2018 - 2019 front end difference

sledneck322

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• Jan 14, 2019

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Can anyone confirm the bulkhead stud spacing on the 2018 pro rmk compared to the 2019 pro rmk with.

I have a full skinz front end from my 2018 pro rmk with shocks. If damage occured, I planned on using the components from my 2018. However, I was told the stud spacing on the bulkhead is different with the react front end on my 2019 850 pro rmk.

 

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As far as I know the bulkhead bolt studs are the same dimentions as the 16's thru 18's. I'm pretty sure the sway bay length is narrower on the 19's? Obviously the A arm width is narrower on the 19's.

 

sledneck322

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Thank you. That is what I thought. I just had someone tell me I could not use a complete 18 front end on my 19 because the studs for the arm spacing is different.

 

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Stud spacing is the same as well as the sway bar mounting to the lower A-arm, at least it was on the specific aftermarket A-arm kit that's for the 16-18 Pro-RMKs that I test fitted to an 850 Pro-RMK for one of the snow shows last fall. Everything bolted up.

 

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• Jan 16, 2019

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I measured the sway bar width on my 2018 and my 2019. The sway bar is about 3 inches narrower on the new 2019 front end. Probably close enough to use narrower arms from older Axys sleds but not perfect IMO.

 

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I bent a 36" alt impact lower on my 17 and couldn't find one so i went to the dealer and bought a 19 lower and it bolted right up. Sway bar link had to go on opposite side and wasn't really straight up and down but i rode it 3 days and really didn't notice much difference side to side. I was a little worried about bottoming the shock out so i bumped the pre load up a little and didn't jump much. $275 for a lower seems a little steep but it got me back on the snow and i didn't miss any time.

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