Shocker-
You will most likely get several replies saying the bolt area is weak....and maybe it could be stronger, but if your bolts pulled through it is a sign that something else is not working properly.
So, you can go ahead and add washers and even weld a plate in (I have seen it done many times before), but I would also suggest you take a few minutes to pull the skid and make sure the front arm is straight and the bushings that mount the center shock and front arm don't have too much slop in them to cause binding. Use your common sense to guide you here as there are no specs for slop and new sleds have some too. Make sure the through axle is also straight and free to rotate in the cross tube.
lso, if the center shock has been rebuilt it is possible the rebuilder incorrectly installed the floating piston and the shock locks up on big hits. You might think it is just bottoming, but in reality it is binding. To check, remove the spring on the center shock and compress the shock. It should go ALL the way down. It might make your forehead vein pop, but you should be able to get it down.
I suppose the bolts pulling through could be caused by simply loose bolts too. In any case, these are all things to consider.
You will most likely get several replies saying the bolt area is weak....and maybe it could be stronger, but if your bolts pulled through it is a sign that something else is not working properly.
So, you can go ahead and add washers and even weld a plate in (I have seen it done many times before), but I would also suggest you take a few minutes to pull the skid and make sure the front arm is straight and the bushings that mount the center shock and front arm don't have too much slop in them to cause binding. Use your common sense to guide you here as there are no specs for slop and new sleds have some too. Make sure the through axle is also straight and free to rotate in the cross tube.
lso, if the center shock has been rebuilt it is possible the rebuilder incorrectly installed the floating piston and the shock locks up on big hits. You might think it is just bottoming, but in reality it is binding. To check, remove the spring on the center shock and compress the shock. It should go ALL the way down. It might make your forehead vein pop, but you should be able to get it down.
I suppose the bolts pulling through could be caused by simply loose bolts too. In any case, these are all things to consider.
