Viper front end on SRX

what i have done, 98 srx: replace radious rods and tie rods with mountain max ones. this will narrow your stance and raise the front end up about 2'. Hauck adjustable shock mounts added, good for about another 1" rise, all using the stock shocks. this helps a bunch to keep the nose out of the snow. have now added viper trailing arms and spindles as the viper arms are about 1 1/2" taller than srx. still working on the steering geometry, turns and steers good but the viper steering arms wont paralell the trailing arms like they are stock. tried to put viper shocks on the old girl, but they were too long for my sled with additional parts i installed, and were completely compressed and bound the suspension. may have worked without the skidplate, but i gave up.

the srx has a eye type mount at the top of the shock where the viper uses a clevice style. viper shocks are over 4" longer. most people installing the viper shocks on the srx were actually widening the front. you can install them without the mounts if you make or add a spacer on the upper mount to keep the clevice mount from collapsing. simple with some steel tubing and flat washers. you might consider some skid adjustments if it nosing over that bad. most the srx's want to push the deep snow because of the low slung trail ripping purpose they were designed for. your sled have ohlins or the kyb's? with the kyb's you can crank up the preload on the springs as well.