I'm going to try the floor jack tomorrow and see if i can get it even. I guess the ski and the track should hit evenly?
Needpowder, I also have the le... did you mess with the shock spring length on the track at all? Trying to figure out if I need to stiffen up the front spring or loosen it to get it to wheelie better. I've loosened the rear spring but don't want to go too much... Track and ski seem to sit pretty flat on the floor with strut rod at recommended length so I think strut rod is pretty close. Trying to get it dialed in. Had it out on about 2 feet of fresh...What a blast tho!
You’re talking about the preload right? The way I understand it if you were to stiffen the front track spring and loosen the back, you would magnify the effect of the clickers( and make it wheelie more ). When we demoed them that was how they made them wheelie the most. Front spring clicker all the way clockwise rear clicker all the way counterclockwise. I’m thinking I want to go the other direction a little bit. I am going to try softening up the spring preload on the front and stiffening the preload on the rear. I would like to be able to run them in the middle clicker because with the rear clicker all the way clockwise it basically locks out the shock and makes the suspension rough on any bumps. I don’t know. Need some more time on it. I think we will be able to find a combination of adjusting the preload along with fixed strut length where we can run the clickers in one position for most conditions. Then, when we want to play around on hardpack or climb a steep hill in deep powder we can make a clicker adjustment.
Hope you guys get some snow soon. I will let you know if I figure anything out. Also thinking the front fork set up might be a bit different with the riot. Like I said in a ditthread, when going downhill with the rear track shock locked out it tended to really push the ski down. Wondering if moving the forks up a little in the triple clamp or softening up the compression might help? I don’t know. The riot is definitely a different animal.
Have you measured your sag on the forks? If the ski pressure we all have adjusted to with previous kits is now different... We would need to change the spring rate back to something more moto as a result of far less ski pressure potentially?
I have not yet but that is kind of what I’m thinking. Might end up switching back to stock springs. Wilsee. Need to try a bunch of other things before I go that route.
Yes. It will be interesting to see where everybody ends up. The clickers are kind of weird. when you close them, that is, put them all the way clockwise it basically locks out the shock. It will be handy for going up steep technical lines, but everywhere else it seems to want to push the front end down and make the ride too harsh. Im talking about the rear shock spring. Keeping in mind I only have a couple hours in very limited early-season conditions.
