Please settle a dispute between my riding buddies. We all have sled decks and we are disagreeing about leaving the rear suspension strapped down while it isn't being hauled. What do you guys think? Does it hurt the suspension being compressed for a long period of time?
sled haulin question
- Thread starter Waterdawg
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It can cause springs to sag over time.
Look at it this way, if you had a spring on your shelf not installed it would not lose any length but if you had spring which was compressed it would not recover after being compressed too often/long.
Look at it this way, if you had a spring on your shelf not installed it would not lose any length but if you had spring which was compressed it would not recover after being compressed too often/long.
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Rush44
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This.
I run my straps from the holes on the rails to the back of my trailer. The sled doesn't move and my shock doesn't get trashed.
i like to throw a strap around the bumper, but put almost no pressure on it, just keeps the back from hopping, but us using less force then someone standing on it.
never thought of the skid idea, best of both worlds.
never thought of the skid idea, best of both worlds.
x3. Just make sure you keep an eye on the strap. The cheaper ones over time can start to fray from rubbing against the sharp edges of the rail.
If you tie the back down and it does compress the spring, just let it loose when you get home when the truck is not traveling and then tighten it up before you leave next time. I have done this with bikes and ATVs for years.
i used to suck the rear of my quad down tight when hauling, until i blew the seals out of the rear shock twice in 2 years and my buddies who didn't never had a problem. quit sucking the rear down and never blew another seal...
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JDen
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I learned the hard way to not tie down from the bumpers. I had the front bumper tied straight down and the back bumper tied straight down, when we left the straps were really tight, when we got there-not so much, But what wasn't noticed until the next day was that when the straps had started coming loose the sleds suspension started working so it was compressing down making the strap loose, but then when it came back up the strap came tight againm really quick......which ended up causing a bent tunnel. Always tie down from the rails! Superclamps are the way to go if you ask me, front and rear.
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