29-06-20, 01:11 PM
(27-06-20, 10:31 AM)PieEater link Wrote: Just to clear up a common misconception, pre-load isn't there to make the shock firmer or softer although it will have that effect. The primary use for pre-load is to set up the best effective working range of the spring by dialling out sag. Once sag has been sorted its compression damping that is the main adjustment to make the shock firmer or softer. :lurk
Agreed spring rate is what it is, you can't change it.
As my inquisitiveness is aroused I have just measured the R6 shock on the bike (on center stand) 300mm overall length and the spring measuring 150mm in length on the 1st click back from max pre-load setting. The Yam standard shock in the loft is also 300mm overall length but the spring measures 160mm on the middle pre-load setting. Note that this is a Maxton spring that was replaced before I brought the bike.
Does this suggest the standard spring length is longer overall and explains the need for more pre-load on the R6 shock?
Can someone with a standard shock and spring measure the spring length out of interest?
Bw