Suspension for the dirt

JonnyCinco

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enjoy the fully adjustable suspension on the forks and almost fully adjustable on the rear.

Recommendations on Comp and rebound for off road? Would you want more rebound to get the tire back down to the ground since it may be more bumpy than an asphalt surface? Less compression to help absorb the bumps? ::024::

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3putt

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I found mine was too stiff, had to back off all the way on both compression and rebound, but I did not air down from the 33psi (which would have helped). Rear was fine just adjusting the preload and backing off on damping.

As soon as you get on a road however, must add back compression and rebound or it will wallow.
 

S_Palmer

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JonnyCinco said:
enjoy the fully adjustable suspension on the forks and almost fully adjustable on the rear.

Recommendations on Comp and rebound for off road? Would you want more rebound to get the tire back down to the ground since it may be more bumpy than an asphalt surface? Less compression to help absorb the bumps? ::024::

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If you back off the compression to soften the ride, you also need to reduce rebound damping not increase it. Too much rebound on a soft suspension will cause it to "pack" on washboard. I haven't had a chance to play with the s10 yet but my uly suspension was similar, on rough roads I needed to back off 1/4 to 1/2 turn on compression and rebound both. HTH
 
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