help me-Walker Evans revalved - now STIFF, no Sag..

[KillerSBA]

so I got my assaults rear walker evans rebuilt/valved this off season.

I found they were bottoming and harsh on trail, but after the revalve even on the lowest torsion setting and FTS preload backed off as much as possible; there is virtually NO sag in the rear, with everything on as low as possible.

even bouncing up and down on the sled the rear skid offers very little compression.

could the rebuilder (very reputable and owns the same sled) have made them too stiff or will they break in?

Ive heard the walkers break down quicker and need an oil/charge sooner than many other shocks.

 

[mountainhorse]

The valving really does not effect the amount of sag... only the rate at which it will sag.

Who did the revalve?

Did you pull the skid to do the service?

Did you change anything else?

Post some pics.

What method did you use for track tension?

Did you change the rear track spring preload and how did you set it?

 

[KillerSBA]

The valving really does not effect the amount of sag... only the rate at which it will sag.

Who did the revalve?

Did you pull the skid to do the service?

Did you change anything else?

Post some pics.

What method did you use for track tension?

Did you change the rear track spring preload and how did you set it?

that is what I always thought in terms of shock vs spring. the spring controls the ride height.

I pulled the skid and reinstalled. I changed the FTS spring and valving, that's it.

preload on FTS is set about as low as it will go without bouncing out of the collar. rear torsions I've tried the different settings and currently on lowest. I weight about 190

for tension, I installed skid, then torsions, then axle (as I had it out to cut the spacer down in a lathe, for a 4th idler).

then started tightening the adjusters, once I got decent alignment and tension (its a bit looser right now than I will run it) I snugged down both axle bolts. what other method is there to do it?

something's not right, there is virtually no bounce to the skid.


I was thinking of pulling the torsions out of their mounts and seeing if I can compress the skid that way?

thanks for your help

 

[mountainhorse]

Who did the revalve?

Post some photos of your rear suspension.

 

[KillerSBA]

Just pulled the skid and everything seems fine, skid compresses and rebounds. Stumped. Maybe i didnt install the shocks or skid properly?

Pics on the way

 

[volcano buster]

Who did the revalve?

Valid question.

 

[KillerSBA]

local guy did the valving. very reputable builder...

after pulling the skid, pulling the rear shock, reinstalling, and torqueing mounts to spec, the both compress appropriately and skid seems to compress appropriately when I push down on the rear arm. same as when I pulled it out.

shocks appear to be mounted correctly, based on photos and they really dont look like they could be mounted any differently.

how does a skid not compress installed vs out of the track? its got to be something I am doing wrong on the install of either the rear shock to scissor or the skid in the sled.

how would track tension prevent the skid from compressing?

 

[KillerSBA]

pics not attached...

 

[KillerSBA]

pics

 

[KillerSBA]

Put skid back in and its working correctly, mustnt have put the shock or skid in correctly. Thanks guys

 

[volcano buster]

Didn't even get my hands dirty!