When I first put the 14 inch pro actions on the bleed was set at 2 clicks in from full open. Handling was greatly improved butI was not super impressed with the ride although it was a definite improvement over stock.
I thought that opening up the bleed would make the ride softer so I tried 1 click and then wide open bleed. Neither setting improved the ride on rough roads. Then I tried closing up the bleed. Went to 3 clicks in and it was a big improvement. My thinking is now I am forcing more fluid through the engineered valving of the shock rather than the bypass.
Anyway that has been my experience. Very pleased with the combination of pro action on the rear and ricor intimidators on the front with stock springs. I chose to keep the stock springs vs getting the progressive springs because the progressives were a stiffer (higher spring rate) and I was not looking for a stiffer ride up front. I did cut down the spacers in the forks by an amount equal to the intiminator thickness.
Very happy with how it turned out.