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Originally Posted by glang
A lot of people make this mistake and think preload, whether with spacers or screw adjusters, does something to the spring and ride! Wrong, all it does is raise the bike height and the spring stays exactly as before 
Preload is purely to adjust the height of the bike for different loads so for example with two hefty riders plus luggage the springs will compress a lot and the dampers will be too near the end of their travel and risk bottoming out. Using preload the springs will still be compressed as before but the dampers can be pulled up so they sit in the correct position to leave approximatelty 2/3 of down travel - this is called setting the sag  |
Thanks for the explanation!
At least I have two more sockets to add to my collection. I'm still slightly confused by the apparent mixing of parts, old style top nuts but a K2 spacer. Oh well I shall rebuild them minus the sockets and see how it feels.
Thanks again.