WedigSRX
Member
Guys,
I just reworked my rear skid per Betheviper recomendations. Tightened up all the pivot points and added grease zirks. I also went with his shock set-up with little or know preload on the center shock and a 50/50 transfer rod gap. This set-up worked great, but as you know the rubber bumpers are a pretty lame excuse for a bottom out stop.
I hit some ruff trails last time out and lost both rubber bump stops.
You guys have any better ideas or should I just get some new ones once again.... (I did have the metal support in their also)
I am going to also add some preload to the center shock.
I just reworked my rear skid per Betheviper recomendations. Tightened up all the pivot points and added grease zirks. I also went with his shock set-up with little or know preload on the center shock and a 50/50 transfer rod gap. This set-up worked great, but as you know the rubber bumpers are a pretty lame excuse for a bottom out stop.
I hit some ruff trails last time out and lost both rubber bump stops.
You guys have any better ideas or should I just get some new ones once again.... (I did have the metal support in their also)
I am going to also add some preload to the center shock.
I was always told to take out the runner stoppers that assist in cracking the w arms because it acts as a pivot point when the suspension bottoms
the tree man
New member
I laid a piece of auto heater hose across the metal bracket on the skid rail and used a couple machine screws to hold it in place but I also question the benefit of using any rubber bumper.That whole front swingarm arrangement is pretty hokey.Broke my original one into 3 pieces.If you have not reinforced in some way yet you should next time it's out.
dsc577
VIP Member
I pulled mine out to and ran it all year like that with no problems,
bADa$$ SRX
New member
yes i heard this too, took mine out and no problems in the last 2k miles i ride about as aggressive as it gets toopro116 said:
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Keep in mind when you remove them, the only bump stop you now have is the bump on your shock and you also have remove the one for the skid to stop against at full bottom out on your fra shaft above, causing your skid to travel further than it was designed and putting more load on the front shock lower mount that has design flaws already. Pullling the rubbers will help for a while but causes other issue later.
If you are losing these rubbers, are they going in correclty, large part up, I have seen them installed upside down and this will cause them to want to pop up.
In your other post, I thought you were talking about the rear rubber on the rail that the rear arm lands on.
If you are losing these rubbers, are they going in correclty, large part up, I have seen them installed upside down and this will cause them to want to pop up.
In your other post, I thought you were talking about the rear rubber on the rail that the rear arm lands on.