This is from the install instructions:
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.f15...0b18bf8fe2.png


I've also looked online a bit and from what i've read if you leave a small gap there is a slight delay before they engage but they hit harder vs having them preloaded on the spring it hits immediately but maybe not as hard.

Also, if you have the gap i believe it should ride smoother vs having it preloaded and stiffens the ride.

However, this is my first set and I don't have any experience with them yet which is why i'm asking you guys with real world experience on them lol

looking at those instructions I can see how I got the idea about the gap....it says adjust the jam nuts 1/2 turn after contact, but not which direction. I assumed it was looser, perhaps it was tighter. Apparently I misunderstood what Vic Alma said about adjusting them when we spoke.

All in all, probably doesn't make that much difference. My apologies to anyone I might have misinformed.

He told me for the street leave 1/4 inches gap both sides but for the track turn til they touch and then get another full 1.5 turns of the bar.

Well there you go, I knew I wasn't dreaming. Back when I installed them I wasn't making trips to the track so adjustments for that never came up.

Good to know. I have mine hand tight and so far it's pretty rough going over bumps and stuff.
Will set it with a 1/4" gap once my new bars come in.

How do you order from VAS?

Or you can do it the old fashioned way and call him

832 364 8540

That's what I did and he told me to buy from the website lol
Ofcourse it never hurts to make contact. Especially in my situation where what I needed wasn't listed.

If it's any consolation i'm 100% switching to bars that mount to the frame and the axle. They're a better option anyways since they more properly stop wheelhop and promote weight transfer.