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Hi Guys,
I am reaching out on this subject which I know was discused in part previously. 2012 800ETEC MXZX and I cannot seem to get the suspension set up close to as good as my 2009 XP was. My buddy has the same machine in 2012 600ETEC X and he is crushing me in the trails. He wieghs 160 pounds and I weigh 195 plus gear. with my 2009 and his 2009 we were about the same in all conditions and he admits I was faster than him most of the time.
I have tried center spring real soft and real hard. cannot find the sweet spot. Machine has picks down the cetner with 8 inch carbides center, 4 inch outside. Right now I am set up as follows.
front springs on 2.5 or so with clickers on 14
Cetner spring set up fairly loose so I can move spring with ease when strap at full length
Rear 2.5 or so. rear clicker on 12 to 14.
I also tried the rear cams on 1,2 and 3, not much help
Not sure what I am doing wrong here. Maybe the 1.25 inch track is hurting me compared the 1 inch I had before.
this machine does have the quick adjust. rear spring adjust kicks in with tension on the knob just past the "#1" position. my buddies 600 has tension before the "#1" postion. (heard maybe there are issues here)
I would love some advice. The only time I can ride this thing fast and controllable, is in loose snow conditions. bumps or no bumps does not matter.
With hard pack I have the following reactions.
Major darting, sticking in others ski tracks making turning unpredictable
very heavy steering and some ski lift but not terrible
front end drops hard when I tap the brakes
impossible to kick out rear skid.
So I wonder should I tighten center 75% crushing soft zone of second rate spring?
Run fronts on 3 or more?
set rear more around 3 plus?
My 2009 had the aftermarket X shocks (front and Rear) from the catalogue in 2010-11 season and it was awesome handling on rails. ran that machine on 3-2-3 as base setup. Same carbide set up with same number of picks down the center as my 2012.
We drive hard and fast.
thanks for any advice.
