Need Some Advise on an 07 XRS 151

[Master]

I need some advise on adjusting my rear suspension for deep powder. I have the limiter strap short and the middle shock soft. I have DJ's clutch kit and the 06 powder max track. It just seems to trench more than it should. Start shooting me all your advise and thoughts.
Thanks

 

[Carbon Dreams]

I need some advise on adjusting my rear suspension for deep powder. I have the limiter strap short and the middle shock soft. It just seems to trench more than it should. Start shooting me all your advise and thoughts.
Thanks

I rode with an 06 set up like yours this weekend. I told him I would help him set it up. I eagerly await the Doo experts.

 

[fskid]

If you still have the challenger lite track on there thats your main problem. I put the 06 track on my xrs and it doesnt have any problems getting up on top of the snow now.

 

[Master]

i also put the 06 track on it.

 

[WMD]

I put a 07 Powdermax track on mine, turned into a new sled. I never could make that lite POS work.

 

[summitsrule]

Ditto

 

[Carbon Dreams]

My thought to keep from trenching was to shorten the limiter strap all the way. It sounds like that is a big difference with the Summit's. I've also noticed that the sled in question has only an inch of track sag un-weighted. I was thinking it should have at least 2 inches of sag to account for the skid movement. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Revhead]

I rode witha friend who dropped the front skid bolts about 1" on his xrs,that combined with clutching work seemed to work very well for him. I switched track to powdermax ,it helped and now thinking of dropping front skid also, it works. We ride lotsa deep snow in Kootenay Country. A proper clutch set up is VERY important as stock was NFG. I run tracks as loose as I can as long as they dont ratchet. Too tight robs HPs.

 

[Master]

i have my track a little too loose because it will ratchet once and a while. i have dynamo joes clutch kit on as well. seems that i am doing everything suggested so far keep the info coming. Thanks

 

[Highhosilver]

Do yourself a huge favor and get rid of the track. I tried every possible type of suspension set up and some where better than others, but changing to the powdermax track made it into a new sled! Stop messing around and JUST DO IT, you won't regret it!

 

[drop the hammer]

powder set ups on 2007 xrs

I have an 07 XRS 159, added DJ clutching, blueprinted primary and it ran good, except always trenched, i know DOO skids well, so i adjusted it and adjusted it and adjusted it.....until i just gave up on that track and put a powdermax on it (from hearing what others were saying about the track swap on here). Problem was solved and my normal powder set up worked then. The best way to get that Lite track to float (which was as good as i could get it to work and not as good as I needed it to work), was too loosen the front rear shock spring all the way (yes it would bottem in the whoops), and run rear springs on the 3rd setting (too hard for me), caused alot of front steering weight, so I loosened front springs to compensate (handling sucked set like this, but it did help her float). Limiter was also pulled up 2 from stock. Then i fixed the problem and got rid of the stiff track....
Once i put on the powdermax, i had to start over, the whole rear skid acts differently, almost like the track is more fliexible and allows for the suspension to cycle more effectively, I had to reduce the crazy settings from before and it now acts like the 2006 159 did and gets up on the snow now. only my opinion from riding both tracks. find a used stock powder max or goto tracksusa or trackscanada and get the camoplast equivalent....best money spent, other than DJ's kit, that you can spend on this sled....plus you can sell the old track for some beer money.

 

[rockymking]

He's already swapped the Lite out for an 06 PM track......now let the limiter out (I went out 2 holes), then install a set of Smitty Drop Brackets and tune the front shock preload from there....you'll be "golden" with that set-up

 

[rhino]

I have an 07 XRS 159, added DJ clutching, blueprinted primary and it ran good, except always trenched, i know DOO skids well, so i adjusted it and adjusted it and adjusted it.....until i just gave up on that track and put a powdermax on it (from hearing what others were saying about the track swap on here). Problem was solved and my normal powder set up worked then. The best way to get that Lite track to float (which was as good as i could get it to work and not as good as I needed it to work), was too loosen the front rear shock spring all the way (yes it would bottem in the whoops), and run rear springs on the 3rd setting (too hard for me), caused alot of front steering weight, so I loosened front springs to compensate (handling sucked set like this, but it did help her float). Limiter was also pulled up 2 from stock. Then i fixed the problem and got rid of the stiff track....
Once i put on the powdermax, i had to start over, the whole rear skid acts differently, almost like the track is more fliexible and allows for the suspension to cycle more effectively, I had to reduce the crazy settings from before and it now acts like the 2006 159 did and gets up on the snow now. only my opinion from riding both tracks. find a used stock powder max or goto tracksusa or trackscanada and get the camoplast equivalent....best money spent, other than DJ's kit, that you can spend on this sled....plus you can sell the old track for some beer money.

Was that challenger lite a 3 inch pitch???

 

[rockymking]

Was that challenger lite a 3 inch pitch???

C-Lite is a 2.52" ....