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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by lkailburn
when you say "the harder the shock the quicker it's going to rebound" you mean "the stiffer the spring the quicker it's going to rebound" ? it makes sense if you meant stiffer spring rate. doesn't make sense if you mean harder shock.

I'll go dig up some more reading. you learn something new everyday

thanks,

-Luke
Sorry I meant the harder the SPRING the quicker it's going to rebound. So every time you go over a bump the spring is going to push back on the shock much harder than a softer spring. Which in turn is going to put more stress on the internals of the shock if it's not setup properly.
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