drop brackets on rev, whos got em?

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thinking of doing this with my renegade, it has a 141x2 and i thinking of doing this mod to get the track a bit more exposed. Has anyone here done this mod and had good luck? how much of a drop did you go? pics would be great?

 

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i could dig up some pics if i know where i put em.

GET EM! they work great they help the sled lay over 10000x easier as rev's to me like to sit VERY flat. I run smitty's and have em dropped 2.5" on my rt1000 162 and my rev 151 and would buy another set in a heat beat.

only problem is when you get stuck, its farther in! but it does seem to help limit the silly stucks taking off when you trench in a little as the tunnel is up higher/

 

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was thinking about some for my 02 800 156 . Are there any made for it?

 

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smittys speed works 253-973-9119
or look up smittys800 over on dootalk

 

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Yup...the Smitty brackets are the way to go. had em on the Revs and on my XP.

 

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do you still have the stock suspension on your renegade? with a coupled skid the drop brackets will not work as it will cause binding and geometry problems. i didn't try it myself but on here and dootalk several have tried it with limited success.

 

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Yes I'm running the stock skid/suspension SC3. I got an email back from Brian at Tricked-toys sayin it would work on my sled but the only thing i might have to do is add some additional washer where the drop bracket goes over the existing bracket.

Coyote, are we talking about the same smitty drops? http://www.tricked-toys.com/Proddrop.htm

 

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more pics would be nice as well, any before/afters?

 

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http://smittysspeedworks.com/

 

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Drop brackets are one of those things that some guys like, some don't. Results will depend on susp setup, riding style, rider preference, bla bla bla.....but the Smitty brackets are the ones to get, all the stuff he makes is very nice quality.

 

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I put a set of timbersled dropdown brackets on my 800 rev last year, they work awesome I totally agree with ski-dooin' it. I think I have some pics I'll try and post them later.

 

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Renegade5 said:

Yes I'm running the stock skid/suspension SC3. I got an email back from Brian at Tricked-toys sayin it would work on my sled but the only thing i might have to do is add some additional washer where the drop bracket goes over the existing bracket.

Coyote, are we talking about the same smitty drops? http://www.tricked-toys.com/Proddrop.htm

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yes Tricked toys sells his drops. the ones pictured on there page are the XP brackets. the REV brackets look like the ones in my picture. Smitty is a great guy to deal with. The phone # is his cell, leave him a message as he actually has a regular job during the day.

 

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As winter Brew mentioned, some like 'em some don't, but most doo. As for the gades, the coupling will cause issues, as some guys are installing 136 skids and getting rid of the coupler. The rear mount is also different on the Gades VS. the Summits, hense the extra washer between the NEW bracket and stock mount.
My website is still a work in progress, hope to get more current pics up this weekend.
Smitty

 

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Smitty - I want to drop the front mount to the lower hole and use your drop brackets on back of my 2006 Gade SC4. The main reason I want to do this is to get my clearance for the 2.25" track I am running. Could you make a drop bracket for this and Ill drill out the holes for the skid?