I just got my hands on a 03 660 and would like to know the best set up for the front suspension in the sand. Alittle tight on money so any mony saving tips would help

 

Welcome to the forums!

Are you looking to improve your suspension, i.e., replace it? Or do you just want to know good settings for the stock shocks?

I'm guessing that because you asked for "money saving tips," you're not looking to upgrade. Well then, your shock settings will depend on what kind of riding your going to be doing.

Unfortunately, the stock front shocks on an '03 raptor only have one setting; preload. So really all you can do is stiffen the spring up or soften it up. If you want a softer ride, then you'll want to decrease your preload and make the spring softer. You can do this by turning the large counter sprocket on the bottom of the shock, so the notch on the shock body moves further up the adjustment(Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, it's been a while since I wrenched on a stock shock).

Now, if you want to stiffen the shocks up because you like going fast through the whoops and jumping big hills, then you want to increase the preload. Make the same adjustment, but turn the sprocket the opposite way.

It sounds fairly complicated, but it's not. If you examine the bottom of your front shocks closely for a couple minutes, you'll understand it.

 

Hey thanks for the help. If I was going to replace is there a certin band that seems to work well with the raptors?

 

i have elkas and they work great. i also have ASR a-arms, they are the cheapest i have found and they work great for setting your quad low because they have hiem joints at all ends. the front shocks are the best to replace first. If you don't have $900 for shocks then you should go with works they cost less but they dont work as good. an axel is best but wheel spacers are good if you don't do to much jumping.

 

I would suggest works shocks myself

 

I have works triple rates with rezzies. Way better then stock, however, if I couldl do it again i would get custom axis or Elka.

 

I am real happy with my fox shocks, kinda expensive though. Use elka on or SAE baja cars and tech people at elka have great techniqual support even with full custom suspension setups