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One thing to keep in mind is you cannot buy the perfect sled for every purpose. The RMK Assault is a hybrid mountain sled that excels at nothing. After 4 years on one, I’ve come to understand that it will never climb like a Pro RMK, will never run down the trail like an SBA, will never navigate a sidehill/trees like a Pro and won’t plane out like a Pro. What it will do is find a compromise between multiple sleds and provide some good entertainment if you learn how to tame it. It has a better shock package, offers more weight transfer than the Pro, handles trails better than a Pro and jumps/drops/mogul mashes better than a Pro. The stock Peak track is a trencher but is tough as nails and hooks like no other in anything but fresh. Want more float/soft snow performance, opt for the 2.6 or go aftermarket. You can raise the front skid mount but you’ve just limited the capabilities of this sled and the geometry won’t work well in a lot of situations. You can’t make an Assault work like a Pro and vice versa. You need to understand YOUR needs and buy a sled that offers the least compromise for that application. I chose the Assault and it’s a love/hate relationship...had a Pro and it was a love/hate relationship. Can’t have it all in one package, period.
I've done both multiple times ..
Assault to Pro = 36" front with Sway Bar , raise skid , gear 19/45 , 7 tooth drivers . Rides just like a pro can't tell the difference !!
Pro -Assault = 45" front take sway bar off , lower skid , gear 22/40 with 8 tooth 23/39 with 7 , Rides just like the Assault on the trail except the front works way better being it is made for trails ..
We ride both on Michigan trails and have not found a sled as fast or precise as one of mine !!!
I used to buy a Assault Switchback and a Pro RMK every year but the new Half-Assault is further from a Boondocker so I spend money on a complete separate setup for each situation, and there are plenty of the old 121 length sleds here. Wonder how long that will last just to make a sled for a few people still wanting the vintage shorty look .. ( Snow Cross sleds are now 136" even )
What does everyone mean by "front skid"? I'm trying to get my '17 assault suspension dialed in.The stock comp track that comes on the RMK Assault is really bad in powder. Just swapping to a stock 2.4 track off an RMK is a big help. The shorter lugs are the smaller difference, the track is really stiff.
Getting an RMK Assault nowadays means a little wider front stance (narrow on the Assault = wide on the RMK), chaincase, piggyback shocks, higher clearance and one small brace. The weight difference is made by the track, shocks, and chaincase. The lineup now is muddied by the SKS, the kind of guy (like me) that spring ordered an Assault with the powder track back in the ProRide days would just buy an SKS now.
I loved my Assault, had no problem rolling it up with the wider stance, and never paneled out. And yeah, drill out the RMK hole for the front of the skid and run it that way. Not a crazy change, but noticeable.