in to make it stiffer out to make it softer....depends on how u ride (skill level) and ur weight....rebound comes in to play also....but you must setup the sag for the shock and get the rear straightened out 1st...then move to the front....you can do all kind of adjustments to the front but if the rear is not tracking correctly (setup) it will make the ride seem all that more un-controllable....suspension is a hard thing to get perfect via email/chat/pm's...it is different for every rider....ya can get ballpark and then fine tune from there....a good idea is to find a track and have someone video tape you...ride the bike as hard as you feel comfortable with and then anylyze the video...use varying terrain...the video will help show you where u need to improve your bike