I added Hygear triple rate front spring and Ohlin’s rear shocks. The sled is night and day better than before. I think the triple rate springs had the most to do with it, but I am sure that the Ohlins rear helped too.
With the front springs my sled front end dropped 2 inches from my previous setup. With the Ohlins rear skid the center shock feels more progressive(initially softer) than the stock center shock allowing less weight transfer. This coupled with more front end drop-out; you can keep the power on during a turn.
My cousin rode the sled before and after and was in disbelief it was the same sled. He even ventured to say that it handled better than my Viper that has Ohlins all around. He described my XTX as handling like a truck previously.
I would recommend that everybody that is unhappy with the handling of their sleds to look in to the Hygear springs as a quick fix. I don't think it is necessary to buy the OHlins rears, but I would take some preload off the stock center spring or look into a dual rate for the center spring. The Ohlin rears are awesome though. For trail riding the Hygear springs on stock fronts with stock valving are fine. Ultimately, I want to revalve the fronts because in off trail big g-out bumps or jumping they do bottom still and are outclassed by the Ohlins rear.
I also will note that I changed the rear torsion spring spacer to the Hygear spacer which adds preload to the rear skid. I have C&A XTX skis with 9inch round bar carbides, these were on the sled before I made the shock changes. My current setup also made these skis turn with far less effort than before.
With the front springs my sled front end dropped 2 inches from my previous setup. With the Ohlins rear skid the center shock feels more progressive(initially softer) than the stock center shock allowing less weight transfer. This coupled with more front end drop-out; you can keep the power on during a turn.
My cousin rode the sled before and after and was in disbelief it was the same sled. He even ventured to say that it handled better than my Viper that has Ohlins all around. He described my XTX as handling like a truck previously.
I would recommend that everybody that is unhappy with the handling of their sleds to look in to the Hygear springs as a quick fix. I don't think it is necessary to buy the OHlins rears, but I would take some preload off the stock center spring or look into a dual rate for the center spring. The Ohlin rears are awesome though. For trail riding the Hygear springs on stock fronts with stock valving are fine. Ultimately, I want to revalve the fronts because in off trail big g-out bumps or jumping they do bottom still and are outclassed by the Ohlins rear.
I also will note that I changed the rear torsion spring spacer to the Hygear spacer which adds preload to the rear skid. I have C&A XTX skis with 9inch round bar carbides, these were on the sled before I made the shock changes. My current setup also made these skis turn with far less effort than before.
