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Originally Posted by RVFR
Mmm excuse me. I'm pretty sure you are mistaken. as preload is just that, loads or unloads the tension on the fork springs there fore making it stiffer or softer.
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Nope, I'm completely correct, and you are completely mistaken.
The springs are not adjustable, they have a fixed resistance to compression.
When you screw in the adjusters, or unscrew them, all you are doing is moving the part of the fork cap which presses on the top of the spring up or down.
In effect, shortening or lengthening the fork leg.
screw the adjuster in - fork leg internally is shorter, therefore whole fork leg extends further out of the lower leg. And vice versa.
The resistance to compression of a spring does NOT change with how far it is compressed.