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Spring Rate Preload and valving!
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[QUOTE="Shig, post: 833647, member: 50190"] I guess it's all relative because one guy's stiff is another guy's soft. For MX, I'm partial to heavy springs and light damping. I bought stiffer fork springs for my CRF and backed the compression out to almost full-soft. The bike feels far more controlable at high speeds because the tire actually follows the ground now. Rebound damping needs to be moderate, but now that it's dialed-in, arm-pump and headshake are minimal. For a Clydesdale like me (220 lbs in gear), light springs require too much compression damping to keep the bike from packing and bottoming. Light springs and heavy damping reminds me of my 92 CR 250, stiction, stiction and a smidgen of stiction. Also, I don't like the way light fork springs feel on braking bumps, pucker jumps and steep jump take-offs. It's like riding a 230lb stink bug, or perhaps, like riding a 98 KX 250 with stock (progressive) fork springs. [/QUOTE]
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