Does this setup help with keeping the front end down at all?
My new Pro doesnt seem to handle as well as M8
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Does this setup help with keeping the front end down at all?
After playing around with my setup a little bit I went back to factory settings then started from there and setup the skid for my weight, 210+gear. So I set the RTSS to almost max and left the front alone (1/2inch thread showing).
By cranking up the RTSS it decreased ski lift a LOT and it helped put power to the snow also. It climbed very well and the only disadvantage I noticed was a ton of ski pressure (obviously) when on the trail.
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Mattxp
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definaltey what oyu get used too. I jumped on a pro and found it not to bad to get the feel right away. Way easier than i did when i first got my xp. I can cut turns in 6 inchs of snow all day long with my xp now. Watching my m series riding friends attempt my xp is pretty funny, and vise versa.
I should have a chance to ride once more before the end of the season. I will deffinately try some of these setups. I was also wondering if anybody has had succes with cutting the skis. I looked to me like the cats had narrower skis and i was wondering if that was a part of the reason why I could make them dive and carve easier?
No. Crank up the RTSS more to keep front down/loosen up the front skid preload. You will lose some 'flickability'.
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majhano
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track shocks
i get confused. some days i love my sled at 10.25 inches on the rear and one inch of threads showing on the front shock. seems to wheelie good when needed but not trench either. then other times i feel likeit is too planted up front.i guess lessen the ski pressure by loosening up the ski shocks? less rear shock preload (more threads) equals more ski lift so on the front shock do i want more threads showing for less ski pressure or less threads? thanks in advance for your help. i'm 170 nekked.
i get confused. some days i love my sled at 10.25 inches on the rear and one inch of threads showing on the front shock. seems to wheelie good when needed but not trench either. then other times i feel likeit is too planted up front.i guess lessen the ski pressure by loosening up the ski shocks? less rear shock preload (more threads) equals more ski lift so on the front shock do i want more threads showing for less ski pressure or less threads? thanks in advance for your help. i'm 170 nekked.
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gman086
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I'm the same weight and have found that ski shock pressure is critical. If you remove the sway bar you have to crank up the ski shocks AND, consequently, over-tighten the center shock too (or front track shock as some of you call it). It just doesn't work well without going slightly longer on the limiter strap (which isn't adjustable so you have to buy one that is) without the swaybar. SO... back to swaybar for me and very little ski and center shock preload with 10.5" free length for the rear shock. You'll bottom hard tho; wow, do I EVER need some better shocks! Holz has promised to help me.
Have FUN!
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Dont feel too alone in your thoughts on the pro. I had a pro 163 and had pretty much the same opinions on it as you. I have ridden cats since 2004 and decided to try a pro this year. I am about 235 or 240 geared up and 6-4" tall. I spent 3 days trying to adjust the sled to my liking and never could find a comfortable set up. The motor and clutching seemed dead on and climbing ability was awsome , also felt very light . The things I didn't like were: could not get it to sidehill nearly as easy as an M8 will , it would not turn - seemed to want to push alot , even tried powder pros on it. It was a very unpredictable sled , never knew what it would do when trying to turn or sidehill. Also scary on downhills, seemed too nose heavy and on trails to get to the play areas it was pretty much uncontrollable between poor shock valving and pushing- tipping in the corners. It reminded me a lot of my first '05 M7- awsome in deep snow but terrible anywhere else. I think they wilget it refined in a couple years like cat did. For my style of riding which is boondocking and sidehilling- i love finding steep untracked creekbeds - the M8 is just so much easier to ride and gives me the confidence to put the sled pretty much anywhere I want to. Hope you can get it to work for you, I couldn't and went back to cat, '11 HCR , thanks to a very good local cat dealer , and couldn't be happier. I' m sure lots of folks will think I'm crazy but it worked for me and might for you also.
