Spring Pre-Load: Help me understand the physics.

Originally Posted by Sh0velMan What I'm getting at is, other than for compensating for differing lengths of spring and as an auxiliary method to control ride height and suspension travel,

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Spring Pre-Load: Help me understand the physics.

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

What I'm getting at is, other than for compensating for differing lengths of spring and as an auxiliary method to control ride height and suspension travel, what's the purpose of adjustable spring pre-load on a linear-rate spring?

to optimize your suspension working height to maximize usable stroke for the pretermined track.

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