i have a 2003 blaster. i do alot of trail riding. The ride is pretty rough. can i make some adjustments on my suspension so it rides at bit better. i have not done any adjustments sinve i bought it new. i weight about 150 lbs. any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

thats the thing...the blaster has fixed fronts(no adjustments)...and I belive the rear can be adjusted slightly ...you will need a special tool for large nut on the bottom of the shock...

It's been some time since I looked at the blaster shocks.....there is an old blaster in my barn...I can check when I get home from work.

 

the fronts and rear shocks are preload adjustable. you can adjust both with apair of pliers.

 

I just use some vice grips to change the front settings. Look in the book, it will tell you how.

 

you are correct...I looked last night...the front and back can be adjusted a bit with pliers.

 

how can this be done, can somebody tell me?

 

There is 5 groves on the front shocks, each giving it a little adjustment. It won't affect how the shock rides, it only changes the pre-load and ride height.

 

On the rear shock the large nut is the preload adjustment. It is located at the bottom of the spring,it controls the spring tension to your body weight. You should have somewhere close to 3" of ride height sag. I think the rear spring is to stiff for a light rider. If you don't want to spend money on aftermarket shocks try changing the spring and use one from a cr80 or yz80(e-bay) it works great on my sons blaster. 400ex spring will work also. You can do alot of upgrading on the blaster shocks with some mods.
Same with the front shocks there is adjustments for preload.