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Griso Suspension sag.

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Have read quite a bit about setting the Griso up correctly and now I have some base numbers to use thanks to this forum. My only question is do I set the sag first then the damping/rebound or what is the proper order? Does it matter? Thanks!
 
Always set the sag first... damping second as technically one effects the other, and sag is the baseline for proper suspension set up.
 
Thanks Todd. Should I back the compression and rebound all the way out (lightest) or all the way in before I set the sag or doesn't it matter?
 
I think he's going to say try both to get a feel for how it works & then go from there.
 
I have never bothered to do that (turn the adjusters all the way down). I reckon you could but I don't think it will make a noticeable difference.
 
OK here is my rational. Any holes drilled in the tubes for low, mid and high speed damp/rebound wouldn't come into effect til said suspension was in the proper range of motion. Hence it shouldnt matter where the settings are in regard to sag. If it did matter my thoughts are that one should adjust comp. first then sag. Shit, I don't know. It addition Todd I am trying to make a donation via PAYPAL but for some reason it wont go through?
 
To expand on what you just said, first you get the suspension movement in the proper range of the travel. This is done by setting sag. Once the suspension movement is in the proper range you can then adjust the dampening to control the suspension movement. This both improves the way the dampening adjustments work and helps prevent you from mistaking a suspension range issue (like bottoming the forks) for a dampening issue (like too much compression dampening).

Unless the dampening is set way too hard then I can't imagine it would effect the setting of the sag in a negative way. If you are at or near stock settings you should be fine setting the sag.
 
Cool video, but it bugs me when people refer to adding preload as making the spring stiffer. Unless you have a progressive spring or are talking about adding so much preload that the spring is "topped out" with the rider on board then preload only effects ride height.
 
I weigh 200 lbs and had to back front preload out to 7 lines showing. The stock settings made the bike reluctant to turn in and wide corner exits.
 
I added preload to the rear to achieve the same basic result. But I preferred the higher ride height for more clearance and smoother ride.
 
Front and rear sag need to be 25-30 mm with the rider on board. In stock form, there wasn't enough front sag for me but the rear was fine.
 
Mine had too much rear sag as delivered and slightly too much front sag. I weigh about 200 lbs.
Adding the rear sag leveled the bike out and fixed the handling.
 
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