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From what I can gather (and imagine) the slider typically is floating below the collar. Once the softer spring compresses a set amount, the slider makes contact with the collar and the primary spring takes over from there. Correct? So that collar can take a pretty hard hit from time to time causing the set screws to lose their set and allow the collar to vibrate and work it's way down the threads. Then the collar take a really hard hit and the slider gives up.Your solution is to have two collars and tighten them against each other like double nutting a bolt?I'll offer another solution. If you know where you want your collars, why not make a spacer like a crush sleeve that reaches all the way to the top? That way the few threads in the collar and the set screws aren't taking all the abuse that loosens them in the first place.
Any time the slider makes contact with the collar, it's experiencing a "hit". A small one, but a "hit" none the less. These little hits can loosen a set screw in short order. (you should know this, it doesn't only apply to shocks) Especially if the collar to shock body threads have a lot of play. I think your two collars tightened together will work, but if the threads are sloppy I would either get longer collars (more threads) or make some collars with less slop. Doing both would be the best.
Another good reason to run single rate with a tender..........