Well I have taken the suspension out for rebuilding and now after that I have put it back in the rear seems to be a little soft. I have replaced the rear shock for a clicker shock and have moved the setting for the torsoin springs to medium still seem soft to me. I set the suspension up for my weight it has the proper sag 4 inches and rear comes up 1/2 way when you get off the machine that is correct to. The sled has 4000 maybe it is time for a new set? I see that the torsion springs are square and are a lighter construction maybe they need replaced more often? Thanks for any info.

:banghead: hey isn't that funny because when me and my dad had the supension redone on our 99 zr 600 after we had put it back in it seemed softer and before that we used to ride it on the 1 setting on the load spring and now i rfe it on the 3rd setting but when we had it on the 1st setting it didn't sag but now even on the 3rd setting it still sads it doesn't proform like it used to

It is normal for the edge suspension not to come up all the way on its own.

i don't think that idea is totally true xcbullet. mine never did until i
replaced the stock rear torsion spring with the heavier set for my
wieght. that and a good shock rebuild always helps. i think at that
point it was a combo of both my shocks and torsion springs being
wasted.

1. was the shock you put on used ? if so, when was it last rebuilt ?

2. how much do you wiegh ? if your set in is only 4" you should be o.k.
but if the springs are indeed getting weak, that too may also not let it
come all the way back up.

i have found that even after hard riding now, my rear skid most always
returns to the full up posistion. unless of course, it is packed full of snow
and ice underneath. the rear suspension on my sled may feel a little soft
after some bumpy trails but it always seem to return to a stiffer feel after
the shock has cooled down some.

The service manual I have the rear suspension is supposed to come up 1/2 of the sag by it self.

Well all the three shocks have been rebuilt by JBshocks a week ago and the clicker bought had 500 miles on it from a fellow hardcore member. I weight about 185-190 with gear on. Well looked at it again tonight I will waite till winter to see if the torsions springs will hold up one more winter if not I will get a new set. Thanks for the info.

It is summer and the shock oil is thin and making it act softer. But 4000 miles on springs is quite alot, but wait until winter to see how it works. The clicker shock works way better than the stock Position Sensitive Shock which I think is junk! It only works for the media guys who only test drive new sleds IMO. You'll like the clicker shock, have it on both my sleds, only way to go.

The shocks do not hold the sled up. The springs do. If the shocks hold the suspension up then how does a sled with oil shocks return to the top?

I would normally agree that the springs do all the work when it comes to holding the back end up. But what the hey, it is summer.....

Anyone that has tried to compress a freshly built shock will have to admit that the shock is at least helping to hold the back end up! Probably not doing a lot of the work, but I'll bet you could measure the difference in sag with/without the shock and see the difference?

Also, anyone running heavy duty springs on an Edge suspension is probably getting a very rough ride. At 290, still able to use standards, and do a pretty good job in the bumps....

you are correct. it contributes about 40 pounds. Now examine the leverage that is pushing against that shock. Without the parts in front of me I will guess a 4 to1 mechanical advantage. So the shock holds 10 pounds.