P500 Elka stage one proper setup

[Jason W]

Someone with experience, please give me the down and dirty correct way, spring preload specifically

 

[Backwoods]

Measure you ride height unloaded then put the normal gear you ride with on it. Remeasure and adjust to bring it back to normal ride height.

 

[futzin]

I measured my clearance height on stock shocks (on 27s), then installed and adjusted the E1s to same. Seems fine, though they tend to squeak at times. I spray dry lube on them occasionally, which helps for a while.

I answered their questions about cargo weight etc as accurately as I could. When I first got the Elkas I installed them as is. Too low and too soft really, though the softness was nice when the terrain was reasonable. But I was bottoming out the shocks and skid at times; was lower than stock height, and softer. All good now.

 

[trigger]

I measured my clearance height on stock shocks (on 27s), then installed and adjusted the E1s to same.

This is what I did too then checked after a couple rides and it had settled. Readjusted to stock height again.

 

[Jason W]

Measure from center body of.machine to floor im assuming, not anywhere on suspension.

So with no crap amd not me in it Baseline measure, then with elkas, same height with me and my junk in it correct?

 

[trigger]

Measure from center body of.machine to floor im assuming, not anywhere on suspension.

So with no crap amd not me in it Baseline measure, then with elkas, same height with me and my junk in it correct?

I measured from the ground to the underside of the wheel well all the way around.

 

[futzin]

I measured ground to bottom of frame near each wheel.

 

[futzin]

I didn't sweat it. I measured with gear on it and no one in it, each set of shocks, and called it good.