how are you setting up your assault for the deep stuff?

[Lorduss]

and maby even more specificly the front end, last week i got my 12 assault out into some deep fun stuff for the first time and shes a bit more of a beast than i thought she would be in the deep.

not bad, she did realy well but the width of that front end drove me crazy trying to boon dock, even uphill i did not have the float and roll i realy wanted, hoped on a well setup 09 800 RMK and loved the feel.
another thing that drove me crazy was trying downhill to uphill turns, it would hit a tipping point and downright lay over on its side completely (somewhat heavy snow by the way) i would push it back over and my ski was still so buryed i would get stuck, did this more than once that day.
yes im on the comp track but still.

i came off of the edge chassie so i probbably still have some bad habbits and such, but i feel like there is alot to gain here.
what are you guys doing to make this the boondocking powerhouse she should be?
im considering RMK arms and spacers in my shock to shorten them if need be, i love my clickers. but i feel like i might not have to go that far.

 

[die hard poo]

Yep, I just sold my zbroz assault arms on my assault and going to the pro width. You will have to order pro tie rods, arms(went aftermarket), and have the shocks shortened 1" to swap it over to a much easier sled to ride. I muscled the Assault for a 1000 miles this year and after hopping back on my wifes 11 pro (my old sled lol), I just love the ease of riding it. So basically, the only real way to make it sidehill as good as a pro is to make it wide as a pro...

 

[Tree Boss]

I snowchecked a 12 Assault with the pow track and what I ended up doing was a few things and of course narrowing the ski's was the first but I also put the Assault in the Pro suspension hole. You have to drill out just above your front skid bolt and mount your skid in the upper hole, I also loosened the front shock and tightened up the rear to help with ski lift. It worked great for me and I really love how the Assault is now

 

[tdblakes]

Yep, I just sold my zbroz assault arms on my assault and going to the pro width. You will have to order pro tie rods, arms(went aftermarket), and have the shocks shortened 1" to swap it over to a much easier sled to ride. I muscled the Assault for a 1000 miles this year and after hopping back on my wifes 11 pro (my old sled lol), I just love the ease of riding it. So basically, the only real way to make it sidehill as good as a pro is to make it wide as a pro...

where can you send your shocks to get shortened? I was thinking about having this done, but shortening them to the legth of the '13 shock and running the '13s geometry... I think there were minor changes to it from '12...

 

[Lorduss]

i have a lathe to trim the tie rods, no big deal there.
i was thinking the arms are my only option but hoping there is another way, the other sled i was on was just to easy to sidehill.

i dont see how reducing ski lift is going to help the tipping point, i know alot of assault owners are doing it but i just dont see it
i prefer more ski lift to get the front end up and less pressure on the skis for alot of reasons.
pull the front mounting hole up top then level back out with track suspension ajustments?

 

[XFIRE800]

Maybe you just need to get used to the chassis. Spend more time on it and it will start to feel more natural. I dont notice a very big difference between the assault with the skis in the narrowest position and the pro. Try softening up the front a bit.

 

[Luke45]

Yeah you need more time... I ride My assault better then I can ride a pro... I snow checked a pro next year, hoping to find someone with take offs for the assault... Because I hate the narrow stance now that I'm used to my assault.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Run pro a arms w assault shocks.

Been running mine that way and i love the balance point for downhill to up u turns. My brothers sled (pro) had exits on it and he sold them and went to assault shocks w pro arms cuz he liked how mine sidehilled better. Plus he came out a grand ahead. ( bought the sled with the exits on it) the swaybar cant be run but with the taller shocks its not an issue.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Heres mine. No clearance issues

 

[G-Force]

Only had my Assault out in deep snow once this year prior to getting injured, but had zero problems with sidehilling, down to uphill turns etc.. took half the day to get comfortable on it, and some monkeying around to get the shocks where they work, but man I love it..
That being said, have zero miles on a Pro so who knows if I'd like it better..??

 

[tek9tim]

Well, as a friend of mine (with an '11 Assault) said about a year ago when I was getting ready to snowcheck "I can sidehill that thing on the wall of my house". Now, I'm not as good of a rider as he is so I won't go that far, but for me on my '12 Assault, the limitation is the rider not the sled. My 150lb frame can sidehill it on some pretty darned steep stuff without much effort. I rode in ~5' of fresh for a few days this season on mine, and it was even easier to lay up, so after all that, all I have to say is that I don't have the problems you described. I do have my front end set pretty stiff, 3 clicks from stiffest when boondocking.

 

[turbonium]

deep snow Assault

I drilled out the hole in the tunnel that is the same as the pro.
I also installed the peak track.
The peak track does well in powder. It also does really well in setup snow.
Moved my skis all the way in.
Hope this helps.

 

[die hard poo]

where can you send your shocks to get shortened? I was thinking about having this done, but shortening them to the legth of the '13 shock and running the '13s geometry... I think there were minor changes to it from '12...

I have a local shock guy that does all my work. Pretty simple though, he just basically spacers out the shock piston to where it at full extension, the piston is farther up the shaft... PM me if you want his info.