'14 summit lowers

Doonbuggy12 · Jan 2, 2014

A friend and I both bought '14 summit x's. 2 weeks ago my buddy hit a rock with the bottom of his ski and it folded the rear lower leg and module st about 5 mph. Low snow I figured ok that's to be expected. Today I did the exact same thing but just barely hit something under the snow. And there was a ton of snow. I had no clue I bent anything until i got on the trail and my right ski was 3" back. I know you want the lower to be the weak link but if this is really common I'm going to get a different sled that's a little tougher because it shortened my day I drove 10 hours for. My question is. Did you see this a lot last year? Or was it just bad luck?

slyrydr · Jan 2, 2014

Doonbuggy12 said:
A friend and I both bought '14 summit x's. 2 weeks ago my buddy hit a rock with the bottom of his ski and it folded the rear lower leg and module st about 5 mph. Low snow I figured ok that's to be expected. Today I did the exact same thing but just barely hit something under the snow. And there was a ton of snow. I had no clue I bent anything until i got on the trail and my right ski was 3" back. I know you want the lower to be the weak link but if this is really common I'm going to get a different sled that's a little tougher because it shortened my day I drove 10 hours for. My question is. Did you see this a lot last year? Or was it just bad luck?

....my friend and i both did about the same thing last year..after being on m sleds for several years, i was shocked at the damage with so little of a hit...:mmph:

2Thetopp · Jan 2, 2014

Opposite experience, break in ride near the end of the day I got a little greedy off trail low snow and hit something with my right ski HARD, sent shock thru the bars into my wrist. Amazed at how well it took a shot, dented the ski near the saddle, everything else measures good, lucky I guess.

caldbeckchris · Jan 2, 2014

Have a little over 100 miles on mine and have bounced off of a few thing pretty hard. Nothing bent so far, knock on wood. My xp has been a tank hoping for the same from the xm. Sorry for your losses guys

mustard · Jan 2, 2014

I busted my 2010 XP on a pretty hard rock hit a couple of years ago. My buddy took a hit on his 2009 on a stump hit - not that hard in my opinion. Anyway, it cooked my A Arm and S module. His did S module and something else along with tunnel. The dealer said the design is to blow your stuff in the front end so it doesn't trash your tunnel. My 99 600 Summit took a hit to the whatever they called the arm back then and bent it. I rode it that way for 2 more years. My point, they are lighter but you really pay for that luxury. Is it a purposeful design?

winter brew · Jan 2, 2014

I think if you hit at just the right angle it doesn't take much to really cause some carnage, while other times you can hit pretty hard and not have any damage at all. I've gone over the bars a few times, roll the sled over expecting the worst and no damage...knock on wood. No skid plate or braces, it keeps me from taking unnecessary risks.

Team Pigeon · Mar 10, 2014

Bent 2 lower left side a arms, 2 months apart. Same bend on both a-arms to within a 1/16th.
One early season (my first day out after being nagged by the old lady that I needed to get the F out of the house) during a sidehill episode, also ended up with a smashed hood. No more nagging after that bill. Second one was off an uphill hip. Carbides also replaced with steel runners.

Grip and rip braces probably helped out at keeping the bending in that location.

Anyone have experience with the Race Werx bumper/bracing. Is that bracing the same as the grip/rip?

backcountryislife · Mar 10, 2014

Team Pigeon said:
Bent 2 lower left side a arms, 2 months apart. Same bend on both a-arms to within a 1/16th.
One early season (my first day out after being nagged by the old lady that I needed to get the F out of the house) during a sidehill episode, also ended up with a smashed hood. No more nagging after that bill. Second one was off an uphill hip. Carbides also replaced with steel runners.

Grip and rip braces probably helped out at keeping the bending in that location.

Anyone have experience with the Race Werx bumper/bracing. Is that bracing the same as the grip/rip?

I would say it's like the fett bros brace, but all one piece rather than 2.

bnorth · Mar 11, 2014

This chassis has been out for 6 years. Do you seriously not know that it doesn't take hits well and that there are braces to help?

Wyorever · Mar 12, 2014

Wouldn't you rather replace an A-arm than an S or E module?

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