Standing Rigging Tension Question

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rickmartyn
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Location: 1978 Cal 2-27 "Lagom" at Channel Islands Harbor (Oxnard, CA), and Sonora, CA

I have a 1978 Cal 2-27 with roller furling that needs more shroud tension. I have been reading up about tuning/tightening the standing rigging and most sources say to start with 10% to 15% of the cables breaking strength for the upper shrouds and then somewhat less for the lower shrouds (the 2-27 has only single lowers, not fore and aft). My dilemma is that the lowers are thicker than the uppers (originally 7/32" for lowers and 3/16" for uppers), so should I have more tension on the lowers than the uppers?
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