TUNE YOUR RIDE
Adjustment Tips According to Vehicle Behavior
PROBLEM CORRECTIVE MEASURES
Front suspension darting
Check ski alignment.
– Reduce front suspension spring preload.
– Increase center spring preload.
– Reduce rear spring preload .
Steering feels too heavy at steady
speeds
– Reduce front suspension spring preload.
– Increase center spring preload.
Steering feels too heavy during
acceleration
– Reduce rear spring preload .
– Lengthen limiter strap.
Too much ski lift during cornering
or acceleration
– Shorten limiter strap.
– Increase rear spring preload.
Rear of snowmobile seems too
stiff
– Reduce rear spring preload.
Rear of snowmobile seems too
soft
– Increase rear spring preload.
Rear suspension is frequently
bottoming
– Increase rear spring preload.
– Increase center spring preload.
– Lengthen limiter strap.
Snowmobile seems to pivot
around its center
– Reduce center sp ring preload.
– Increase rear spring preload.
– Increase front suspension spring preload.
– Shorten limiter strap.
Track spins too much at start
– Lengthen limiter strap.
REAR AND FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING PRELOAD FACTORY SETTINGS
MODEL SKI FRONT ARM
REAR ARM
Adventure LX
17 mm
Cam position
#4
16 mm
Cam position #6
13 mm
Cam position #4
49 Ranger Series
3mm
Cam position #1
4mm
Cam positi
on #2
5mm
Cam positi
on #1
49 Ranger ST Series
6mm
Cam position #2
4mm
Cam pos
ition #2
5mm
Cam pos
ition #1
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