Brock
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Thought I'd make a new thread on assaults and dialing in the suspension for fast trail,to rail corners ,less ski lift, better track attack angle,etc. This is what we've done and man it's good now
OK, we got a group and 3 new assaults in them ,so it's good to compare. 2 of these guys came from the Doo camp.
We all have about 1500 miles know. Suspensions are well broken in. We all have different skis too. One has stock, I have C&A and another split rails.
This is were were at . We don't like the factory wheeling to the moon. It's fun but it don't corner worth the shit. On hole shots with our studs we lift so high it pulls to right or left. You pick,lol
We had enough of this as we like to rail corners riding and lift the skis a little . We have a great 2016 pro s switch that set up awesome, rails the corners and lifts skis .( spent lots of time dailing in suspension)
So, sleds all sitting in the shop, we started to measure differences from the new assault to pro s switch( one that rails and handles)Bunch of things stood out. Higher front end on assault vs pro s, attack angle of track,limiter strap, etc .
We're all studded well.
We pulled front limiter strap on all sleds so when rider is on it it was snug. Did this to all three assaults. Drilled extra holes one inch apart too(trail change). All limiter straps were the same length. It ended up being ,so the ends of limiter straps were over lapping 1/4-1/2" Fts was all at one inch(helps attack angle)
Ifs springs we could only get to 3 1/8"-3 3/16" without it chattering being loose(stock assault ifs springs) Still wasn't low enough. Sat an 1-1 1/4" higher then the pro s. So we toke pro s springs off and put on assault, had it's spring pressure as loose as it can be and bam, over 1/2-3/4" lower now.
All shocks were set low spring pressure and 3 clks on all. Attack angle was way better for speed now, and lower in the front.
We went out and tested our new set ups. Skis didn't lift to the moon on hard pack hole shots now and went straight. Talking corners better now too. But, we were spinning off the line a little now cuz we pulled limiter strap down to much. (Worth a try) good thing we bring tools with us,lol. We changed limiter straps so that both ends are about 7/8" apart from being over lapped and tried again.
Hole shots on hard pack lift skis about a foot and goes straight on every hole shot. We're loving it. Tried trail riding. It's awesome now, it rails the corners, comes out, hammer on it and still lifts the skis . Did this all day. Different trails to racing. Only tweaked the ifs springs now that there pro s springs. I have mine on 3", and frezty is about 3 1/8" ( different skis)
So, we lowered assaults by 3/4" at front. Pulled limiter, set fts at 1", rear at soft. All are clkrs are from 3-5 now, give or take.
So, to wrap this story up. Lower front ifs by using pro s springs, have limiter strap so there's one inch gap between two ends(studs only), fts at 1", rear torsion on soft.
Now are assaults railing the corners ,hole shots straight and still lifts the skis. It's working awesome for us .
Just sharing
OK, we got a group and 3 new assaults in them ,so it's good to compare. 2 of these guys came from the Doo camp.
We all have about 1500 miles know. Suspensions are well broken in. We all have different skis too. One has stock, I have C&A and another split rails.
This is were were at . We don't like the factory wheeling to the moon. It's fun but it don't corner worth the shit. On hole shots with our studs we lift so high it pulls to right or left. You pick,lol
We had enough of this as we like to rail corners riding and lift the skis a little . We have a great 2016 pro s switch that set up awesome, rails the corners and lifts skis .( spent lots of time dailing in suspension)
So, sleds all sitting in the shop, we started to measure differences from the new assault to pro s switch( one that rails and handles)Bunch of things stood out. Higher front end on assault vs pro s, attack angle of track,limiter strap, etc .
We're all studded well.
We pulled front limiter strap on all sleds so when rider is on it it was snug. Did this to all three assaults. Drilled extra holes one inch apart too(trail change). All limiter straps were the same length. It ended up being ,so the ends of limiter straps were over lapping 1/4-1/2" Fts was all at one inch(helps attack angle)
Ifs springs we could only get to 3 1/8"-3 3/16" without it chattering being loose(stock assault ifs springs) Still wasn't low enough. Sat an 1-1 1/4" higher then the pro s. So we toke pro s springs off and put on assault, had it's spring pressure as loose as it can be and bam, over 1/2-3/4" lower now.
All shocks were set low spring pressure and 3 clks on all. Attack angle was way better for speed now, and lower in the front.
We went out and tested our new set ups. Skis didn't lift to the moon on hard pack hole shots now and went straight. Talking corners better now too. But, we were spinning off the line a little now cuz we pulled limiter strap down to much. (Worth a try) good thing we bring tools with us,lol. We changed limiter straps so that both ends are about 7/8" apart from being over lapped and tried again.
Hole shots on hard pack lift skis about a foot and goes straight on every hole shot. We're loving it. Tried trail riding. It's awesome now, it rails the corners, comes out, hammer on it and still lifts the skis . Did this all day. Different trails to racing. Only tweaked the ifs springs now that there pro s springs. I have mine on 3", and frezty is about 3 1/8" ( different skis)
So, we lowered assaults by 3/4" at front. Pulled limiter, set fts at 1", rear at soft. All are clkrs are from 3-5 now, give or take.
So, to wrap this story up. Lower front ifs by using pro s springs, have limiter strap so there's one inch gap between two ends(studs only), fts at 1", rear torsion on soft.
Now are assaults railing the corners ,hole shots straight and still lifts the skis. It's working awesome for us .
Just sharing
