Alright so I thought my shock was too stiff and I couldnt get the right sag, so I used a spring rate calculator which said I should have a 400lb spring on my VP Free (I had a 450lb before).
So I put on the new spring, and it feels very plush, the sag is just right, but no matter what I do to my shock it still bottoms too easily. I jumped about 7-8 stairs to flat today and it's the first time I felt a real solid CLUNK when it bottomed.
The shock is a manitou 6-way swinger which has high and low speed compression, bottom out resistance, SPV pressure, preload, and rebound. I have 100psi in the chamber, 3 out of 6 turns in on the bottom-out, 1 turn in on the high speed and no low speed damping. Sag is at 30% (1 inch on the shock).
I've experimented screwing in the bottom-out adjuster but it doesn't do anything..haha. What should I do? Put more preload or put the 450 back on and deal with it...
So I put on the new spring, and it feels very plush, the sag is just right, but no matter what I do to my shock it still bottoms too easily. I jumped about 7-8 stairs to flat today and it's the first time I felt a real solid CLUNK when it bottomed.
The shock is a manitou 6-way swinger which has high and low speed compression, bottom out resistance, SPV pressure, preload, and rebound. I have 100psi in the chamber, 3 out of 6 turns in on the bottom-out, 1 turn in on the high speed and no low speed damping. Sag is at 30% (1 inch on the shock).
I've experimented screwing in the bottom-out adjuster but it doesn't do anything..haha. What should I do? Put more preload or put the 450 back on and deal with it...