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your shock is adjusted to the highest setting!?? huh? there is no ride height adjustment..

if you crank the preload nuts all the way DOWN on the spring, it will make it ride higher with you on it because itll be stiffer.. you wana be using the whole stroke of the shock though. you dont want it so hard that you are only using 3-4 inches of travel.

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What year is your bike?

Or how old is the shock?

How much do you way? what type of riding do you do?

Post up some pics so we can see how bad it is sagging...

I had my rear shock rebuilt and it doesnt sag like it used to and it is a 2000...

 

 

99 and i just bought a used shock off ebay thats in good shape

and i weigh 185 and i ride mostly trails and tracks

its not sagging to bad but when i get on it i would like it to sit higher

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your shock is adjusted to the highest setting!?? huh? there is no ride height adjustment..

if you crank the preload nuts all the way DOWN on the spring, it will make it ride higher with you on it because itll be stiffer.. you wana be using the whole stroke of the shock though. you dont want it so hard that you are only using 3-4 inches of travel.

 

 

I hope you meant there IS ride height adjustment, because adding "preload" is a ride height adjustment. The only way to make a spring stiffer is to replace it with a stiffer one. Spring bind is only going to be an issue if you put a spring that is not designed for the travel of the shock.

 

So if you have already adjusted all of the ride height you can out of the stock spring you can buy a heavier spring for about $25.

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sorry, i stand corrected, but tightening the spring preload is a pretty shitty way to make it sit higher, ive done the same thing and it just makes the suspension very stiff and unforgiving and wasnt even using the whole stroke which is pointless, i had like 4-5 inches of rough travel beatin the shit outa my back,not to mention even worse traction than before

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sorry, i stand corrected, but tightening the spring preload is a pretty shitty way to make it sit higher, ive done the same thing and it just makes the suspension very stiff and unforgiving and wasnt even using the whole stroke which is pointless, i had like 4-5 inches of rough travel beatin the shit outa my back,not to mention even worse traction than before

 

 

my traction is fine and its not as stiff as your describing

 

but to have it sit higher i should just buy a aftermarket rear shock?

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