Can anybody enlighten me on how to set up the shocks on my sled to get the best performance for riding in powder and boondocking? Where the shocks on the front of the sled, the shock in the front skid, and the rear skid shock should be adjusted?
powder set up?
- Thread starter mitchellsled87
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Front rear skid shock should be in the laid down position... top mount below the bar. If it had adjustable pre-load on the spring you want to have it as light as possible, just enough to keep the spring retainer in place. Rear/rear shock adjust for dampening like you like to ride it.
The theory is to allow the front of the skid to move as easy as possible so that it climbs up on top of the snow. Note, this is not the best trail setup, but works well for powder riding.
The front shocks, the more you turn them up on preload, the more it pushes down on the back of the sled. I like to run mine as light as possible.
sled_guy
The theory is to allow the front of the skid to move as easy as possible so that it climbs up on top of the snow. Note, this is not the best trail setup, but works well for powder riding.
The front shocks, the more you turn them up on preload, the more it pushes down on the back of the sled. I like to run mine as light as possible.
sled_guy
what do you mean by preload? like screw the shocks up so they're tight or screw them low as they can go?
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Andreas83
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Adjust them with less spring tension / less preload.
The rear springs in the suspension are adjusted by turning the blocks they rest on. I normaly do small adjustments and ride to check it out.
I would check the limiter strap in the front of the rear suspension as well.
It controls a lot of the weight transfer between the rear and front suspension.
There is normaly predrilled holes for adjustment. In outer holes it gives less weight on the front, skilifts alot. If you tighten them up more weight will be on the front and the sled wont wheelie as much, but might be hard to steer, I usualy set them up for about 4-10" skilift at flat out. But thats the way I like it.
Try different adjustments.
Added a pic that shows rear spring preload adjusters.
The rear springs in the suspension are adjusted by turning the blocks they rest on. I normaly do small adjustments and ride to check it out.
I would check the limiter strap in the front of the rear suspension as well.
It controls a lot of the weight transfer between the rear and front suspension.
There is normaly predrilled holes for adjustment. In outer holes it gives less weight on the front, skilifts alot. If you tighten them up more weight will be on the front and the sled wont wheelie as much, but might be hard to steer, I usualy set them up for about 4-10" skilift at flat out. But thats the way I like it.
Try different adjustments.
Added a pic that shows rear spring preload adjusters.
Just to save you a couple of days on the limiter straps, the optimum all round position is at the 1 1/2 position. The #1 position is with the strap let all the way out. The #3 position is with the strap sucked up to bring the slide rails up. Punch it or drill it. The best powder position is at the #1 position, except your sled will not be able to keep the skis down when you goose the throttle. Which is a bummer in the turns. You will have difficulty steering the sled on the trail, in the #1 position.
Ok so i need my limiter in the lowest setting or #1 position, the front skid shock in the laid down position or lowest it can go? i'm still confused about my front shocks? do they need to be in the lowest setting where the bumpers on the shocks can hit the stopper, or do the shocks need to be as high as they can go, like all the way out? sorry for the confusion
When you turn the ski shock preload way up (tighten the springs) you tip the sled back on the back of the skid. This has the affect of making it "planted" and hard to turn. Front ski spring preload is largely a personal preference, I back mine off so that the ski shock is sitting in about the mid point of its travel with the weight of the sled sitting on it.
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freak58trio
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No just move the top of the shock to the lower hole. Then adjust the rear shock to your liking .
