Originally Posted by
Kegman21
For Carpet and high bite we run a higher spring rate in the rear to assist with turning and jumping. To loose and your ass hits the jump and your nose is pointing straight down. And when you land you end up breaking things due to your ride height being so low.
Yes, but you can change spring rates with either 31 or 27.5. Having a shorter shock body (27.5 vs 31mm) isn't going to limit nor increase your spring choices.