raptorman38 said:
Hey guys, I truly know the benifits of aftermarket suspention but until I can sell the Vforce and finish paying the raptor off what is the best setting on the stockers with rebound and high and low speed comp. It's an 07 with the yfz style shocks. I like pretty soft ride but good handleing or a happy medium.
Unfortunately this is a question that nobody can answer for you. No two riders are the same. You will just have to experiment with the compression and rebound settings until you get the ride you are after. Just make sure you get your sag set before you start fiddling with the clicker settings. Keeping a log book of the settings will help. Write down the stock settings then make a small adjustment log it and see how you like it. Just be careful with the rebound adjustment. It can lead to crashes if you under cook it.
Ride sag a.k.a ride height a.k.a Preload: This is a two man job. With the wheels off the ground measure the total suspension travel at a good refference point. Then set the quad on the ground. YOU need to now be on the quad in your riding gear with a full tank of gas. Get in your regular riding position with your feet on the pegs and looking straight ahead. Have your buddy measure the front and rear suspension lengths at the SAME refference points that you measured "free sag" from. DO NOT turn around and watch your buddy taking measurements. It will throw off your weight transfer on the quad therefore making the measurements incorrect.
The front ride weight sag should be roughly 20% less of the SUSPENSION TRAVEL from the free sag measurement.
The rear ride weight sag should be roughly 30% less of the SUSPENSION TRAVEL from the free sag measuremnt.
(Refer to the manual or your aftermarket suspension specifications for your suspension travel. Also consider you want the quad as level as possible.) Example: The stock rear shock travel is 10.08" so 30% of that is 3.024" so subtract 3.024 from the free sag measurement. That is where you need the ride sag to be.
Example: (rear suspension travel x 0.30= X) free sag distance - X = desired ride sag. Same with the front but at 20%.
I say roughly because it doesn't always work out exactly to 20/30. Just use your head and hit the best happy medium. If you are FAR more than these numbers you are probably too heavy for your current springs or your shocks may be clapped out.
I'm 190lb. dressed to ride and my numbers are a little more than 20/30.
If you have aftermarket zero pre-load shocks these 20/30 numbers will not work for you. You need to refer to your aftermarket suspension supplier to tell you what your sag numbers should be. Zero preload shocks are built and valved to lower the ride height for higher cornering speeds.
When adjusting sag make sure you double check both ends a couple of times comparing the two. You are looking for a happy medium between the two.