Old Car and Bike rambling

I searched for a while to find a shock that had some adjust-ability besides preload. When I found the shocks on eBay, I didn't pay attention to spring rates because I was not aware it might be something I needed to worry about. After not being super happy with the $115 eBay shocks on full preload due to the rear tire scraping something, I figured out how to calculate the spring rate using the basic calculator at this site: Basic Spring Calculator Although not every seller will list the specifications for the cheap shocks they sell, I did find a set of  340mm GZYF shocks on sale at Walmart after wading through a few pages of similar looking shocks at various price points and found a set on sale for less than $60 with free shipping. Most of the shocks had 7mm diameter springs which would have been the same spring rate as what I already had.  10 years ago I spent roughly $60 on a set of generic Emgo shocks that now sell for roughly $90 but I found the pre-load settings could not be se