Most people do the exact opposite to what you have done, they push the shock shaft fully in and then fit the bladder and shock cap. What is happening with your shocks is as the shock is being compressed more volume is being taken up inside the shock by the shock shaft, this will try and compress the oil as the volume inside has reduced, this then acts as another spring. It's best to build shocks so that without any spring on the shock shaft will not be forced out.
PS the optional bleeder caps make building and bleeding shocks very easy.
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