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Message: [QUOTE="canyncarvr, post: 278128, member: 16552"] [b]error in following racetech setup?[/b] No. The error was 'cutting a spacer the same size' when changing springs. For one thing, the OEM preload is ridiculous. For two, you didn't say if the free length of the spring was the same. 10mm is plenty if your springs are any good. Putting in more preload to make up for the possibility of a collapsing spring is a bandaid approach to using a crummy spring in the first place. 100 vs: 95mm of sag is probably a matter of preference. I've tried several settings. I prefer 100mm. You'll find that a 95 setting will reduce your free sag. Depending on your shock spring in the first place (whether it's right for your weight), you HAVE to have a correct free sag measurement. Less than 15mm and I'd be wondering what was wrong. Using the volume measurement method to put oil in the forks is fine for a makeup, but what about maintenance? The forks won't be completely dry (as in a makeup after service), so adding a set amount won't tell you what's in there! If you use the oil level method, you'll always know what you've got..what you're adding to or subtracting from. And, no..changing a valving assy isn't hard. Deciding which of 20-30 washers of different diameters/thickness to put in what order in the stack..now THERE'S some science. Well, and some smoke, mirrors, eye-of-newt, and incantation. [/QUOTE]