The "Bulkhead" is the "Foundation" the entire chassis is built / based off of. So hence "Ill Conceived Chassis" stands. IMO
There is no way they did adequate R&D when the sway bar binds and Torques the Bulkhead with enough stress to explode (within it's range of travel). Additionally; There is no way they did any accurate FEA of the chassis, when it disintegrates even without hitting anything solid (a glancing blow to one ski should not total a sled, period / regardless). Bottoming one shock out should not end in a totaled sled either. Because that typically happens a dozen times a day in the mountains (sidehilling, jumping, off camber approaches and departures).
They could have made it bullet proof without any additional weight penalty if they had really looked at the real / actual stress forces and distributed those forces correctly thru out the castings. And of course eliminate the binding and torquing as the suspension travels.
Enjoy your sleds!
Good play of words there, calling the s and e mods the chassis. That would mean, in your opinion, that Polaris has the strongest chassis which we all know isn't even close to true. The s mod is one component to the chassis, just like Polaris' weak azz tunnel and weak arms are just one part of their chassis.
The s and e mod need redesigned, not the chassis. Obviously the arms and tunnel are quite strong and they also are a part of the chassis.
Savy?
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