40" Stance requirements

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Sorry if this topic has been covered before but I haven't been able to find out exactly what I need to change my xf high country from 42 to 40 inch stance? Do I just need a set of 40 inch A arms and shorter tie rods? Will my stock float shocks work with the new stance or do they need to be modified?

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The stock shocks should work for 42 to 40 but not to 38.


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I just traded my '14 High Country for a 15 M. I had 40" arms on there that I just took off and would be willing to sell.

Take swaybar off, install 40" arms and tie rods, and ride. Shocks are not an issue until going to 38":face-icon-small-win

 

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Great, thanks alot guys for your help!

 

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In the Cat accessory book it has a kit to narrow a 40" stance to 38" The description says kit includes upper and lower A-arms, tie-rod tubes, and shock spacers. It states that the kit requires rebuilding shocks to add a spacer to shorten travel.
If I recall from the sled book, the specs say each 2" narrowing of the stance results in 1/2" less front suspension travel.
Although it can, and probably will work, if I were doing the change (which I am considering to my 14 HC) I would do the shock spacers as well.
I can see myself bottoming the front end hard one day and wrecking one or both shocks!

 

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You may be right. Everywhere I have read claims that the shocks are ok from 42" to 40" stance, but need spacers for going to 38". SHOOT DEERE IT IS, did you put alot of miles on your High Country with the 40" stance and regular float shocks?

 

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Just ran across these on ebay. Definitely not as cheap as reusing your stock shocks, but good opportunity to upgrade if you want to for going to the 40" front end. http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOX-FLOAT-R-EVOL-ARCTIC-CAT-SNOWMOBILE-FRONT-SUSPENSION-SHOCK-KIT-PART-6639-478-/291099771676?pt=Snowmobile_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43c6e6031c&vxp=mtr