suspension rebound settings.

flashyhonda
Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 1:22pm
I have a 2004 cr 250 and im curious on what you guys are running on your rebound settings. I have pro action suspension and weight about 180 or so with all my gear on. Im running 10 clicks out from all the way hard on my forks and 11 out from all the way hard on my rear suspension.
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xnationalwrench 12/2/2011 5:57pm
12/2/2011 5:57pm
What does ProAction recomend? Then read up on suspension in the shop manual.
flashyhonda 12/2/2011 6:19pm
12/2/2011 6:19pm
Im asking what people are running.
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kippy450 12/2/2011 9:28pm
12/2/2011 9:28pm
I'm running 6 clicks from all the way in on my 08 YZ 450 and a similar setting on my 06 yz250 2-smoker. I recently started to adding more rebound dap..noticed big help with cornering. Found a great article that talk about rebound..I can post if you would like? Also, you can't run setting from a shop (as stated above)...they aren't you and they will tell you to adjust them to your liking. There is no one clicker setting for everyone...despite what the manual may say!
flashyhonda 12/2/2011 10:55pm
12/2/2011 10:55pm
6 clicks on forks and rear shock? Yeah man, I would appreciate it. Im in the dark when it comes to knowing how to set up suspension. I can rebuild forks and put different springs and stuff, i've just never messed with suspension. Im just trying to see how people like there rebound. How does the 6 clicks do off jumps and woops? is it too responsive?

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kippy450 12/3/2011 10:21am
12/3/2011 10:21am
I will send you the link. The thing to remember with rebound damping is that the more clicks in the more the damping...meaning slower rebounding....the less damping(less clicks in)....the faster the forks rebound at you. It is the opposite of what you would think. So for me, adding rebound damping slowed the forks down and made them work in the whoops better...they ride on top and with less bouncing back. I use to run it with less rebound damping (like your settings) and it caused me to turn poorly and was a handleful in the whoops. Rebound has a lot to do with cornerning...more damping can help cornering as well. Let me know if I can answer anything else...I have done a lot of research how to get a good setup. A lot of people have their own veiws on suspension setup...kinda like politics! The articile will help.
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lumpy790 12/3/2011 12:38pm
12/3/2011 12:38pm
a slower rider uses more rebound (less clicks out) damping than a fast rider.....its all about the suspension coming back out (rebounding) before the next bump.....so it does not pack. A faster rider gets the the next bump faster so they will need less damping.

Asking what others are using is not the best advise unless they are the same speed.....test for your self.
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kippy450 12/3/2011 2:54pm
12/3/2011 2:54pm
lumpy790 wrote:
a slower rider uses more rebound (less clicks out) damping than a fast rider.....its all about the suspension coming back out (rebounding) before the next bump.....so...
a slower rider uses more rebound (less clicks out) damping than a fast rider.....its all about the suspension coming back out (rebounding) before the next bump.....so it does not pack. A faster rider gets the the next bump faster so they will need less damping.

Asking what others are using is not the best advise unless they are the same speed.....test for your self.
I totally agree...that is the reason why I need a lot of damping! I don't think theirs anything wrong with asking other people questions though. It helps get a mental picture of what to try instead of working in the dark. That's how we learn. I have a hard time with super fast guys because they don't get it that some of us are trying to learn and not just being a pain.
flashyhonda 12/3/2011 9:55pm
12/3/2011 9:55pm
thanks for the advice kippy message me that link if you can. Yeah i just wanted to get an idea on what people run so i can get a starting point. are you a faster rider lumpy?? what do you run? Im not really slow or anything i just don't know much about how suspension works. I can rebuld them but thats it.
flashyhonda 12/3/2011 10:17pm
12/3/2011 10:17pm
also, I forgot to ask can your rebound on your forks be out more than your rear shock?

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