Originally Posted by Sarinexia

Hi Fred,

I'm still working on the suspension to get balance, but I was approached with an interesting point from a buddy of mine. I'm sure after a few days he'll chime in on our discussion. Great guy.

He said he thought of the collars as tensioners to adjust spring rate, and not just used to determine ride height. So, when you're going off a jump, you can control how much spring rate you have by increasing collar pressure or decreasing it. It's usually about finding balance from the front to rear.

Although he does believe blancing is absolutley important, but only to a point with off road. Those collars are key to determine lift off. On the flip side, the shock oil is key for the landings. Not to say one is soley the determining factor over the other for take off or landings. They go hand in hand, but ultimately he felt these 2 things are their major functions. Cornering and stuff is just another subject, relative of course, but another factor aside from this.

For on road he agreed 100%. For off road he agreed mostly. Said it's not a bad idea and to give it a true go, but the collars and their function seem to be a bit up for debate. It kind of make sense the collars would provide increased or decreased recoil, don't you think?