4th gen setup questions. . . don't be stingy!

[Supercharged111]

I don't mean when a shock bottoms out, I mean when it's too stiff or too soft. I know they're most active during corner entry/exit, but am not yet smart enough to know when to blame a shock for an undesirable behavior vs springs/sways. I am still curious about stiff spring/soft bar vs soft spring/hard bar. I've googled the matter and there seems to be no definitive answer. So if a bar is rated 100# less than another, do I subtract 100# from the spring rate or 50#? Or is it way more complicated than that? Since the sway and shock mount so close, I figure it's fair to consider their effects about equal with respect to wheel rate. My mindset is that softer = more grip too, but I really do want to see what the 950 setup drives like properly balanced before going softer yet in case it does end up working with the 30mm bar. At what point should I worry about my shocks being out of their usable range? Another part of my reluctance to go softer. Then again, if the combined wheel rates of the springs plus sways comes out similar then maybe it's not that big of a deal? I also want to measure my pickup points and calculate wheel rates with different spacers. I that'll help me wrap my head around that matter too.

Dave what bars do you run? Didn't see that in your first reply.