T3 174" Skinz Rasmussen Board Install Questions

never_summer_ind · Nov 25, 2015

I have a set of Rasmussen boards that I'm getting ready to install on my 15' 174". I mocked them up and the boards miss the rear suspension mount. I don't see a way, besides welding a tab on the boards, to get a couple rivets through. Giving the boards some more rigidity. The instructions show two rivets on the other models being able to be riveted into the boards. Of course the instructions don't actually show Rasmussen boards being installed, just the regular air frames. Any suggestions from folks that have installed these boards? TIA.

Of course I don't know what to do at the front by the for wells either.

never_summer_ind · Nov 25, 2015

I did find a couple pics of Mountain Sports Distribution install on their yellow 174". Here are theirs.

Summit74 · Nov 25, 2015

When I did mine, I was only able to use one hole in the suspension mount riveting into the board. I can take a few close ups tomorrow, until I actually cut the boards off, it was hard to tell just exactly how they would line up.

Summit74 · Nov 25, 2015

Mine is a 163, so my not be exactly the same as 174, but the stock running boards mount the same, so should line up same

never_summer_ind · Nov 25, 2015

Correct me if I'm wrong anyone, but isn't the 174" rear mount further back on the tunnel? That's why I was emailing Paul and Skinz, since there was no way I could see in the rough mock up to get a rivet in it. Guess I could just figure it out by cruising the inter web.

That's a nice looking sled BTW.

never_summer_ind · Nov 25, 2015

Summit74 said:
Mine is a 163, so my not be exactly the same as 174, but the stock running boards mount the same, so should line up same

Do you have any pictures of your foot wells, and how they turned out?

Summit74 · Nov 25, 2015

never_summer_ind said:
Do you have any pictures of your foot wells, and how they turned out?

I can take some for you tomorrow. I don't have any close up on my phone.

Summit74 · Nov 25, 2015

Check out this guys. He has a few good pics
http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3715122

never_summer_ind · Nov 25, 2015

With that pile of parts for the "back-up" sled, I'd say the drug trade is still booming.

Chadly · Nov 26, 2015

never_summer_ind said:
With that pile of parts for the "back-up" sled, I'd say the drug trade is still booming.

My grandma buys all my snowmobile stuff for me

never_summer_ind · Nov 26, 2015

I need a grandma like that.

never_summer_ind · Nov 26, 2015

So I went over to a friend's 15' T3 163" and measured from the front mounting bolt up the running board to the center of the second suspension mount and come up with 29". My suspension mount measured the same way is roughly 31.5". Two and a half inches further back in the tunnel. That's my issue with the Rasmussen boards. Fits everything but a 174" unless you don't care about tyeing it into the rear suspension mount, then it's just fine.

TFS · Nov 26, 2015

Chadly said:
My grandma buys all my snowmobile stuff for me

You Grandma is poor! My Mom bought me way cooler stuff for mine! LOL

Chadly · Nov 26, 2015

There are so many rivots holding the airframe on I honestly don't think it matters. I took a thin piece of aluminum and rivoted to the suspension bracket then hammered it to the curve of the airframe and added two rivots. You're over thinking it. I have never had a set of airframes mount the same way... And only one mount the way the instructions show and that's because Tony Jenkins installed them. That being said I have never had problems with the air frames being sturdy or staying put.

never_summer_ind · Nov 26, 2015

Appreciate it. I guess I'm just being @n@l. I want a clean finished look that'll last longer than the sled will run. I only needed 2 1/2" more!!! Ha ha.

Summit74 · Nov 26, 2015

never_summer_ind said:
So I went over to a friend's 15' T3 163" and measured from the front mounting bolt up the running board to the center of the second suspension mount and come up with 29". My suspension mount measured the same way is roughly 31.5". Two and a half inches further back in the tunnel. That's my issue with the Rasmussen boards. Fits everything but a 174" unless you don't care about tyeing it into the rear suspension mount, then it's just fine.

That's weird. I wonder if skinz makes a specific 174 Rasmussen air frame? Check the rear mount on this pic I found.

Chadly · Nov 26, 2015

Bret just mounted the air frame back so it lined up. You can do it either way. I pushed mine all the way up so that I could cut the stock boards off right where they flatten out.

never_summer_ind · Nov 26, 2015

That's kind of what I wanted but both ways. Chadly's forward and Brett's rear. Sounds bad when you say it that way I guess.

never_summer_ind · Nov 27, 2015

Thanks for all the advice.

k.p · Dec 7, 2015

I painted the bracket the same color and drilled two holes and put rivets in the airframe. Got stiffer

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