Viper-Rules!
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I was in a hurry today and needed to shim my ski rubbers. I inserted a hard plastic by tipping the ski's forward on a lift stand. I screwed them into the top of the rubber, using my counter sunk holes. Does it matter if you shim the top of the rubber instead of the bottom? . I was just in a hurry and wanted to see if it would cure my darting issue's. It sure made a difference and now I find myself with a bit too much ski pressure. Had to dial down my shock pre loads on the fronts. Will replacing old ski rubbers make any difference as well, since mine seem a bit compressed.
doesnt matter. i use a piece of rubber, a little longer than needed. bow it together and insert it. the side pressure will keep it in. no drilling needed.
make sure you dont get too much shim, it will have the other effect, it will make the sled have more effort to turn. this should be set on a flat floor with you one the sled or someone your size. i set a thin plate of steel under the center bolt of the ski. this lets the ski balance and gives you a better indicator of where the ski pressure of the ski really is front to back. it is different on different sleds, different skis, different rear skids, different trailing arms, short or long travel front end. everything changes the angle of your spindle a little. this is why you should set it up with your weight on the sled.
sorry for the rant.
make sure you dont get too much shim, it will have the other effect, it will make the sled have more effort to turn. this should be set on a flat floor with you one the sled or someone your size. i set a thin plate of steel under the center bolt of the ski. this lets the ski balance and gives you a better indicator of where the ski pressure of the ski really is front to back. it is different on different sleds, different skis, different rear skids, different trailing arms, short or long travel front end. everything changes the angle of your spindle a little. this is why you should set it up with your weight on the sled.
sorry for the rant.
Viper-Rules!
New member
Thanks for the advice!
I used hard plastic from polaris easy steers cut to fit on top of the ski rubbers. The plastic was about a quarter inch thick. Counter sunk the soles and screwed them into place on top of the rubbers to just be sure, they would stay there. 200 miles later and they are in fact still there. My rear carbide was just barely touching the shop floor, so I must have got it pretty close. Onnce I first took it out, I noticed my ski's were a real bear to turn, since I kept increasing my shock preload to try and get the darting dialed out. Anyway's the darting is gone and now I have great ski pressure with my front shocks set on 4.9" from the bottom eye bolt. Works great with my new zx2 Suspension.
Steve
I used hard plastic from polaris easy steers cut to fit on top of the ski rubbers. The plastic was about a quarter inch thick. Counter sunk the soles and screwed them into place on top of the rubbers to just be sure, they would stay there. 200 miles later and they are in fact still there. My rear carbide was just barely touching the shop floor, so I must have got it pretty close. Onnce I first took it out, I noticed my ski's were a real bear to turn, since I kept increasing my shock preload to try and get the darting dialed out. Anyway's the darting is gone and now I have great ski pressure with my front shocks set on 4.9" from the bottom eye bolt. Works great with my new zx2 Suspension.
Steve