phatkid
New member
hey guys looking for some insight on his sled, I have a 98 srx 700 with mild porting reeds stock pipes with bender can , clutched ,geared etc....
my question is what are most running for a rear suspension to get a good ride out of these, this will be a trail only sled no racing. My thought was to put a 136 rail extension kit and a 1.25 ripsaw on it along with finding some shock drop brackets for the front. the sled has 2600 miles on it with brand new w arm and all new shocks from yamaha all the way around (not ohlins)
just wondering what most are doing to these sleds to get them to ride good
im 250lbs in gear and ride fairly agressive
thanks for the help.
Jammie
my question is what are most running for a rear suspension to get a good ride out of these, this will be a trail only sled no racing. My thought was to put a 136 rail extension kit and a 1.25 ripsaw on it along with finding some shock drop brackets for the front. the sled has 2600 miles on it with brand new w arm and all new shocks from yamaha all the way around (not ohlins)
just wondering what most are doing to these sleds to get them to ride good
im 250lbs in gear and ride fairly agressive
thanks for the help.
Jammie
Well for starters the SRX only has 8" of susp travel, you can either find a skid from an SxR or send yur shocks out and have it long traveled. This will work for the rear now the trick would be to get the front suspension to work for you. As this sled stands it will ride like it is on rails if you go with longer travel suspension you may have a more tippy feel or sensation.
mxmantater746
New member
i have an 01 srx and i installed Viper rear shocks on it and flipped the front shock brackets over. the Viper rear shocks seem to be a lot smoother than the stock set up. i also went thru and replaced all of the bushing in the rear suspension as well. it didn't give a lot more travel but it doesn't sit on the ground anymore either.
Sxr700Bandit said:
You can bring it back to near "on rails' handling by widening the front with SXR/Viper/Venture radius and tie rods along with Viper shocks and different upper brackets and added set-in front and rear. The spindles are shorter and slightly different caster angle on the SRX which would require changing trailing arms. You'll also need to swap sway bars or shim out the dog bones to accomodate the wider stance. I'm happy with the above set up (short spindles and shimmed sway bar).
I don't think the long travel skid conversion from SRX to Viper is complete without longer transfer rods.
Search "long travel SRX" for days worth of reading.