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glang · 11-03-19, 09:15 PM

Dont want to be pedantic or cause thread drift but to clear up a common misconception: Preload is only to change ride height.
Whatever the weight on the bike (within limits outside of which a different spring is needed) preload ensures the shock is in the correct part of its travel so that it wont bottom out on either compression or rebound.
As you screw down the preload the spring stays exactly the same but the bike rises and vice versa so it has no effect what so ever on ride quality.

11-03-19, 09:15 PM	#13
glang Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 537	Re: Upgrading 2002 to 2017, seat height and lowering Dont want to be pedantic or cause thread drift but to clear up a common misconception: Preload is only to change ride height. Whatever the weight on the bike (within limits outside of which a different spring is needed) preload ensures the shock is in the correct part of its travel so that it wont bottom out on either compression or rebound. As you screw down the preload the spring stays exactly the same but the bike rises and vice versa so it has no effect what so ever on ride quality.