I talked to Dan at Alternative Impact about his A Arms, he said he may do a narrower ski stance for the PRO's if there is enough interest, how many guys would prefer a little narrower ski stance??
How many would want narrower A Arms??
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As I was riding my XP today I was wondering what my pro would be like with narrower a-arms. It would probably be deadly on the trail getting or out, it's already super tippy. I need to go look at the over all width of the plastic and see what the effect might be if the skis got narrower.
I'm not sure it's really needed on the pro.
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I don't think it is needed but I think it would take it to the next level for really technical riding especially being 8 lbs lighter in the front end I think the plastic is narrow enough you could go 1-2 in narrower and not have the plastic digging into the snow
I can't think of any reason to narrow it up.
T
Personally, I'd go wider if I bought an aftermarket front end.
M
If ya need it any narrower, get a snow hawk or convert a dirt bike. Lol
C
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I would like a set of arms for my assault that are 1"-1 1/2" narrower.
V
Not voting because I'd like to try narrowing a-arms first. Sounds like it could be cool but really wouldn't know until I tried it.
For me the balance on this sled is perfect. Any narrower wouldn't be worth giving up the trail riding and jumping ability of the sled. Personally I think on the Ski-doo especially and on the 1100t cats that the narrow a-arms are just a band-aid for a bigger problem which is an incorrect balance or a heavy sled. On the pro its light enough and has a perfect balance as is. For me they definitely wouldn't be necessary and I can't see myself liking them at all but I am more about the all around riding. Just tight technical tree riding if that is 100% all I did I can see them maybe working. Just remember if you narrow them you usually have to replace radius rods and shorten your shocks as well which can get expensive in a hurry.
The only reason I can see to go narrower is to be able to put the skiis back in the wider position, this would help to keep the spindles away from hitting stuff. I personally would like to see some rounded edge spindles.
The PRO RMK chassis is the first that could actually utilize the advantages of the narrower stance because of the narrower body..
I had a set of 38's on a Dragon and found that it "paneled out" too much on counter-steer and sidehill moves... On the PRO... NOT at all!!
Timbersled offers a 38" wide set that is wicked on a boondocking PRO RMK.
The sled goes where you want with less effort with a narrow stance but does give up a little stability in certain situations.
It is less stable than a wider set... heck an Assault is more stable than a RMK...
Huckers and hill climbers will not want to go narrower... but boondockers and general riders, IMO, will.
With a 38" front end... The PRO Chassis RMKs maneuver in the tight stuff like no other and still give a VERY useable ride on trail.
I had a set of 38's on a Dragon and found that it "paneled out" too much on counter-steer and sidehill moves... On the PRO... NOT at all!!
Timbersled offers a 38" wide set that is wicked on a boondocking PRO RMK.
The sled goes where you want with less effort with a narrow stance but does give up a little stability in certain situations.
It is less stable than a wider set... heck an Assault is more stable than a RMK...
Huckers and hill climbers will not want to go narrower... but boondockers and general riders, IMO, will.
With a 38" front end... The PRO Chassis RMKs maneuver in the tight stuff like no other and still give a VERY useable ride on trail.
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I think it would be awesome. Anything to makr it more like my dirt bike would be cool. Like I've been saying, the Pro is the closest thing on two skis to a bike. This would just be another step closer. Frankly, that's kind of what I see as the next step in the evolution of mountain sleds. The manufacturers (especially Polaris) are changing the way we ride in the mountains and where we go. What are we gonna do when we don't have any more groomed trails (don't laugh, WA is thinking about it), we will spend even more time off trail. Trails will be a thing of the past. :gossip:
Assault shocks
I have a Narrower feeling sled with rmk arms and assault shocks more forgiving tipping point. No swaybar set fairly stiff. Works for me
I have a Narrower feeling sled with rmk arms and assault shocks more forgiving tipping point. No swaybar set fairly stiff. Works for me
C
This is what I have and I'm love the ease of it!
I also have the ZBroz Exit shocks so I don't notice it being unruly on the trail, in fact it is better than it was stock where I'd lift a ski a foot off the ground around every corner.
G
Having come from the Doo camp, the narrow A-Arms have more of a benefit to BRP's sleds because of their 16 wide tracks. Actually they're not even necessary for those sleds if you do the G Man track mod (cut the outer 1/2" off of the paddles to get the agility of a 15 wide with the float of 16 wide; same as what Camoplast is doing with the C-Xtreme now). Going narrow on a Pro is hilare to me.
Have FUN!
G MAN
Have FUN!
G MAN
Gman... You really would need to try them back to back to see just how much of a difference it makes.
I have Z-Broz 38.5" on my pro and the sled is much easier too ride than with
stock 39"...Even thou the measured diff. is only 1/2-13mm.
I would buy whoever builds a more narrow alternative.
I rode a summit with the newest narrow and it was much better than earlier too
Ed
stock 39"...Even thou the measured diff. is only 1/2-13mm.
I would buy whoever builds a more narrow alternative.
I rode a summit with the newest narrow and it was much better than earlier too
Ed
I almost strictly boondock and love the predictability of the RMK. The trails in suck as the skis want to lift on the corners already. The machine comes over very easy as it is, so I personally cant see any benefit to spending money on a mod like this. I can appreciate the weight savings, but that is about it.
