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Just wondering what happens when you make the spring tighter to the handling also i have adjust on the rear shock if you turn it clockwise what does that do?The reason i asked every once and a while my sled bottoms out I think...
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Adjusting the spring preload will make the sled more resistant to bottoming.
The adjuster knob on the shock body itself controls compression dampening. Off top of my head I don't know which way is which. There is usally and S and H on the knob. S for soft and H for hard. Crank it all the way one direction and then compress sled on rear bumper. Then crank other direction and compress rear bumper. You will be able to feel which way is soft and which way is hard.
Bottoming on occasion is not always a bad thing. If it only happens once in a while I wouldn't get too concerned. If your sled bottoms it means you are using the full range of suspension travel. Too often guys want to crank and stiffen everything up so it never bottoms, but then when they trail ride the suspension never uses its full range of travel which compromises ride quality on small bumps.
In suspension there is typically a give take relationship. If you set up for the big bumps then you sacrifice the small bump ride quality and visa versa. I think the dual rate spring from hygear is the best set up to give you best of both.
The adjuster knob on the shock body itself controls compression dampening. Off top of my head I don't know which way is which. There is usally and S and H on the knob. S for soft and H for hard. Crank it all the way one direction and then compress sled on rear bumper. Then crank other direction and compress rear bumper. You will be able to feel which way is soft and which way is hard.
Bottoming on occasion is not always a bad thing. If it only happens once in a while I wouldn't get too concerned. If your sled bottoms it means you are using the full range of suspension travel. Too often guys want to crank and stiffen everything up so it never bottoms, but then when they trail ride the suspension never uses its full range of travel which compromises ride quality on small bumps.
In suspension there is typically a give take relationship. If you set up for the big bumps then you sacrifice the small bump ride quality and visa versa. I think the dual rate spring from hygear is the best set up to give you best of both.
