Fox Float Shock Set up on Apex LTX

[Yamaha Apex LTX]

Hi

I recently put fox floats all around my Apex LTX. I have A Mega Fox Float in the mono suspension and two fox floats in the front suspension.

I am about 260 pounds and ride trials and lakes mostly. I don't ride slow but I don't ride overly aggressive. How many pounds should I be running in the rear shock, and what is recommended to run in the front two shocks?

Currently there is about 180 LBS in the rear and about 70 LBS in the two front.

Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thank you,

 

[steiner]

Rule of thumb for the front shocks is to set them so that the arms are almost level to the ground. This usually translates to 45-50psi.
The rear at 180psi could work well for a comfortable ride in the trails. Hitting big bumps you will bottom out at that psi.
Bumping up the psi will prevent that but you will sacrifice the smooth ride in the stutters.
You may want to experiment a bit once you get on the trails what will work best for you. This is why Yamaha gave everyone a hand pump for the shocks.
I have found a very smooth ride with 50psi in the front and 165psi in the rear. Geared up I tip the scales at 200lbs.
With that setup the small bumps and stutters are almost non exsistent but pop a driveway or beaver dam and I bottom out.

 

[Yamaha Apex LTX]

ok sounds good. My a-Arms are slightly on an angle, so I will drop it down to 60 PSI and start from there. What is best, to pump them up with pressure on them or with no pressure on the skis. What gives you a more accurate reading?

 

[Teamblue4]

55lbs in the front shocks, skis have to be off the ground.

 

[Yamaha Apex LTX]

Ok thank you. Just for my own information what is the difference from pumping them up with skis off ground or skis on the ground? always rode with plain shocks so learning new things here. lol

 

[Teamblue4]

Don't have an answer for you, I've only done it with the skis off the ground. That's what Fox says to do.

 

[Yamaha Apex LTX]

hmm ok sounds good. I will do that. Thank you for the advice and help.

 

[steiner]

You check the pressure in the shock with no weight on them. Reason is that the air is incased in a metal housing and has no where to go unlike the tires on a vehicle. The more load on the shock the more the psi will show.