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Where to buy shims?

slonstdy

slonstdy

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I'm finally getting around to my PSE Evoke that I never finished tuning, partly because I had so many other off season projects but what made me put it off to the side was that the shim kit I ordered from Lancaster did not fit on the axles. The bow has the larger 1/4" axles, so does anyone know who sells a shim kit specific for these bows?
 
I would try calling PSE directly. Why do you think you need a shim kit? Are you getting horizontal tears or something?
 
Yeah, some pretty bad ones too. This was happening when I was shooting different point weights to try and narrow down what the bow liked. Think they were nock right initially so I moved the shims from one side of the cams to the other and then I got hard nock left tears. There are only 3 shims in there, an .080" and two .020" if I remember right. I'd like to divide the total thickness in half and start there to see how it shoots and then move .005" or .010" at a time until I find the sweet spot. I've since moved to .080" on one side and .040" on the other and it did get better but not good enough.

I've tuned my switchback and realm to shoot bullet holes and both have broadheads hitting with field points without needing any moves to the arrow rest. I know the bow is gonna be sensitive because of it's sub 6" brace height but I think my form and grip are consistent enough to rule out operator error.

Just some background info here:

I did make sure the bow was in spec as far as ATA length, checked DL and DW, and cam lean at rest and full draw. I was testing with GT pro hunter in 300 spine and GT hunter xt in 250 spine, both at 30.25" at 62#'s. Arrow weights ranged from 450 to 660grs. The heavier end of that range did shoot better but tears were still 1" plus...
 
If PSE won't sell directly to you prolly have to go to a dealer. Do you have a bass pro or cabela's near by?
 
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