How to get more ski lift??

[Adobe-Al]

I have adjusted the limiter to it longest setting, (this helped) but I would like to be able to pull the ski up on top of the snow with a hard throttle blip. I thought about increasing the front shock preload and decreasing the rear preload. Will this work? Also I know it will suck on the trail and that is not a problem I do very little trail riding.

 

[Throndson]

I put another shim in my skid (rear slide). It seemed to help a lot with making the ski feel lighter. Id give that a try. Its mentioned in the install instructions.
I also tried moving the ski forward which ended up not working better at anything so Its now back in the original middle position.

 

[Adobe-Al]

I put another shim in my skid (rear slide). It seemed to help a lot with making the ski feel lighter. Id give that a try. Its mentioned in the install instructions.
I also tried moving the ski forward which ended up not working better at anything so Its now back in the original middle position.

Throndson- Thanks! I thought that the shim would only be a effective during de-acceleration. Doesn't that rail section get pushed down during acceleration? or am thinking backwards?

 

[Throndson]

I'm pretty sure your thinking is correct. It compresses under acceleration. The shim I believe slightly compresses your rear skid. This would slightly reduce your suspension travel in the rear which should as a result should lighten the ski pressure. I cant notice the difference in suspension travel on my setup. It made the ski feel lighter and easier to get up on my setup (husky 511) utilizing an extra shim. As a bonus it lowers your seat height slightly as well. And the geometry feels better on steep descents (slightly slacker angle).

 

[Frostbite]

Can you please post a picture of what you mean?

I just bought a used KTM with a Mountain Horse setup and I haven't even ridden it yet but, I am very interested in having a light front end.

 

[Adobe-Al]

Can you please post a picture of what you mean?

I just bought a used KTM with a Mountain Horse setup and I haven't even ridden it yet but, I am very interested in having a light front end.

The first shows the stock shim, I'm not sure where you get more shims I do not remember if my kit came with extras (Timbersled?). The second pic is the strap, I put it in the top hole or longest setting this helps a lot. This setup does makes it a little busy on trails. For your first ride you might want to leave stock until you get the feel.

 

[Frostbite]

Thanks Adobe-Al.

Somehow I guess I didn't see your response.

Here's a picture of my 2012 Mountain Horse rear suspension.

Don't I have additional thin shims on the very bottom? If so, I wonder why?

What would these additional shims do for handling. Wouldn't they add MORE ski pressure?

Should I remove them?

 

[Frostbite]

Does anyone know the answer on the additional shims?

 

[Adobe-Al]

Does anyone know the answer on the additional shims?

Frostbite-I feel your pain. I just go out and test then change back if I don't like it. I know the instructions say it comes with the best. I think this true for all around riding, but I wish the ts instructions would tell more about deep powder and ski lift. I hate riding with my ski probing in the powder I want it to be light and on top.

 

[Frostbite]

Exactly Adobe-Al.

I have tuned many snowmobile suspensions but, this is a different kind of cat. Yes, a tunning book from Timbersled (like Olev Aaen's clutch tuning handbook) certainly would be helpful.

 

[powdermuncher]

You need to shorten the shock rod before messing with the suspension.

Once you do that you may actually need to suck the limiter strap up a bit

depending how low you go. ( better approach angle is a bonus)

I tuned my 2012 SX kit slightly lower than the lower 14 kit.

After that you need to set the suspension up to properly work with that setting.

It also makes a huge difference on the fork dive.

All around it is a huge improvement in handling in all riding conditions.