Need Star Kit / Shock advice

[Jasonjmccoy]

Ordered a Star linkage kit for my XTX and understand that it would also benefit from a center/rear shock re-valve and new center spring. Chatted with Robert at Star about having them do the work and he said it's a real pain to ship across the border right now and recommended getting the re-valve done locally. Looking for a recommendation on where to send them in the states? Obviously Star is the best option, but who after them do you guys trust to do the work? Also on the spring, Star recommends the skidoo spring (not sure of the part number or even where to get one), but I've also read about guys having good results with Hygear's Twisted springs, either dual or triple rate, so looking for opinions on that or any other brands I should be looking at. This is all for the stock Yamaha shocks that came on the machine.

 

[MrSled]

The Shock Doc!! Steve @cannondale27

 

[Cable810]

Could even call Chris at Schmidt Brothers. He has rebuilt a few shocks for me in years past.

 

[MrSled]

Could even call Chris at Schmidt Brothers. He has rebuilt a few shocks for me in years past.

Not on my dime.

 

[cannondale27]

Thanks guys. I will take care of him.

 

[MrSled]

Thanks guys. I will take care of him.

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[Jasonjmccoy]

The Shock Doc!! Steve @cannondale27

Since I’m going to be taking the center and rear ones in anyway, are there any recommended changes to the fronts or a spring change I should look into? They are the stock Yamaha shocks

 

[MrSled]

Since I’m going to be taking the center and rear ones in anyway, are there any recommended changes to the fronts or a spring change I should look into? They are the stock Yamaha shocks

I would get Steve's recommendations. I would have the front gone through as well

 

[twyztid]

When I bought the Star kit for our 2012 Apex XTX, I didn't want to have to ship the shocks to Canada either (I am in Michigan). I had the revalving done locally by the guy that does all my other shocks for me. Anyway, I remember Robert suggested having a 10mm spacer put in the center shock to shorten the travel of that one. @cannondale27 may already know about that... but you may want that done as well with the revalving.

 

[yam429]

When I bought the Star kit for our 2012 Apex XTX, I didn't want to have to ship the shocks to Canada either (I am in Michigan). I had the revalving done locally by the guy that does all my other shocks for me. Anyway, I remember Robert suggested having a 10mm spacer put in the center shock to shorten the travel of that one. @cannondale27 may already know about that... but you may want that done as well with the revalving.

Definitely a good idea to get that spacer installed. I also have the Star suspension kit on my Nytro XTX. I broke my limiter straps and did not have the spacer installed. It hyper extended the shock. It can do some serious damage to many components in your skid. Including snapping off the shaft of my shock. I still don’t have the spacer installed but I keep a constant eye on those limiter straps.