Tutorial: Adjusting the Shock Spring Preload for the RX3

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by AZRider

Unlike your results Spud, I found the suspension had been set too firm so I loosened it by 3 turns. The shock now soaks up the bumps rather than jar my coccyx, but I didn't find any noticeable difference in handling. The rear wheel follows the contours of the road much better, although I still need to play with the rebound for additional fine tuning.

Once I have the rear set up, I'll turn to the front and review your comments on fork oil viscosity. I don't want to make too many changes at one time so that I can isolate the effects of each one.

You are wise to make one change at at time. If you loosened the shock spring preload by three turns, you now have virtually no spring preload. Is that correct? If I may ask, how much do you weight?