Have you guys read the fine print on the shock manual for your coil-overs? I think the people riding Progressive shocks with overly soft springs have this same dilemma. It advises you not to pre-load the spring more than 2-3 full turns. That's rather vague, considering they don't tell you exactly where to start counting the turns. What's the official manufacturers' word on that? Are we suppose to turn the adjuster until it just touches the spring and count full turns from there? There are other possibilities, like turning it enough to keep the spring from jiggling around, then counting the full turns.
Adjusting the sag on Fox/Romic Coil-over
- Thread starter Jfly
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Yep, what I do is when the adjuster justs makes contact with the sping put a piece of tape on the adjuster(I usally line it up with a shock bolt) then you are able to count your turns, remove the tape when done. Yes I also have this delema with my Avalanche so I found this works perfect.
spring sag is very importantin the way the bike will ride.. the starting point to set the sag is to have the spring just secured in between the adjustable spring retainer and the slotted spring retainer. if you can get your shock off try loosing the spring until it rattles between the slotted spring retainer and the adjustable spring retainer. hold the shock so that your compression knob is on top and the spring is resting on the slotted spring retainer. spin the adjustable spring retainer untill it is slightly snug,this is your starting point. three complete revolutions is the most you should ever run on a spring. if your running alot of preload on the springyou should try a slightly different heavier or higher spring rate. hope this helps any one. later jason