Tilted Apex?

Shivesy

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When I stand in the front of my Apex ER it looks like the bars are slightly tilted to the left along with the windshield. The sled is on level ground and the front shocks are adjusted properly. The handlebars are straight along with the skis.
I am planning on living with it but it does bother me sometimes from a visual standpoint. What really inspired me to write this post was when I visited another page on this site to view pictures and saw someone elses Apex leaning just like mine.
Any suggestions on how to fix this or is this normal?
 
You said the shocks are adjusted properly, but one side could possibly be a little stiffer than the other.This could result in a slight lean. I would set the sled up on indivual rolling dollys and bounce the front end up and down to be sure there isnt any binding, then take measurements from flat and level ground up.
Good luck
 
Sno-Xr said:
You said the shocks are adjusted properly, but one side could possibly be a little stiffer than the other.This could result in a slight lean. I would set the sled up on indivual rolling dollys and bounce the front end up and down to be sure there isnt any binding, then take measurements from flat and level ground up.
Good luck
The front skis are on dollys and I already did what you mentioned. The sled had the tilt even before I readjusted the front shocks.
I might have adjusted the shocks wrong. Here's what I did. I had the sled lifted and the shocks had no load on them. I loosened the top lock collar nut and then the bottom collar nut. I took off all the tension on both springs then added about 1 turn on the bottom collar nut to add alittle tension back to the spring on the right shock. Then I measured the height of the right coil spring and took that measurement and adjusted the left coil spring to measure the same as the right. Then I tightned the top locking collar nut. Then I lowered the sled. Is this right?
I read somewhere on this site to have very little tension on the front shocks for better steering. I just like to tinker cuase it helps pass the time away until it starts to snow up north. LaLaLa
 
You might want to check your owners manual to see what the range of adjusment should be. It will give you a measurement range and a point to measure from. For example , it might give you a measurement from the center of the lower shock mounting bolt to the top of the spring.
If each spring measures the same length, they should have the same tension.
You still may want to measure from the ground up to be sure each spring has the same tension, and is keeping the sled level. Maybe measure from the ground to the top shock bolt on each side.
As far as better steering, it will depend on what you personally like from the sled. More spring tension will give you more ski pressure which give you more bite when turning, but this will also increase steering efort.
 
Is it possible that your handlebars are bent?
Does the body tilt as well?
 


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