how does one adjust shock

[wesw]

got my tcs put on from tats4life, how do you adjust them. meaning what does comp do. and by turning the ring above the spring what does it do.

 

shocks are not my thing never had to deal with them before.

 

thanks

 

 

 

[wesw]

anyone??

[NickyPap]

I'm not a shock scientist either just wanted to say they look sweet.

-my guess would be that if the nut was tightened down the spring would be stiffer.

[ssanddemon]

"Comp" is compression damping, or the speed in which the shock will compress. "Reb" is rebound damping, or the speed in which the shock will extend. You have a nice set of rezzie shocks there, so you have both adjustments as well as the spring preload adjustment (that big ring that can be tightened down on the spring). You might want to play around with the adjustors to get a baseline setup before riding. Crank down the knob on the reservior (clockwise) and you will feel much more resistance when you push down on the bike. Crank down that knob on the shock end, and it will come back up very slowly. It's just a matter of playing around until the bike rides as smooth as you want it. I like mine super soft on compression (since I don't weigh much, it doesn't bottom too easy) and as quick on rebound as possible without having it bounce in the chop or whoops. I set preload as soft as possible as well, going off big jumps and cranking it down until it just keeps from bottoming out. Hope this helped!