Here's another setup sheet observation. The setup sheet allows you to specify the downstop shim, upstop shim, and "length" for front and rear shocks. The shims are clear. The graphic that shows the "length" appears to define it as the distance between the bottom of the lower shock cap and the top of the spring bottom retaining collar, but from the values in the standard setups it is plain that this isn't so. The "length" must be the distance between the bottom of the lower shock cap and the top of the plastic shock ball joint. Right?
The graphic in the setup sheet could be simplified (e.g. taking away the spring and spring bottom retaining collar, adding the plastic shock ball joint, and moving the upstop shim to the middle of the shock shaft so it does not subtract from the shock length) to make this clear at a glance.
Also the instructions say to leave 1-1.5mm of threads showing when installing the plastic shock ball joint, but if you do this you cannot achieve the shock lengths called for in the standard setups. Ideally the instructions would show you how to measure shock length, rather than telling you "Both FRONT SHOCKS must be the same overall length. Both REAR SHOCKS must be the same overall length", which are true statements but don't help enough.
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