setup dilemma

If you bottom your fork easily you should get heavier springs

So if I run a stiffer spring I can run more sag ? How is this different from more preload?

thanks
Kevin

Rallius said:

So if I run a stiffer spring I can run more sag ? How is this different from more preload?

thanks
Kevin

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A stiffer spring doesn't make sense if your sag is already very low. Increasing preload won't help either, that will just make the sag even less. Preload is different from spring rate changes in that it doesn't actually affect the spring rate at all. Once you overcome the preload and the spring starts compressing, it's rate is exactly the same. Your static weight will easily overcome the preload, so the amount of preload just changes the level of sag. Preload should only be used to fine tune sag, not compensate for a spring that's way too soft.

Anyway, it sounds to me like you need more high speed compression damping to cushion drop landings or perhaps a more effective bump stop.