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dclifford652047

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I bought a C10 that has a Progressive shock absorber. The shock is set at its highest setting on the screw adjustment by the previous owner and did not have an air hose. My question is; do I change the setting to a lower rate before I reinstall it? I weigh around 225 lbs. and don't normally have a passenger. I am going to make an air hose so I can adjust the pressure in the shock. Any solid advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Dave
 

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I wasn't aware that it is air adjustable. I thought they were charged with nitrogen from the factory. I have a newer version of this shock. I set the damping to the middle. The spring setting is to adjust the ride height / sag. If you can't adjust the sag properly, a different spring might be needed. If I'm wrong, someone will come along and correct me. HTH
 
Bud said:
I wasn't aware that it is air adjustable. I thought they were charged with nitrogen from the factory. I have a newer version of this shock. I set the damping to the middle. The spring setting is to adjust the ride height / sag. If you can't adjust the sag properly, a different spring might be needed. If I'm wrong, someone will come along and correct me. HTH
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so... after putting on my glasses and reading the fine print, I see that the shock is indeed nitrogen charged and not air adjustable. Thanks for the reply.
 
Looking at the photo, I can see that the preload is set at it's maximum.
#1 You need to do a sag test and see if the spring is correct for your weight.

You can charge the shock with air if you wish. Nitrogen is a better gas, but not absolutely necessary for normal riding.
The issue is; The air volume in the shock is tiny. So, Adjusting pressure without a proper way of setting/measuring the pressure is difficult.
ie; Just checking the pressure with a std pressure gage would greatly reduce the internal pressure (because of the tiny bit of gas that escapes)

Ride safe, Ted
 
Bonjour
L'air ou l'azote est le bon pour compenser la variation de volumes lorsque la tige avec le piston s'enfonce, généralement maximum 8 bar
 
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