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For what its worth I have a kouba lowering link in the rear and have dropped the front forks 10mm, tried a bunch of settings up to 25mm but happy with 10mm. I'm no expert on handling either, but initially I thought it was very twitchy in the front end, especially on the road. Thats why I experimented lots, settled on 10mm and rode the bike lots. It ended up being the Mich AC10 front tyre - changed after a few years and can't believe how bad that tyre must have been. Bike was noticeably different once I changed it.

I did have a a few 100/100's on the rear, for that time and it turned beautifully esp the rear under power, I've now gone to a 110/100 rear and still a 80/100 on the front but its much taller and wider than the AC10 front (both Pirelli XCMH - 6ply tyre). Running tubliss at 5psi front, 3psi back and very happy with the handling off road. Doesn't turn quite as well(very good though really), not quite as loose in the backend but waaaay more traction and the extra height from the bigger tyres is good, stops me casing out on the lowered bike with super low tyre pressures.

Edit: for the collective good of the information database here I should add that I have bottomed out the bike front and rear suspension a number of times (when the rear sag was set a bit too light) and haven't hit the tyres on the top of the guards front or rear. That was with the 100/100 and 80/100 Mich AC10 - which are smallish.