Trac-Link Limiter Strap Concerns??

[metallicat]

Hey guys, looking to put a trac-link adjustable limiter strap on my 13 pro. Is anyone else running these? Like it or not? I'm looking to lighten up the front end. Messed with shock settings quite a bit last year and never could get it to where i liked it. Only concern is do I need to worry about stabbing the track if i run the strap longer?? Thanks!

 

[TRS]

Install a 190# rear track shock spring from Polaris.

 

[mountainhorse]

In short, if you let your front down too much... then I would be concerned with hyfax wear and potential stabbing or just way too much vibration... besides the tension issues.

Assault or RMK?

Any other mods or changes in A-arms/shocks, drop brackets, skid re-mounting, change in skis etc?

What, exactly do you mean by lighting up the front end?

When was the last time you checked your front end alignment (toe, and camber) or the preload on the front track shock?








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[metallicat]

Stock Pro RMK 155. Stock skis and stock shocks. I have not moved the skid. I have heard people say to drill out the lower Assault mount holes but from what I have read, there is a greater risk of stabbing the track then.

What do I mean when I say lighten up the front? I had a 2010 Dragon RMK before this one and let the limiter strap out to the longest setting. I REALLY liked how the front end would lift. Not wheelie lift. But keep the skis off pretty good so you can steer with your feet more. This sled feels more planted. I'm not a mountain rider but ride almost all flatland prairie. Before I get blasted for having a mountain sled out here, we ride in mostly powder. i'm not a trail rider. I will put up with a crappy handling sled on the trail to have fun in the snow. Not worried about trenching because we have no mountains!

I hope I answered your questions well enough to get your opinion on this MH!! Thanks for the input!!Don't want to wreck a track!

 

[prorideupper800]

Limiter adjustment

my 013 Pro is Stock setting and it is way light already on the front if any thing I would look at shortening the limiter make it get on top quicker. My 011 Assault handled great after I did this.

 

[801]

I have a new 2013 600 RMK~~ i was thinking about doing the same thing~ lengthening out the limiter a little to get the front end lightened up a little~ the way it is i have just bought a good snow plow~ it has no adjustment on the front shock~ already looked at that~ and other suggestions? at this point I'm glad i still have my old doo to ride~

 

[Murph]

Proper weight transfer can help the sled get a lighter feel up front.

Stiffen up the preload on the front track shock so that the power transfers weight to the back of the sled.

Think of the front track shock like a fulcrum point. If I ride a ProRMK with a soft front track shock it feels "dead" not as lively and heavier in the front...

 

[mountainhorse]

Reduce your rear track shock pre-load... firm up the front track shock preload and see how that changes your "feel"





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[richracer1]

Reduce your rear track shock pre-load... firm up the front track shock preload and see how that changes your "feel"

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Ok, what about 801's question on the STANDARD RMK, no preload adjustment on that POS shock. Also will a set of WE shocks from a 2012 Pro fit on a 2013 STANDARD RMK? I see the FTS is the same, but the RTS has a different part number from '12 to '13.

 

[winter brew]

The Holz skid has adjustable limiter, the Pro skid is almost identical. I don't see any harm in running a adjustable limiter, many guys have done this without trouble. Obviously you don't want to go to extremes on length, but a small change will make for a lot more weight transfer. There are always antistab wheels, but with the rails so close to the drivers on the Pro and the tight track tension it needs, there is not much possibility of stabbing.
Just for a comparison.... Many guys have swapped to different skids with adjustable limiters, shortened the rail tips that increase the gap to the drivers, gone to anti ratchets that allow the track to be run significantly looser and still not had any problems.

 

[Teth-Air]

I did a lot of testing last season with a 155 pro and a 163 pro, both 2013's The bottom line is the trac-linc is good but probably less necessary than tightening the front skid shock and loosening the rear shock spring. I even built my own limiter adjuster last year and now find it un-necessary. The problem you might find with softening the rear is bottoming out, I now use a Raptor spring in the rear that I can run it soft but it is dual rate so it is not bottoming out on the bigger bumps.