mcmarkrazz
New member
aloha, just re-located from hawaii to wisconson after 20 years riding mx over there every week-end and decided to give a try at snowmobiling. i got a 2000 srx 700 and took it out the other day and i see why its so popular..had a blast but my back hurt and i felt evry bump i hit on the front and rear end of this sled
after reading posts i see its a popular problem. i dont want to have to do any dificult projects right now with a swap and the long travel shocks from poineer professional i read about are like $350 to have done.. i can get a complete 2002 viper set-up for $300 and that seems like a better deal since i wont be with-out my shocs waiting for the to fix them. would anyone reccomend this or will it not be much of a difference. i dont know anything about the sled suspensions so dont want to be drilling and mounting new holes etc just want an easy fix for as little as possible. also wondering what i need to do to the front end to make it a smoother ride. i dont mind loosing a few hp to get a more enjoyable ride i like the speed but need a happy medium. thanx mark
after reading posts i see its a popular problem. i dont want to have to do any dificult projects right now with a swap and the long travel shocks from poineer professional i read about are like $350 to have done.. i can get a complete 2002 viper set-up for $300 and that seems like a better deal since i wont be with-out my shocs waiting for the to fix them. would anyone reccomend this or will it not be much of a difference. i dont know anything about the sled suspensions so dont want to be drilling and mounting new holes etc just want an easy fix for as little as possible. also wondering what i need to do to the front end to make it a smoother ride. i dont mind loosing a few hp to get a more enjoyable ride i like the speed but need a happy medium. thanx mark
Muckstuffer
New member
Hey Mark, I ride an 98' srx and just swapped out my rear skid this year with one from on 02' Viper. When you put the two skids side by side, there appeared to be very little difference between the two. However, both the front and rear shocks from the viper skid are slightly longer. I was skeptical about whether this would make much difference in the ride quality. It did!!
I gained a couple of inches of rear suspension travel and the sled now soaks up bumps much better. As far a difficulty is concerned, the skid bolts directly to the stock holes. I put mine in myself in a couple hours. There is also a link in th TY-Tech area for a video on setting up the pro-action suspension. You might want to check it out before installing the new skid so you can set it up for your own riding style.
Good luck
I gained a couple of inches of rear suspension travel and the sled now soaks up bumps much better. As far a difficulty is concerned, the skid bolts directly to the stock holes. I put mine in myself in a couple hours. There is also a link in th TY-Tech area for a video on setting up the pro-action suspension. You might want to check it out before installing the new skid so you can set it up for your own riding style.
Good luck
You will want to do something with the front end also to compenste for the longer travel rear suspension. Flipping over the front shock mounts and swapping from left to right side is one way I believe people are doing it. You can pull up on the limiter straps to give you the proper ski pressure, but you will be shortening the travel of rear skid, thus being counter productive.
I think there are adjustable front shock mounts offered also.
$350 seems a little high for a Viper skid,(hope Im not screwwing someone on the site by saying that) when you can pick-up a Doo, Cat, or Polaris skid for the same or less with substantially better results.
Either way, good luck with the project and enjoy riding in the white stuff!
I think there are adjustable front shock mounts offered also.
$350 seems a little high for a Viper skid,(hope Im not screwwing someone on the site by saying that) when you can pick-up a Doo, Cat, or Polaris skid for the same or less with substantially better results.
Either way, good luck with the project and enjoy riding in the white stuff!