Rear suspension....to sag, or not to sag, that is the question?

snowmanx

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I have believed for many years that it is best to have 2-3 " of sag in your rear suspension. The rational was that when you are in deep snow, and climbing, the suspension "falls out" all the way, or extends I guess, and when you hit a bumbs and whatnot, that the suspension did not react as violently, instead just softly absorbing some of the bumbs and keeping the front end of the sled down.

At first I really did not like the sag, but from my experience, it really does seem to help keep the front end down in deep, steep climbs.

Barkbuster recommends NO sag.

How about some different opinions and theories?

 

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my m7 has zero sag and rides awsome every where. No sag in my opinion

 

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• Mar 17, 2010

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The believe the general rule for a motocross set is 30% of your travel use up with the rides weight included. If you are bottoming out you need more shock dampening. This is what I usually use, it is a matter of personal preference.

 

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skidoo race manual used to say set the front arm suspension limiters so there was only 3-4" of travel when setting up a machine for hillclimb or hillcross competition -but that's a little extreme:face-icon-small-con i'm guessing that it was to keep the skis on the ground and decrease the approach angle of the track...:face-icon-small-win i've always run with a little sit in so the suspension doesn't feel so "choppy"when it pops back up (against the stops & limiters) but that's just my preference...:face-icon-small-coo

 

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PGTDragon

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• Mar 18, 2010

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I prefer No static sag, it rides rougher on the trails, but soaks up the big hits better and I am having less trenching and ski lift issues.

 

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I use heavy duty springs for a reason. Stockers have too much sag and tranch out.

 

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If you have zero sag, you would be up against the rear sissor extension limit stop....uh think about that...can't work....check with Mark Holz or Carl's Cycle....some of the best in the business...with more than opinions.....they have race wins....

 

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Holtz skid will kicker shock?

Just curious what was the purpose of the little kicker (fox) on the Holtz rear suspension--Thanks!

 

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I set mine so the springs just hold the skid fully extended. Then when I sit on it I get about 3" of "sit in". I do not like the rear to be so soft that the weight of the machine actually compresses the suspension.