Rear Race Sag? (Prepare to have your mind blown...)

[motopsycho87]

So, I've got my clickers to how I feel is almost perfect for the enduro terrain in my area, lots of small bumps, small jumps etc. My problem is RUTS or THICK MUD, in which I am leaning back and looking straight ahead, but still the front likes to get lost in ruts etc far too easily.

My sag settings are "perfect" as to racetech's specs;

Front Static - 35
Front Race - 70

Rear static - 35
Rear Race - 100

Now, for my current problem, there seems to be 2 fixes -

Stiffen up the front end, less rebound damping and more compression damping, this in turn would make the front PLOUGH through the terrain better, but sacrificing the plush ride I have been tuning to.

Adjust front/rear balance, increasing the race sag on the rear will take weight off of the front and allow it to track more lightly across mud and ruts without sacrificing the plushness.

My forks are flush with the top of the clamps, but I am using a Mitas rear tyre which is quite tall!


So, question 1 is, what rear race sag setting do you guys prefer? (THIS IS THE IMPORTANT ONE )

And question 2 is, I have the correct spring for my weight, 35/100 is a perfect sag figure, now, if I go to say, 120mm race rag, my static sag will increase to say, 45/50mm, this brings me far further from the ideal 35mm sag. Should this just be ignored, or should I get a softer spring to compensate? I'm assuming it should be ignored.