xp rear suspension

[DaveB]

I am leaning towards the Baker skid with the springy-dingy shocks instead of airs....but 2300 bucks is waaaay too much for this mod.

 

[tube]

My last 3 skids were holz, nextech and M10. Have a Holz alpha now, I will be selling it and going back to the nextech skid. Nothing wrong with the Holz skid, it is very clean, light and works very well in the deep snow. The Nextech skid is just lighter, holds no snow and rides better over the moguls.

http://www.carbonsled.com/Mono_rear_susp.htm

 

[Insaneboltrounder/sjohns]

I am leaning towards the Baker skid with the springy-dingy shocks instead of airs....but 2300 bucks is waaaay too much for this mod.

I think the same... id have see/ride one to be convinced to spend that much for bolton parts. sj

 

[DaveB]

Someone should phone Baker and get him to update his website....nice to know I can get RX-1 tunnels and shorty 670 rv covers though......

 

[curt]

New suspension

Response to the ride and handling of our NEXTECH carbon fiber mono shock suspension has been great with the only drawback being the price. To make the advanced design more atainable at a lower price we have tested all of the peices in aluminum instead of carbon and this will be all billit trick stuff. The price should be around 2800.00 canadian for a complete aluminum skid and weight is still under 40 lbs for a 162. Sorry no pictures just yet, but real soon. The carbon skid will also still be available.
thank you
Curt Miskew
NEXTECH
780-983-5389
www.carbonsled.com

 

[DaveB]

I sent KMOD an e-mail asking about a "simple" upgrade for the rear skid. Their set-up is 100% bolt-on and from the looks of the pics on the website, turns the skid into a coupled or semi-coupled set-up. What I would be interested in, is a "simple" upgrade where the front arm and front shock are re-used, but a new rear scissor and related linkages are supplied, along with a COIL-OVER shock.....not a Fox Float. Not interested in the Floats....I personally don't think they are a good product. Light, yes. Reliable, no. I believe someone mentioned before: if air shocks are the best, why don't F-1 cars use them? Baja trucks? Anybody else interested in what I've laid out here?

 

[Original OT]

If you ride alot of Deep Snow just have your rear shock valved correctly for your weight.... If your a heavy rider upgfading your 2 rear torsion spirings is advised to pevent sag.

If you ride alot of trails or hardpack a full blown suspension kit might be worth consideration

The key with any suspension you purchase is allowing the suspension to completely thaw out after each ride. Regardless of which brand of shocks you choose ALL shocks suffer from freeze and condensation which will effect shock performance.

OT

 

[BIG JOHN]

shock mount...

Just a thought...

what about just drilling a hole directly ABOVE the stock hole for the lower front shock mount (in the rail)...in essence droping the rail without changing geometry (drilling a hole in the tunnel) or buying a longer shock/front arm...

what do you guys think???-BJ