Making the limiter strap longer.

[Ace Freely]

Noticed there is no adjustments on the strap. Is this by design, or can a guy drill a hole and add an adjustment?

...has anyone done this? If so, thoughts on hole placement?

...just looking for a little more "play" in the front end.

Ace

 

[Falcon1772]

I asked this before and the responses were typical. "why do you want to do that, wheelies are bad for mountain sleds etc"
I ended up putting on an adjustable strap on mine and it didnt seem to make any difference. granted I didnt run it loosey goosey but it was looser than stack and I noticed 0 difference.

This just doesnt transfer like my summit xm did. I do miss the wheelies.

 

[Ace Freely]

Just looking for a little lift off the skis...not a wheelie, per say, just a some "pop" in the front end...

...I guess back the rear off a bit? Suggestions?

Ace

 

[rulonjj]

The best way is to back the rear off. But it will make the whole skid collapse easier. Maybe try tightening the front track shock a bit but that will hurt its ability to get on top of the snow. If you make the strap to loose you run the chance of hurting your front track shock by hyperextending it.

 

[801]

I have a 2013 RMK pro and it's a plow too compared to my doo, rear shock backed off all the way, longer hole in the strap no adjustment on the front and it haldles like a tank. Any suggestions besides get rid of it?

 

[Ace Freely]

The Doo feels more "playfull," and there has to be a way to loosen up the Poo front end a RCH...

Ace

 

[OnlyPolaris]

loosen rear track shock and tighten front track shock. i couldnt keep the front end of my 155 down. so i did the opposite. made a huge difference. no need for an adjustable strap with coil over suspension.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

It's funny because my 163x3 wheelies so bad out of the box i had to put a stiffer progressive rear spring to keep the nose down without making the sled ride rough.



As far as being "playfull" the sled still wheelies on demand it just is controllable. If i lean forward it will level out, lean back it will scrub the bumper.

https://vimeo.com/150147896

Just using the throttle to adjust the ski lift.

 

[Ace Freely]

Thanks for the suggestions! I will try that tomorrow! Love the snappiness of the Axys, just trying to dial in the ride...definitely a different animal than the T3...can't say one is better, or one is worse, just 2 different feeling sleds!

Ace

 

[daldera]

I don't know how you can say it can't wheely. Mine put the skis in the air without full throttle on the very first ride. I was quite suprised at how quickly they came off the ground.

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[Ace Freely]

I'm thinking that the "art" of the "wheelie" comes down to foot and handlebar placement...the further forward your are, the "heavier" the front will feel. Moving where you stand back 6 inches probably makes one hell of a difference!

...those coming off of a Doo, are more a custom to being forward on the sled...

...I think you will find those of us that are commenting on the lack of lift in the front end are coming off of Doos...

Ace

 

[Falcon1772]

Yeah my XM would point the skis to the sky and I didn't need to move back. I tried the whole loosen the rear shock and tighten the front and it didn't do anything but make it bottom out. I think most of the guys who are saying it wheelies like mad must be referring to uphill. Mine did wheelie uphill but on flat ground it will not wheelie, even with stomping on the rear at takeoff. So I said screw it and put the suspension back to normal and it feels exactly the same minus the bottoming out. It is kind of a problem since you can't lift the front to pop over small trees or creeks. I can get my skis to come up a couple inches if I'm on very shallow snow with hardpack underneath (trails). But in powder? forget it, unless I'm going uphill.

 

[Dootimes2]

I found on my 12 pro that in order to lighten up the front end you must first loosen the track a bit and then adjust front track shock to lift sled and take up some of the track looseness. Then reset track to spec. The tracks run so tight that the shock cannot stretch it any more and lift front. You will also need to lengthen limiter before adjusting front shock. Mine was an aftermarket adjustable one so it was easy. It made absolutely no difference until I did it this way. Well except for a rough ride with all the shock pressure.

 

[ullose272]

I have a 2013 RMK pro and it's a plow too compared to my doo, rear shock backed off all the way, longer hole in the strap no adjustment on the front and it haldles like a tank. Any suggestions besides get rid of it?

Put a x3 track on it. I put an x3 156 on my pro and it wheelied all over the place. Ended up shortening the limit strap and now its great

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

On flat ground if i try to wheelie the thing it will drag the bumper for 20-30'. ?
It wheelies easier in powder?

Seems to run ok?




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[Falcon1772]

Mine will not do that. Tried. Over and over. Maybe post a pic of your suspension setup? Where in Alaska are you located? I live in North Pole

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Mine will not do that. Tried. Over and over. Maybe post a pic of your suspension setup? Where in Alaska are you located? I live in North Pole

Maybe its the 3" track?
My 2011 163 pro was the same way (stock track) though wheelie happy Until i did everything I could to tame the ski lift....

My suspension is stiffer than stock in the rear rear spring.
My brother ran the stock springs in his (same sled) for a few rides til he got sick of losing momentum from ski lift.

We put a2d sledworks clutching in our sleds two rides ago and now the sleds go even better.
More ski lift too, so we tightened the rear spring a little more.

Live in palmer.
Riding cantwell last Wednesday was the video above.

 

[snobyrd]

My 155 2.6 is also a wheelie machine, characteristics of a doo, dont like it,iv gotta be all over it and agressive to hold it straight. Im 165lb without gear, ive tighten the rear track shok about 3/8 from stock, and lossen the front trax shok as much as i can ,just to keep tension on the spring. Any suggestions?

 

[Teth-Air]

It's funny because my 163x3 wheelies so bad out of the box i had to put a stiffer progressive rear spring to keep the nose down without making the sled ride rough.



As far as being "playfull" the sled still wheelies on demand it just is controllable. If i lean forward it will level out, lean back it will scrub the bumper.

https://vimeo.com/150147896

Just using the throttle to adjust the ski lift.

I agree, but I had to soften the front skid shock, shorten the limiter and stiffen the rear shock just to keep this thing under control.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

My 155 2.6 is also a wheelie machine, characteristics of a doo, dont like it,iv gotta be all over it and agressive to hold it straight. Im 165lb without gear, ive tighten the rear track shok about 3/8 from stock, and lossen the front trax shok as much as i can ,just to keep tension on the spring. Any suggestions?

This stainless progressive spring works wonders.
Plush in the chatter.
Almost impossible to bottom out.
Cures the uncontrollable wheelie
My brother at 175# loves it.

Or just tighten the rear spring some more. It gets rough in the small stuff though.


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