GAjonn

5 ounces sounds like too much oil. If you look at the video that bbr has on the sp5 forks the tech guy says use no more than 3.8 ounces of oil.
When you sit down for the turn that may be why the front end is not compressing and sticking.
What lenth is the I shock? I "think" 10.5 inches or 270 mm eye bolt to eye bolt is the stock lenth for a 70