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Feb 20, 2006 | 08:09 PM

jaggers2e42

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i'm confused on the topic.is it the more spring the softer the ride or do i have it backwards.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

Feb 20, 2006 | 08:46 PM

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hmmmm.could be a bad sign

Feb 20, 2006 | 08:54 PM

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a lower preload setting will give you a softer ride, high preload gives you a bumpier ride, but won't bottom out as easily, and the front end sits a couple inches higher for more ground clearance.

Feb 20, 2006 | 09:02 PM

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Originally posted by: jaggers2e42
i'm confused on the topic.is it the more spring the softer the ride or do i have it backwards.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

I'm not really sure what you are asking, but let me say this: I used to run a stock car. To lower the car, we could cut a coil off of the spring. This lowered the car, but it had a stiffer ride.