CRT.5 Big Bore Shocks done easy & cheap

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If you are at zero preload and the bones are higher than level, I'd say those springs are just too stiff. Cuting them down will make them a bit softer from removing the looped end of the spring, but the rate of spring gets stiffer the less coils it has. I checked that link and it looks like those blue 58mm springs are the softest that XTM offers. I guess we'll have to find a different mfg.