blue06
Newbie
hey guy's , just got my 06 attak out saturday for my first ride with it. i like this sled alot except for the steering i find it very hard to steer in tight corners. i have yamaha mountain ski's with new spx pro series 6" carbides. i know this is a heavy sled but i find it harder to steer than my old mach 1. should i be adjusting suspension or change back to original ski's? any help would be great. besides the steering effort i love the sled.
Len Todd
TY 4 Stroke God
Might want to try lengthening the straps to take some of the weight off the skis. But with mountain skis, that could be a problem on the trails. You may need that ski pressure to make turns. Also, if you do this you may need to adjust the rear suspension's front shock, if it has one. You need to have enough tension on the spring's support to keep the support in place. But, you do not want much more tension that that, unless you can feel the front of the skid bottoming as you ride in the bumps.
Might want to reduce spring pressure on the front shocks. But again you may need that Ski pressure. If you mess around with these springs they need to be adjusted evenly (i.e. same amount of pressure on each side) I use two scales with a 4" x 4" under the track.
Might want to set the sled on even concrete and look at the carbide to see if the wear-bars are riding on the actual carbide vs. riding on the carbide and the front or back of the wear-bar. This is where shimming comes into play to make adjustments to the lay of the entire wear-bar.
But, I got sick of the hard steering with 6" carbides They just turned to darned hard, even after all the right adjustments were made. That is when I started using doolies. Some say doolies push in corners. Maybe with full studs that is true. But I have an Ice Tech track, and I do not notice the push. Also, doolies cure darting, which you may find to be worse with 6" carbides (over the 4" OEM wear-bars). Oh, did I mention that with doolies, you do not need to shim and they turn with one finger, on concrete? They also re-arch an old ski that has lost it's shape (gotten flat versus arched.) That arch is what precludes shimming and makes the steering very easy.
Might want to reduce spring pressure on the front shocks. But again you may need that Ski pressure. If you mess around with these springs they need to be adjusted evenly (i.e. same amount of pressure on each side) I use two scales with a 4" x 4" under the track.
Might want to set the sled on even concrete and look at the carbide to see if the wear-bars are riding on the actual carbide vs. riding on the carbide and the front or back of the wear-bar. This is where shimming comes into play to make adjustments to the lay of the entire wear-bar.
But, I got sick of the hard steering with 6" carbides They just turned to darned hard, even after all the right adjustments were made. That is when I started using doolies. Some say doolies push in corners. Maybe with full studs that is true. But I have an Ice Tech track, and I do not notice the push. Also, doolies cure darting, which you may find to be worse with 6" carbides (over the 4" OEM wear-bars). Oh, did I mention that with doolies, you do not need to shim and they turn with one finger, on concrete? They also re-arch an old ski that has lost it's shape (gotten flat versus arched.) That arch is what precludes shimming and makes the steering very easy.
blue06
Newbie
thank you very much. i reduced front spring pressure and greased up the front steering linkage,turns much better, also orderd stud boy deuce 4.5" carbides (not yet installed) thank's for the info.
apltx08
TY 4 Stroke God
Have you check to see if its not your STEERING LINKAGE starting to seize up, the bushing behind the chaincase and steering post is bad for seizing up and you should also check the 2 PIT ARMS under the air box just spray a good quality lube on all BUSHINGS like KROWN lube every so often I even spray some on my front "A" arm bushings and tie rods...
A quick test is to jack the front end off the ground so the skis don't touch and steer side to side it should be very EASY and smooth I had to take a '05 apart due to lack of lube some get so bad you can hear them SQUEAL, the bushing get very dry.
Here's the lube I'm talking about which you can get at Home Hardware's in Canada or a car body shop that does under coating.
A quick test is to jack the front end off the ground so the skis don't touch and steer side to side it should be very EASY and smooth I had to take a '05 apart due to lack of lube some get so bad you can hear them SQUEAL, the bushing get very dry.
Here's the lube I'm talking about which you can get at Home Hardware's in Canada or a car body shop that does under coating.
