36in A arms do you like them
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I have the alt impact 36'' and would never go back to a wider stance. Had the zbros and felt they were less acceptable in several different areas. The narrow on the trails is hardly an issue. Back out of the throttle for the corners a bit and when you get to the real snow its a whole new sled. I will never go back to wide. What ever brand you get the key for tree riding and side hilling is 36'', but personally zbros is over rated.
Curious why you think zbroz is over rated. I have there normal set and have been toying with the idea of going with there 36" kit. I am more then happy.
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Jeff K
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The problem with the ZBroz 36" arms is you can't use the sway bar. Without the sway bar the sled will want to dive to the low side and pull you into tree wells, etc. No amount of spring preload can make up for the handling with the sway bar attached. I got rid of my ZBroz arms and went with the Alternative Impact 36" arms because it allows the use of the sway bar. It is a night and day difference.
Jeff mentioned the sway bar, and i couldnt agree more. Also for me having both brands the durability factor just isnt there, the spindle clearance binding, lower arm failure on the bearing end, and the customer service between the two is decades apart. Nates a great guy but im not giving him any more of my money. thats my first hand experience
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Jeff K
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Yeah, I have Raptors too. The Alternative Impact arms with the sway bar mount are just that much better.
Good input
Thanks for the input lady's & gents. Looks like I'll be going to 36 just like I did on my Xp. However wanted to make sure I didn't lose any performance ie. sidehilling. Here's another question what's so magical about 36 why not 37 one inch on each side. Just wandering. Maybe I'll ask one of the manufactures.
Thanks for the input lady's & gents. Looks like I'll be going to 36 just like I did on my Xp. However wanted to make sure I didn't lose any performance ie. sidehilling. Here's another question what's so magical about 36 why not 37 one inch on each side. Just wandering. Maybe I'll ask one of the manufactures.
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XP Summit
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I purchased one for my 13 and my cousin purchased one for his 11. He brought to my attention that sitting on the garage floor center to center on narrow is 34.5 centered on the center of the front carbide nuts. My tap measure confirmed this. I have stock shocks with raptor springs and he has float2's 16.5. I would have thought that that 36 would have been the narrowest and so did he. No big deal, just felt almost a little too tipsy on narrow. I only have two days of riding it under my belt and will probably center the skies and run it. I would not go back to stock. For me it felt more stable on the trail than my 08 XP With the 36 Alternative Impact kit on running 52 PSI on Float2's.
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Shawn
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Shawn
I talked to dan about the shock lengths, and he said that his kit works best with the 13' & 14' shocks, but will also work with the 11' & 12' shocks. You will see a bit more ski pressure with the 11's & 12's.
how wide are they set at widest?
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