Not sure if I'm understanding you , but to me you're saying the rear preload backwards. You should be starting from all the way out (counterclockwise) and turning in (clockwise) 20 clicks. Is that what you're doing and I just wasn't tracking with you or did that clear it up?
I started the rear preload from all the way out and turned clockwise for 20 clicks. But I was expecting it to be already at 12 clicks clockwise from all the way out since that is the factory setting. However, mine was completely all the way out - no clicks clockwise. Also, the dampner was not at 1 1/4 turn either. It was atleast 2 turns. It just concerned me that I was riding the bike like that for a bit, but it handled ok.
So, currently, I have used the following settings from the chart.
Front:
Pre-load: 14mm
Damping: 5 clicks counter clockwise from all the way in.
Rear:
Pre-load: 20 clicks clockwise from all the way out.
Dampning: 1 1/4 turns.
I am 210 lbs and wife is about 135 lbs. And yet this setting seems harsh to me. Before I finagle with it more, I want to make sure I am not doing something wrong.