After market ski's

[racerrob]

Okay, here we go. Got the 93 Exciter SX chassis for the boondocker project.

Will be putting on Vmax4 struts on the front for added height & shock rates etc.

So, what skis' should I look for?

Am wanting to go to plastic, got a set of oem's on the 97 Vmax SX donor sled but.....????

This will be an "off trail & powder" sled. Very little trail stuff.

Have looked at a set of Polaris skis off of some 04 sled I can get cheap, I think. Got a question, why are they off set from the centerline to the inside??
Been away from the "new stuff" long enough that I am dumb & clueless here!!:2dontknow

Open to ideas, comments etc.

Thanks, Rob

[mark the shark]

Will the plastic skis you have bolt to the Vmax-4 struts, or are you going to have to look for something specific to those struts? I can't really recommend any plastic skis because I've always had the OEM aluminum skis on my sled, but I'll keep an eye out. At $375 apiece for OEM, I guess I could find a few pairs of really nice plastic skis!:frech32:


Got a question, why are they off set from the centerline to the inside??

Sounds like it's got a widening kit. My Dad had them on our old Ski-doo's. They were just blocks that extended the skis out a couple of inches for more stability. I think the ski stance on the sleds back then ('72 - '73) was about 12 inches and you always felt like you were going to tip over.:3speechle :3speechle :3speechle

Shark

[racerrob]

Ski question for the Polaris ski's I looked at.
I need to clarify here, the ski's are off of a 2004 800 Polaris, forgot
which model, again, not up on the new iron.

Now regarding my centerline question.

The Polaris ski's have more "edge material" towards the inside of the ski than to the outside. In other words, if the ski is say 5 1/2" wide, instead of the centerline of the being 2.750", it is roughly 3" with the "extra meat" being towards the belly pan?

I asked the owner of the ski's why, he had no clue & his 2007 Polaris has the same thing on the ski's, off center to the middle of the sled?? Hmmmm:2dontknow

The skis he has are extra parts from his 2004 that was wiped out in a truck snowmobile trailer collision that wiped out 3- 2004 sleds, the 4 place trailer & then hit his wife who was following him & totaled her then new 2006 Yukon!!
Luckily for him, his wife only had minor injuries!!

Anyhow, just curious why these skis are like this & what is the benefit??

Mark: The ski's will be bolting onto the Vmax4 struts & I will modify what ever is needed to make it work. This whole sled project will be a fair amount of design & fab work anyhow. I am sure I can make the 97 Vmax SX skis fit if I need to but they are a bit beat!!

Thanks for the input!

Rob

[8BU]

My guess on the off center skis would be it makes the stance narrower which in turn should make the sled easier to carve with. The other reason might be that the sled would be over 48" wide if they weren't offset which in turn would be to wide to ride on a public trail. Back in 95 six guys i rode with all ordered XLT Specials and there was some hold up on delivery because the sleds were to wide to be legal on public trails till a narrow ski was installed. My only other concern would be that putting Polaris (Pull Of Lake And Repair In Spring) parts on your Yamaha will hurt the performance and resale value of your sled.

[racerrob]

:smilielol :smilielol :smilielol

LMAO !!!!

Good one 8BU!!

Ya have a real good point there!!
Thats why I did the RX-1 skid vs a Polarcrap S-10 skid like a buddy of mine did to his Vmax4 back in Minn. I razzed him about Polarcrap parts!!

The more I think about it....the more I better stay away form the Polar parts!!

Thanks for :frech32: hitting me & knocking some sense into me!!!! LOL

Rob

[ryan]

I remember reading about those offset ski's on the mountain sleds. It was to keep the stance in and still have a wide ski. I think the Poo's still use this setup and there are spacers on the skis so you can move them out or in if you want.