I need the measurements for the rear suspension mounts for a 03 or 04 159 edge chassis rear skid. Approximate distance from center of drive shaft to front mount, and center to center from front to rear mount. Anyone have one they can measure for me? It would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
159 edge rear skid measurements
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Bump! I would also like to have these numbers. I am currently building a pro xr8 and these measurements would save me a bunch of time. Thanks!
Measurments
Here are some measurments I had recorded from my 04 rmk 159. I used a carpenters framing square off the top of the tunnel to get these.
*The drive shaft centerline is 6 5/16" down from the top of the tunnel.
*The front arm hole centerline is 4 7/8" down from the top of the tunnel.
*The rear arm hole centerline is 6 13/16" down from the top of the tunnel.
*The front arm hole centerline is 8 13/16" back from the drive shaft centerline. This measurement is taken by squaring off the top of the tunnel, not a point to point measurement from the driveshaft to the mount hole. The point to point measurement will be longer but I did not record that.
*The rear arm hole center line is 39 11/16" back from the drive shaft centerline. This measurement is also taken by squaring off the top of the tunnel,(the front part not the rear tipped up part) and the point to point measurment would also be longer but I did not record that.
*The front arm hole centerline to rear arm hole centerline ( point to point ) is 30 7/8"
* If you have rolled your chain case and droped the driveshaft centerline the measurments from the top of the tunnel will need to go down the same amount.
* If you are running more than the 2.125 inch paddels that came stock on this sled you may want to adjust for that also, as polaris did not leave much room at the top of the tunnel for the paddels to clear.
Here are some measurments I had recorded from my 04 rmk 159. I used a carpenters framing square off the top of the tunnel to get these.
*The drive shaft centerline is 6 5/16" down from the top of the tunnel.
*The front arm hole centerline is 4 7/8" down from the top of the tunnel.
*The rear arm hole centerline is 6 13/16" down from the top of the tunnel.
*The front arm hole centerline is 8 13/16" back from the drive shaft centerline. This measurement is taken by squaring off the top of the tunnel, not a point to point measurement from the driveshaft to the mount hole. The point to point measurement will be longer but I did not record that.
*The rear arm hole center line is 39 11/16" back from the drive shaft centerline. This measurement is also taken by squaring off the top of the tunnel,(the front part not the rear tipped up part) and the point to point measurment would also be longer but I did not record that.
*The front arm hole centerline to rear arm hole centerline ( point to point ) is 30 7/8"
* If you have rolled your chain case and droped the driveshaft centerline the measurments from the top of the tunnel will need to go down the same amount.
* If you are running more than the 2.125 inch paddels that came stock on this sled you may want to adjust for that also, as polaris did not leave much room at the top of the tunnel for the paddels to clear.
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Awesome! Thank you guys very much. These numbers are going to save me a lot of time. My only question is when using the carpenters square did you put the square flush against the under side of the tunnel? Running the straight edge down towards the ground.
Also are those rear hole measurements to the holes in the drop brackets?
*The square was placed on the track side of the tunnel with the leg of the square pointing to the ground.
* All hole centerlines are actual mount positions, so yes the rear arm hole measurments will be in the drop brackets.
* All hole centerlines are actual mount positions, so yes the rear arm hole measurments will be in the drop brackets.
I would think the front arm locattions are all the same for all the rmks, am not sure about the 151 rear arm holes as there are other smaller pilot holes drilled forward of the ones my 159 uses that could be drilled to 3/8' and used. I am pretty sure the 151 and the159 sleds used the same tunnel but the 144 sleds had a shorter rear tunnel portion. The other holes could be for the 144 skids. I would confirm with some one who has a 151 to be sure.
