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About cranking t-bars part not affecting ride I say bullsh*t! It is simply not true that cranking them does'nt have any effect on spring movement/stiffness. If you have a coil spring and you force the coils closer together with a spacer (or in the case of motorcycle or high end racing shocks/springs, an adjuster) you make a significant difference in the length and stiffness of the spring.


Go back and read it agian carefully, when a spacer is installed the coils DO NOT get compressed any more than normal. At ride height you are NOT forcing the spring coils closer, it only seems that way. The shock gets extended, but the spring does not compress anymore. The only way to compress the spring more is by compressing the travel all the way to the normal control arm travel limits. Then, the spring will be compressed to the amount of the spacer.

Another analogy is that adding a lift block to a leaf spring does not add preload, nor does it compress the leaf anymore.

Again, like frank said, I do realize the ride gets stiffer when the tbars are cranked...but the REASON is not because of preload.

Steve
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