Thanks for the input fellas! I'll make some changes to the sled and my riding position and give it another go. I'm thinking if the spindles and rubbers are reasonable $$ I might try them as well. As for the adjustable strap I'll try taking it in and if it's better I'll probably put that on there too.
I installed my durapro rubbers this weekend, I wasn't expecting much of a benefit, but they did make a decent difference and well worth the 69 or 79 bucks. My ride this weekend was awesome, but I also added a sledhead racing clutch kit and full Jaws exhaust with mountain quiet can and while the the exhaust had no effect on side hilling the rubbers and clutch surely did, I am an intermediate back country guy but with the changes in the clutch being more engaged and the stiffer ski rubbers I was making down hill hair pin cuts back up and side hills and slower more controlled side hills much easier then 2 weeks ago.
In my quest to become better at controlled side hilling I have found that these items have helped quite a bit.
1. Proper suspension set up
2. Proper foot placement and throttle/brake control
3. BJs clutch kit
4. Removable snow flap ( made quite a difference not rechurning snow, plus reversing is much easier both off trailer and when in the trees)
5. My quick adjust limiter strap
6. Sway bar quick disconnect
7. Durapro rubbers
I was actually going to spring check a new summit expert, but after this weekend I am so happy with the improvements the exhaust (full exhaust, not just a can) clutch kit and rubbers along with the previous installed quick adjust strap im taking Noronas advice and keeping my sled another year and grabbing the 2020 spindles, and leaving the T motion alone (it moves 2-3 degrees, have you seen the new alpha? Maybe I'm wrong but 2-3 degrees isnt near that design???), after grabbing the spindles the only thing the new sled would give me would be the shorter tunnel, and I'm concerned about packed snow days and cooling????
If you need a clutch kit or other parts or advice call John at SHR, his advice for me has been spot on, and customer service has been amazing, got me exactly what I needed and made several calls to vendors to meet my short timeline....THANKS BJ!!!!!
Just my .02 but my sled ripped this weekend.