My suspension clickers go 24... Factory specific manual says 16!!! How do I set them as a good starting point?

 Boy I'm confused!  I just serviced my forks and shock just to find
that my new 1997  (new to me but obviously old)  yz 250 2-smoker with
Kayabas has 24 clicks on the clickers where as the manual states that
16 is max!  This is OEM equipment, so what the heck is happening?
Obviously, if I was "In Tune" with suspension (pun intended), I could
adjust by feel, but I'm pretty marginal as a rider and can't
distinguish between semi-F#$&ed-up settings and "in the ball park"
ones until I get "bitten".  (One setting feels great over braking
bumps but then I get thrown over the whoops... etc.).  I figure that
the factory manual gives a good starting point.... until I have 33%
MORE clicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any ideas?  Is there a ratio or something to use in this case?

Thanks for any help!

Elliott

 
No ratio.  Generally, the clickers pull a pin out of a hole, or pull a
stop away from a valve.  The important metric is # of clicks away from
all the way in.  IOW, click 16 out is still 16 - more clicks just go
even further out, although once your wide open (at 16 clicks out),
there's probably little effect for more.

My forks have a hydraulic lock on the cap that sets the # of clicks
out - if the hydraulic lock is set too far out during a servicer,
you'd end up with too many clicks.  Easy mistake to make.  At any
rate, don't worry about it.

JayC