lucm
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I am looking to tweak the suspension on my sled for different riding conditions, rider weight etc etc. Does anyone have a chart or something similar that would give recommended settings for different uses on these sleds??
09 XP Suspension Settings
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takethebounce
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Is your Summit an X or Everest? Little easier to fine tune an X.
There is no chart that I know of that address what you are looking for. Its not like you have Fox air shocks. Unless you do?
I set my sled up for one style of riding - my style - no one can make a chart that is going to work for every rider and rider weight.
As well, each sled will respond differently to the type of riding you do and the age of the sled. A guy with 300kms on his sled is going to have a different sled than someone with 3000kms. As the shocks get older they lose their ability to absorb and stabilize.
When you say you want to set it up for different conditions, what conditions are you riding the most? If you ride %80 mountain and %20 flat land, then go with the majority of what you ride. If the only flatland or trail riding you do is on the way into a riding area I wouldn't worry about it either. If you ride a 50/50 split of something, give an idea of what you are trying to achieve and you should be able to get lots of help on here.
There is no chart that I know of that address what you are looking for. Its not like you have Fox air shocks. Unless you do?
I set my sled up for one style of riding - my style - no one can make a chart that is going to work for every rider and rider weight.
As well, each sled will respond differently to the type of riding you do and the age of the sled. A guy with 300kms on his sled is going to have a different sled than someone with 3000kms. As the shocks get older they lose their ability to absorb and stabilize.
When you say you want to set it up for different conditions, what conditions are you riding the most? If you ride %80 mountain and %20 flat land, then go with the majority of what you ride. If the only flatland or trail riding you do is on the way into a riding area I wouldn't worry about it either. If you ride a 50/50 split of something, give an idea of what you are trying to achieve and you should be able to get lots of help on here.
There was no answers here, but i'm looking for the answer to the same question about tuning the stock suspension on an '09 XP Everest w/ 1000kms. I only ride mountains and trail riding is reserved for the trail up the mountain only. I'm looking for a suspension setup that would be good for climbing, boondocking and sidehilling. I'm about 165 lbs. 6'.
Also i just bought the sled, but i'm pretty sure it's 100% stock and hasn't been adjusted or modified. Any help would be great??
Also i just bought the sled, but i'm pretty sure it's 100% stock and hasn't been adjusted or modified. Any help would be great??
robhayward
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Stock Summits don't have a whole lot of adjustments other than spring preload. A reasonable starting point for an everest would be 2nd softest on the front. Front shock 2nd softest. And rear shock first or second softest. If you are 165, move up from 2nd softest for every additional 25lbs the rider weighs. You'll want your sled on all four shocks to be as soft as you can have it without bottoming out when you hit the odd big one.
takethebounce
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One of the biggest issues with the Summits in stock form are the rear springs. For your weight, plus riding gear, you should likely have the heavier rear springs.
Rob has some good suggestions, but typically your rear springs will have to be set with a higher pre-load. The better way is to have the heavier springs set to a lighter pre-load.
So Fronts as soft as possible, like Rob said, 2nd softest on the Everest shocks, not much pre-load on the front skid shock, but experiment with the soft setting and then more pre-load on the rear springs.
Also, if you have never let out your limiter strap, let it out one hole. Sometimes I even adjust on the hill. I'll suck it up a hole, take a run at the hill, then adjust from there.
Rob has some good suggestions, but typically your rear springs will have to be set with a higher pre-load. The better way is to have the heavier springs set to a lighter pre-load.
So Fronts as soft as possible, like Rob said, 2nd softest on the Everest shocks, not much pre-load on the front skid shock, but experiment with the soft setting and then more pre-load on the rear springs.
Also, if you have never let out your limiter strap, let it out one hole. Sometimes I even adjust on the hill. I'll suck it up a hole, take a run at the hill, then adjust from there.
Hillclimber
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Your ski-doo dealer should have them.
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