Spring rates Vs Pre load
 

OK basically just need someone to validate what I am saying as true-so that I can move on with understanding travel length vs. preload vs. spring rate.

If I understand it right, if I want a 50/50 compression/rebound setup on a shock, the "correct" spring would allow a shock to sit at half of its travel length when the spring compresses at ride height. Correct?

If that is correct, then a "stiffer" than "correct" spring would require the shock to be preloaded a bit more in order to achieve that 50/50 split. Because at ride height, under normal spring compression, the shock would only compress say 40% of its travel length because of the stiffer spring.

That sound about right?