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zx2 approach angle

justinator

justinator

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Is the approach angle of the zx2 much improved over factory yamaha suspensions?? Just wondering if off trail performance is much improved over yamaha setups. Thanks
 

Tom-RX1 said:
goes through the deeper snow much better and climbs up on top much better .
Tom-RX1
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Thank you very much sir!! :-o
 
Sounds good, if I keep my rtx next year I might go with the zx2 in a 136 setup with a bigger lugged track. I was going to get rail extensions but I really wanted to improve the approach angle of the track and saving a few pounds wouldnt hurt either.
 
Don't expect much (if any) weight savings. Plastic doesn't mean light weight since in order to achieve the necessary rigidity, there has to be a LOT of plastic.. There's a post somewhere around with an actual measurement of a zx2, and it actually turned out to be pretty heavy. What the plastic really gives you is a flexibility and resistance to metal fatigue that you won't find on ANY metal skid. There is also less tendency for snow and ice to build up on it since it is a very good heat insulator and since plastic doesn't really give anything for ice to stick to.
 
I installed ZX2 into O5 Vecter ER, as for weight savings 11 lbs. lighter than Pro Active. This was using a bathroom scale. When driving you couldn't tell if it was lighter or heavier. The ride quality improvements are tremendous. I can now tear through trail junk at any speed sitting down where previously I was getting beat up pretty bad.
 
LazyBastard said:
Don't expect much (if any) weight savings. Plastic doesn't mean light weight since in order to achieve the necessary rigidity, there has to be a LOT of plastic.. There's a post somewhere around with an actual measurement of a zx2, and it actually turned out to be pretty heavy. What the plastic really gives you is a flexibility and resistance to metal fatigue that you won't find on ANY metal skid. There is also less tendency for snow and ice to build up on it since it is a very good heat insulator and since plastic doesn't really give anything for ice to stick to.
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Yeah I remember someone posting the weight difference wasnt much but the fact that the skid wont hold much snow should make a difference at the end of the day. I know mine is quite heavier in the rear once the skid is full from a days riding, kinda makes the suspension feel different then when I first leave the shed at my house. Cant always thaw it out either.
Am I heading in the right direction though as far as making it more off trail friendly, I want to go 136 or maybe even 144 and something other than the ripsaw for sure. Biggest thing I wanted was a better approach angle try and reduce some of the trenching. Any other suggestions that may help. Thanks
 
I can't coment on approach angle, never have enough snow to require a different angle, sorry.
 
I weighed my old 151 proaction on a bathroom digital scale. (note I was missing the mounting harware/ brackets and a couple of wheels on the old skid when I weighed it. 75.5 lbs ZX-2 with everything except the mounting plates 58.5 lbs equals a 17 pound difference.

As for the approach angle, the sled really pops out of the snow when you get on the throttle. It also appears to put more track on the ground than the proaction. I guess the reason would be better approach angle. I have a post further down with some pics.
 
My ZX-2 136 is 22 lbs less than my Proaction 136.
It floats very well in deep snow and it stays on top. Approach angle is better than the Proaction, not as good as the Monoshock but it floats better due to the added ride height in the rear. ZX-2 off trail performance; it's outperforming the Proaction and Monoshock skids by far.

EDIT: I checked the approach angle between my sleds and I was wrong, my memory did not serve me on this one. ZX-2 approach angle is slightly better than the mono in my '05 RX-1, it has the front limiter strap sucked in one notch.
 
rxrider, thanks for the info. Do you have any pics of your sled from the side so I could see how it looks with the 136?? Thank you
 
I posted the pict of the weight on a 121" and I was jokingly critisizing AD about the weight savings they were half pound off and the ZX2 was LIGHTER by that half pound. Pro-action weighs 71 lbs, Polaris edge weighed 65 and ZX2 weighed 51 lbs.

My sled will stand straight up in the air in deep stuff if I really lean back on her. Wow is that fun. the ole tank use to dive and sink now she floats like a butterfly in the deep (simmons skis helped a lot too).
 
I too have noticed an improvement in deep snow ability. I can even just cruise at 5 mph and not have to gun it to keep from trenching, and I have the Ripsaw track. I've even started to learn how to carve in the powder and do doughnuts in the fields, tiring but fun. :jump:

I haven't gotten stuck all season with the ZX2 and we've had the most snow in over 35 years.
 
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