![]() I know the shocks work backwards compared to traditional vehicle shocks, but it just makes no sense to me. I've pored over diagrams and cutaways of these shocks, and I still can't wrap my head around how this adjustment works. In the tradition of righty-tighty, lefty-loosey, how does turning the adjusting plate clockwise (righty-tighty!) decrease the preload on the springs? In my mind, that would be compressing the springs, increasing preload. I loosened the jam nuts, backed the preload adjuster plates all the way out, marked the 6 o'clock position, and turned each adjustment plate 4 full turns (For a 180 lb rider, per some chart I found with my google-fu). (Correct me if I'm wrong, but this adjustment corrects the ride height after the preload is set, right?). Even on the frame-side, the threaded shafts weren't equally adjusted as they go through the rubber grommets. Neither shock had the adjustment plates set equally. Last night, I jacked the bike up to fiddle with the shocks, and my theory was correct. I would nearly be bucked off the seat over fairly mild bumps. The ride was always a little rough, especially compared to a buddies 2006 Fatboy.
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