The four modes are:
Ski Center Rear Ride Characteristics
Mode 4 Soft Mid Lock Easy sidehilling, predictable climbing (limits weight transfer and trenching)
“Lockout”
Mode 3 Firm Firm Mid Aggressive trail riding, increased load carrying capacity
Mode 2 Mid Mid Mid Balanced all-around setting
Mode 1 Soft Soft Soft Maximum trail comfort, easy sidehilling and descent
The bottom button is Mode 1, the middle button Mode 2 and the top button Mode 3. To get lockout you hold the top button for 3-5 seconds. Full range adjustment, sans lockout, takes place in one second.
If for some reason the system fails, iQS automatically goes to the medium setting.
Fox’s Rick Strobel tells us that Fox has been testing the system for four years and it’s now ready for snowmobilers as an aftermarket product.
“It’s the same experience as QS3, just at your fingertips,” Strobel said.
When we hopped on board an iQS-equipped sled, we did play quite a bit with the settings, even though the terrain/trail didn’t necessarily dictate a change needed to be made. It is so, so easy to switch settings and it is quick.
The iQS system includes:
- Two Fox iQS front ski shocks
- One Fox iQS center track shock
- One Fox iQS rear track shock
- Bosch SCU
- Wire harness
- Handlebar switch
- Cable guards and mounting hardware
Installing the iQS requires no wire cutting but simply drilling one hole in the chassis.
iQS is available for select Ski-Doo and Polaris snowmobiles and has an MSRP of $3,995 per set.
For more information visit www.ridefox.com.