'02 SRX700
New member
Here is another recent dilemma of mine-
I hate the way my sled darts and am trying to fix the problem. I've got some people telling me I should change my skis, and some people tell me I should put dooly's on my stock SRX skis. The suggested skis were SLP SLT's. Anybody have any input on the subject?
I hate the way my sled darts and am trying to fix the problem. I've got some people telling me I should change my skis, and some people tell me I should put dooly's on my stock SRX skis. The suggested skis were SLP SLT's. Anybody have any input on the subject?
Check out the tech section.
Ive tried the shim trick and diff. skis.etc.......But if you really want to eliminate darting, you must purchase a set of dual runners. They will all but eliminate the problem!..trust me!
daman
New member
Or toe your ski's out just a little,and let out your limiter strap some if it's
cranked up to get some weight off the skis..
cranked up to get some weight off the skis..
Too much ski pressure.
Remove the pressure by either taking some preload off your front springs and/or loosen up the front/rear limiter straps.
If you have major preload on the front springs loosen it. But if they are set pretty normal....loosen the limiter straps. This will transfer the weight and keep it there.
Remove the pressure by either taking some preload off your front springs and/or loosen up the front/rear limiter straps.
If you have major preload on the front springs loosen it. But if they are set pretty normal....loosen the limiter straps. This will transfer the weight and keep it there.
'02 SRX700
New member
am I going to lose some top end if I put on dooly's?
top speed? ive seen a bad toe out setting slow a sled down quite a bit before, have you aligned your sled correctly first of all.
second, if your sway bar bushings are shot, sled will feel a little tippy, sometimes making people feel like the sled is darting.
skis being shimmed correctly is imparative.
srx skis suck, buy something else, anything if you ride on anything but ice or hard groomed trail.
dont wast your money on woodys duallys.
making your sled lighter in the front end can cause darting or take it away, it is a bandaid for a problem that is somewhere else. if your sled is tight up front, aligned correctly, skis are shimmed, you can do just about anything with preload on your front shocks or settings on your limiters.
other things that can make a sled feel as it is darting is if the front track shock has too much tension, and the back not enough, this makes the sled act like a shorter sled and will feel sloppy. a sign of this is if you set on your sled and the front end lifts at all, the front track shock has too much tension and/or the rear not enough.
an unstudded sled with big carbides will have this affect as well, the front having more leverage over the rear, balance.
read the line up article below and then go check your sled, i bet youll find your problem.
ask any questions you like ill help you out as much as i can.
second, if your sway bar bushings are shot, sled will feel a little tippy, sometimes making people feel like the sled is darting.
skis being shimmed correctly is imparative.
srx skis suck, buy something else, anything if you ride on anything but ice or hard groomed trail.
dont wast your money on woodys duallys.
making your sled lighter in the front end can cause darting or take it away, it is a bandaid for a problem that is somewhere else. if your sled is tight up front, aligned correctly, skis are shimmed, you can do just about anything with preload on your front shocks or settings on your limiters.
other things that can make a sled feel as it is darting is if the front track shock has too much tension, and the back not enough, this makes the sled act like a shorter sled and will feel sloppy. a sign of this is if you set on your sled and the front end lifts at all, the front track shock has too much tension and/or the rear not enough.
an unstudded sled with big carbides will have this affect as well, the front having more leverage over the rear, balance.
read the line up article below and then go check your sled, i bet youll find your problem.
ask any questions you like ill help you out as much as i can.
Deadsled
New member
Simmons Flexi Skiis will eliminate the problem. I do not own SLP's so I can't say anything about them. The Simmons do work. I have them. No darting. None.
Cheers
Cheers
Bigmax
New member
Pick the back of the sled up, set it back down without bouncing it, and then see how much of the rear of the track is off the ground. If it's like mine was, the last foot to foot & a half was off the ground and the very back was 2-1/2" off. If that's the case, pull the limiters up until the skid sits more flat and then readjust the front shock in the skid to little or zero preload. You'll lose some of the transfer but you'll be really happy with the results!
'02 SRX700
New member
BETHEVIPER -
This is only my 2nd year snowmobiling, so I'm not real knowledgeable about snowmobiles yet. So, I am restudding my track with 192 gold diggers, does it matter what ski/carbide combo I have? If I put on the SLP SLT's, the carbide options are 6 or 8 inches, which one should I go with?
This is only my 2nd year snowmobiling, so I'm not real knowledgeable about snowmobiles yet. So, I am restudding my track with 192 gold diggers, does it matter what ski/carbide combo I have? If I put on the SLP SLT's, the carbide options are 6 or 8 inches, which one should I go with?
8 will be better,
i recomend just buying a set of older style viper skis, with aluminum backs, buy the longer version of firecat offset duallies, you will need to drill one hole in the ski to bolt them on. these work great in all conditions and dont pack with ice like standard duallies do in some conditions and not work at all.
dont just put on a so called non darting ski or carbide to fix the problem, the problem is still there. thats like saying my car tires squeal on the front so i put harder rubber tires on so the noise went away.
i recomend just buying a set of older style viper skis, with aluminum backs, buy the longer version of firecat offset duallies, you will need to drill one hole in the ski to bolt them on. these work great in all conditions and dont pack with ice like standard duallies do in some conditions and not work at all.
dont just put on a so called non darting ski or carbide to fix the problem, the problem is still there. thats like saying my car tires squeal on the front so i put harder rubber tires on so the noise went away.
simmons do help if you are only one in your group that has them. But if ever body in your group or you are following where some simmons have been...............same dart. Maybe not quite as bad, but there.
Exciter570
Member
It's all about your alignment and ski pressure. If those are off you will have darting. Please, for your own sake, do your homework and read up about darting in the tech section, that is the only way I learned and decided on what was best for me to try. Spending big bucks on "anti darting" skis and dual runners is expensive and foolish if you can correct the problem with proper shimming and alignment which will cost you next to nothing but a bit of time.
chilli
New member
my SRX darted like a mo-fo last year...this year, I balanced my pressure, and upgraded to C&A Razors, with 6" sharpers....night/day difference....darting is a thing of the past
Betheviper. With the viper ski's having shorter mounts wont it make a difference in geometry front vs. rear? They mount 1/2 inch lower
do the bracket flip and get the height back.
Not to steal the thread, but it seems impossible to wheelie my SRX, and it really digs itself down in the powder, do I have a darting issue?.
what do you mean the bracket flip? I dont understand. Are you saying switch the brackets off the Srx ski w/ the viper or...?
chilli
New member
I think thats the Lack of transfer more than darting....kimoaj said:
Have you swapped your stock transfer rods?