Spring Pre-load?

[cam2]

would you want more pre-load or less pre-load for someone who weighs 220lbs compared to someone who weighs 180lbs? i'm pushing 220+ with gear on and i need to adjust my rear suspension from the standard stock settings in order to compensate for the extra weight but i'm not sure wich settings would work best and i was hoping to get some info that would point me in the right direction. i know it will be trial and error in order to get it where i like it but i was wondering which direction i should start.

thanks.

chuck.

[frocashmoney24]

i'd go to the hardest setting and work your way down, id rather have a stuff landing them bottoming out

[Blue Duece]

would you want more pre-load or less pre-load for someone who weighs 220lbs compared to someone who weighs 180lbs? i'm pushing 220+ with gear on and i need to adjust my rear suspension from the standard stock settings in order to compensate for the extra weight but i'm not sure wich settings would work best and i was hoping to get some info that would point me in the right direction. i know it will be trial and error in order to get it where i like it but i was wondering which direction i should start.

thanks.

chuck.

heres my opnion Chuck, i think you should back your compression all the way out, put your rebound in the center, adjust your preload by turning the nut on top of your spring until when you sit on the bike it drops a few inches at least, thats the sag, then adjust the compression and rebound based on the terrain your riding in, rebound controls how fast the shock rises and compression controls how fast it goes down, compression will help a shock not bottom, but if youve cranked the compression trying to make up for a weak spring, your ride will suffer, and cranking the preload only effects the top of the shocks travel not the bottom, sag and compression will greatly effect your traction, if say you were on the track you would want your shock to bottom on the hardest hit, accelration and position helps wonders in jumping, if you lob your bike off jumps its going to land hard, guys have done 90 footers on stock suspension, position means everything, the shock bottoming on a hard hit is not as important as how it works the other 99% of the time......just my 2 cents