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<blockquote data-quote="RustyC" data-source="post: 650762" data-attributes="member: 1997"><p>Finally was able to get the buggy out on the trails to see how things would work. I had reworked the rear shock mount and spring combonation to allow for 8" of uptravel on a 14 " shock with about 2.5" of spring preload 16"/14" spring lengths. I also lightened up the front spring combo as well. The 38" sx / H1 combo is heavy so I opened up the bleed holes in the rear and lightened the rebound stack to get them moving. Front rebound valving was lightened as well. </p><p>I spent 2 days on the trail and ran 15+ gallons of fuel through the engine to come up with this. </p><p>The rear felt very, very good compared to before. I did close off the oil flow using the adjuster by about 25% for about an hour. I could definitely feel a change in the stiffness of the rear on compression. I ended up opening the valves fully and was happy at that point. I plan to lighten the rear compression a little more and try again, hoping if I go too light I can dial things back in with the adjusters. I did jump the buggy a few times and I felt great without bottoming out hard. I actually notice my rear air bumps completely compressed and didn't rebound out (time for a rebuild).</p><p>The front feels not as good. Keep in mind I run the front tire over half full of water. Compression seems still and rebound too slow. Plans include revalving and more preload to get the axle to push back down.</p><p>I also noticed for the first time the front to hop a little at the exit of a turn with tiny ruts/whoops, chattered the front suspension a bit under heavy throttle. I think the water in the tires has a large effect on this.</p><p> I may reduce or remove the water in the front as well to get to where I want to be.</p><p> </p><p>Overall the adjusters did work as planned, without negative4 effects on the rebound but I need to lightened things up to see how well they will work overall. </p><p></p><p>First time to ever jump anything too so this was cool for me. </p><p>(<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/user/RustyCaten/media/20170327_120645.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h435/RustyCaten/20170327_120645.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RustyC, post: 650762, member: 1997"] Finally was able to get the buggy out on the trails to see how things would work. I had reworked the rear shock mount and spring combonation to allow for 8" of uptravel on a 14 " shock with about 2.5" of spring preload 16"/14" spring lengths. I also lightened up the front spring combo as well. The 38" sx / H1 combo is heavy so I opened up the bleed holes in the rear and lightened the rebound stack to get them moving. Front rebound valving was lightened as well. I spent 2 days on the trail and ran 15+ gallons of fuel through the engine to come up with this. The rear felt very, very good compared to before. I did close off the oil flow using the adjuster by about 25% for about an hour. I could definitely feel a change in the stiffness of the rear on compression. I ended up opening the valves fully and was happy at that point. I plan to lighten the rear compression a little more and try again, hoping if I go too light I can dial things back in with the adjusters. I did jump the buggy a few times and I felt great without bottoming out hard. I actually notice my rear air bumps completely compressed and didn't rebound out (time for a rebuild). The front feels not as good. Keep in mind I run the front tire over half full of water. Compression seems still and rebound too slow. Plans include revalving and more preload to get the axle to push back down. I also noticed for the first time the front to hop a little at the exit of a turn with tiny ruts/whoops, chattered the front suspension a bit under heavy throttle. I think the water in the tires has a large effect on this. I may reduce or remove the water in the front as well to get to where I want to be. Overall the adjusters did work as planned, without negative4 effects on the rebound but I need to lightened things up to see how well they will work overall. First time to ever jump anything too so this was cool for me. ([URL=http://s1109.photobucket.com/user/RustyCaten/media/20170327_120645.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h435/RustyCaten/20170327_120645.jpg[/IMG][/URL]) [/QUOTE]
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