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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris
With 6.5N/mm initial there is no wonder you are blowing through all travel, add some preload to get into workable range of spring rate or get some linear springs.
With smaller air gap you are making spring more progressive, not changing damping at all.
With adding preload to emu you are giving more digressive nature to damping but spft springs make sure you blow through all travel in no time which is what causes your harshness issue. More oil won't cure this.
What bike and rider sag did you have?
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I wouldn't call it "blowing through all travel", since I use approx half of the travel on bad roads, when aiming for all bumps, manhole covers, etc without hard braking
I know a smaller air gap is making the spring more progressive not the damping, I tend to choose the wrong words on this subject. Even in german...
what do you mean by "digressive"? I looked it up in the dictionary, but that proposal doesn't seem to fit in this case
Bike sag without me is about 2cm, with me about 4 cm, so I think this should be alright
I shortened the stock spacers by approx 18-20mm, which is about the height of the emulators
When the bike is lifted so the front wheel doesn't touch the ground and the fork caps are off, the spacers are on one level with the fork tubes.
I still got the smaller parts I cut off, so I could put them in and have a try
Thanks for your help so far, any advice?