09 XP Summit Narrower ski stance.

quickdraw said:

I was just surfing around and was on my dealers site using his comparison tool and it shows the 09 ski stance is 40 to 42.5 inches. On the other hand the 08 is 44.8 to 46.4 inches. That is 4.8 inch narrower on the 09. Wow that's a bunch. It should roll and carve a ton easier.

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quickdraw said:

I just checked the BRP site specs also and it shows the 08 wider by 4.8, same specs. I cannot get to my 08 XP to measure to know for sure. Anyone have a tapemeasure and an 08 Summit handy?

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quickdraw said:

Ski Stance is the measurement at the widest outside point of the skis. At center to center of 39" and a ski that is 6.9" wide that puts the outside measurement at around 45-46" which is what the spec sheet says (44.8 to 46.4 inches). So now we need someone who has picked up their 09 Summit to give us the spindle center to center measurement. I'm still not ready to dismiss the official specs until we know for sure.



ski stance dimension is defined as center to center on both yamaha and arctic cat web sites - I think like you said, a direct measurement comparision between th 08 and 09 will solve this

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