Attak rear end feels light

[seabeeman]

We finally got both the sleds out today and it was my wife's first time on her 06 Attak. She loved it but complained that the back end felt a little squirelly, like it wanted to fishtail out in corners. The suspension is all in the stock setup as far as I can tell. I out 65lbs in the fox floats on the front and the track is studded. I didn't notice this when riding by she is 100lbs less than me. She said everything else felt great: good travel on bumps without bucking her off, skis we're buying good in the corners and staying flat, etc.

Im barely a novice when it come to sled suspension...where do I start looking to fox something like this?

 

[Stubbs]

Snow conditions and ski/carbide set up can be everything, the “squirrelly” back end May be a symptom of very loose snow on early season trials, or it may point to an overly aggressive carbide set up. Either of these things can be amplified by a very lite weight rider. With a studded 136” Ripsaw underneath her, I’d be most inclined to see what’s on those skis for skegs, and check the toe out as well as steering slop.

 

[seabeeman]

Thanks for the pointers. Steering slop minimal, even less than my sled. I'll check both those things. The snow was packed but very dry, so that could have had something to do with it. I'll check her carbides tomorrow.

 

[mbarryracing]

Could very well be the rear suspension is not setup correctly, riding mostly on the front of the rails pivoting in the middle of the sled so the rear is fish tailing around due to lack of pressure / grip or could either be all the pressure is on the rear of the skid on the rear wheels.
To check, lift the rear of the sled off the ground then slowly lower until the track first touches, see if the front or rear of the track touches way before the opposite. I tend to adjust mine so that the whole track front to back touches at once.
You might have to adjust the limiter strap some.