I am relatively new to snowmobiling and have a new to me but nicely used rmk it came wih a bent right side trailing arm, steers pretty poorly. I am considering purchasing cromolly trailing arms but I was told they do not come with mounting brackets for the sway bars so my question is how important to the ride and steering are they?
02 polaris edge sway bars
- Thread starter woodchuck
- Start date
yep,toss the swaybar and forget about it.
Agreed. Lose the sway bar. The sled may feel a bit more "tippy" on the trails, but will be MUCH easier to carve with, etc. in the deep stuff.
By the way, welcome to Snowest!
By the way, welcome to Snowest!
For those who go without a swaybar:
How do you remove the swaybar on an Edge sled?
Rob
How do you remove the swaybar on an Edge sled?
Rob
Add to your profile so we know where you are. If you are a flatlander and ride trails, whoops, lakes, etc., leave it in. If you only ride roads to get to the hills take it out. REMOVAL---drill out the three rivets on one of the blocks on the bulkhead ( the block is plastic and will probably melt some, but you will be throwing it away), pull either the bottom tie rod end or rear trailing arm bolt. Remove the slide in the trailing arm, and pull the sway bar through the bulkhead, and reattach the trailing arm. Remove the slide from the other trailing arm (you will need these later if you do a reinstall).
+1 for removal for mountain riding. There is a slight compromise on the trail, but the Edge still handles well without.
i really like the sway bar. handles a lot better in the corners.
Thanks for the help everyone, On my first ride I did find it hard to carve but probably chaulk that up to inexperience. mostly plan on riding mountain and some lake or ditch bangin.
Thanks for the tips. Just to understand better... you only have to remove one of the blocks, not both sides? If the swaybar will pull through one side, wouldn't you be able to pull it through both sides with both blocks left in place? I'll assume not, or you wouldn't have mentioned it, but I just wanted to ask. Assuming at least one side's block must be removed, what do you do after the swaybar is out? Do you put the block back in place to plug the hole?
I can definitely see a need to have one block off in order to re-install the swaybar because you'd never get it through the block's hole on the far side otherwise.
Thanks,
Rob
P.S. I'm interested in this because I'm converting my XC800 to a 144"x2" mountain sled. The sled might not see much trail riding after this.
remove it and don't think about it again.
Just took mine out this weekend. I had to remove both blocks on mine to get it out. Also own an edge. I could not get any drill bit size to properly drill though the rivets. The rivets must have been a little loose and were spinning. Drilling out rivets that are spinning on you is damn near impossible. I ended up having to use some punch tools and a hammer to get the rivets out. I ended up buying blockoff plates from Timbersled Products...
For mountain riding, pull it out. No need to worry about blocking the hole off, if you want, just put the block back in. I also try to straighten the arms once, weld a small plate on it to strengthen to it's orig. Beats buying new ones after every rock hit.
I took the plunge and removed my swaybar tonight. Was fairly easy to drill out the rivets from both plastic blocks, loosen the trailing arm, then yank the swaybar out. A few rivets spun for me too, but they weren't hard to persuade. I then wrapped the inside of the plastic blocks with black electrical tape and riveted them back in to keep snow out. Wow, what a difference in how easy it is to lean the sled over now. I think it will make a big difference in my mountain riding.
Rob
Rob
Similar threads
