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Considering stronger fork springs. 180 lbs riding single track trails, and some hare scrambles. Not overly aggressive riding, but definitely not a slow poke. Called Race tech and they recommended a .44, but that seems like too much. Looking for recommendations, please.

.42

I say .38 or .40.. frp normally goes a little less on spring rate and a little stronger on valving.. racetech goes a little stronger on springs and lighter on valving.. both are heading the same direction just how to get there. if you were going to do the 2 shim removal mayb I would go .40 or .42

I would go .40 at 180.

I have .42's and I am at 200 and it is stiff.

I would go .42

Thats what I run.

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Dealer had some RaceTech .40's, so I went with those. Rode today, and it was a HUGE inprovement! The ruts that were jarring the crap out of me before, were no factor today. Might need stiffer (springs, that is) if I was gonna do some MX track stuff, but then I would need a different bike, too.

remove two shims from your fork valve, best mod i've done yet! THen you'll really feel a difference!

Removing shims is good for some stuff but not for others. Not having enough compression damping on rough downhills can cause control problems, for example. If you find you never need to run the higher compression settings and the lowest settings are still too stiff, then you might want to experiment. I'm not saying reducing shims is a bad idea, just pointing out that there should be some reason for changing the stack first, as the range of adjustment will be less than before.

Most younger riders find that as they become more experienced they tend to gradually crank up compression settings.