On the wife's Assault, I drilled a new hole for the FTA, .750 directly below the OEM mount hole, this came from the IQ manula my friend had, it is purportedly to help it "act" a little better in the deep?
Anyhow, I did this and laid her FT Shock forward, down one hole. I really can't wrap my mind around what I did, but the difference is night and day between our two sleds, when carving or climbing.
But, I can't say it's a 1:1 cause and effect, as I also replaced the OEM FT Shock Spring with that from a 09 Dragon Sp and also put RMK Edge, 'light weight" torsion springs, in place of the "drill rod" OEM springs. The only similarity between the two sleds skids are basic construction, and our Rear Track Schock valving, once again replaced with a stack from a Dragon SP.
So all these mods togethther have really changed the way that sled handles compared to my almost OEM sled.
I offer this as it may help your friend tune the longer skid to the geometry the Assualt was designed with, if there is a difference, between theAssault and a "regular" RMK geometry.
