Front Skid Shock Relocation Mod

[Clyder6R]

yup, i'll use a jack to test it all out. And maybe if i go with an air shock i will take the air out and measure the travel. I suppose i could do the same with a coil over.

 

[suprfst]

It's funny i saw the email notification as soon as i found my answer. DOHH I will be doing this mod as well as the 160 or 180 spring, im a bigger guy so maybe the 180 will be the right rate for me.

Looking for a new center shock as the stock coilover is bent slightly, are the air shocks and tougher then the colis?

I have air shock in front track shock and it gets alot of trail trash thrown at it. Mine is all nicked up from stuff hitting it. I just ordered and received the zero pro to replace it from newer sled.($82.00 brand new no spring)

The front track shocks from 2012 to 2015 are shorter and from 2016 up longer(at least on arctic cat). I put the 2016 float style in my 2015 be relocating holes back. It lays shock down for less progressive ramp up.

Front track shock 2015 is 11 1/4..... front track shock 2016 is 12 1/2. Its a 1 1/4 difference. If you put longer shock in old location you will run out of shaft travel before skid bottoms out on rubber bumpers on rails.

 

[Mtnviper]

Unfortunately we sometimes we have to ride some gravel to get to the snow and I found that my front shock was getting nicked up as well. I ended up making a bellows boot out of an old steering rack bellows. Fortunately there is just enough clearance for a narrow band clamp before the suspension bottoms out. It works well and is saving my shock!