I’m working on a day maybe next week
Yes, the new CanAm X3 seems to be sparking more (new) interest in fun fast desert riding. This is added to all the die hard dez drivers already ripping it up!
These tuning sessions in the dez and Dunes help the owners learn what best adjustments fit them individually as they learn and feel what thier car is capable of.
It also lets me see more what the owners drivers want most!
Then I can make my adjustments to Make that car even more driver freindly and set the cars closer right out of the box as far as my set up goes.
My goal always, but even more lately, has been to work a recipe that is as close to almost perfect in the dez and trails, but also, with a few Compression adjuster adjustments, you can rip the Dunes at a high level!
I hear and see owners complain about some Suspension tunes that may work well in one place, but not so well in another. Most, but not all Today’s UTV owners would like their car to do everything well.
With these newer cars, and better shocks over all, ends up making it easier for me to get more performance out of the suspension in MORE conditions.
The dez and trails prefer a much softer plush feel in the rough, and whoops and all speeds. While the dunes prefer firmer settings to deal with faster driving and more bottom out resistance.
This means tuning the car to have enough adjustment in reserve to deal with both extremes. So, for example, as you may have great settings for the dez, do you have any adjustments in reserve to firm up the ride for the dunes! Or is your set up nice and firm for the dunes, but not much adjustment to soften up the dez and trail set up???
When I get the tune I want, that dosnt mean I’m finished! I need to further get that tune to where I want it so the owner has plenty of room to tweek it for any terrain or cargo or passenger weights.
An example is, with just the driver in the car, and your in the dez, or trails, and your compression adjusters are nearly full closed or at a point that any firmer adjustment dosnt really change the ride as you add a passenger, or cargo, or run the dunes???
With this same driver, my adjustments are nearly full soft for an excellent ride! Then there is plenty of room to firm up as needed for both increased cargo load and or terrain change requiring firmer settings.
The ONLY adjustments nessasary are the compression adjuster. Ride hieght, crossovers, and rebound usually do not need changing.