maximum of 7.5mm reduced stroke.
Ohlins shocks are shipped out in the MAXIMUM stroke length for that size of shock.
EXAMPLE: If your bike needs a 230x60 shock size, you would purchase the 230 length shock and then install 5mm of stroke spacers to reduce the stroke to 60mm.
This procedure requires an 8mm Shaft Clamp and Loctite 243.
If you are switching from a Fox or Rockshox shock to an Ohlins shock, you can absolutely use your Fox or RockShox mounting hardware in the eyelets of the Ohins shock.