Anyone have thoughts or comparisons to share?
39" vs 36" A-arms
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If you're a fairly aggressive rider narrower is better except in really deep soft stuff. I have mine at 37 and I love it. No down side that I can see.
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Do you use the WW shocks? and no problems with installing?
I used my stock shocks, they do need to be shortened about half an inch. Install was easy, i bought new upper ball joints with the bigger shaft and just drilled my spindle out.
Stock shock length fits perfect. But, I ordered the Kmod 37" and had to send it back. I have QS3R's, they do not work. The bottom shock casting is too large to fit into the saddle of the lower arm socket.
Great info!!
I'll be running a full set of Raptors. The more I look into and read about the K-mods, the more I like!!
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I feel very very strongly that if you are over 160 pounds, ride wrong foot forward at any point, am ever forced to ride tricky tracked out terrain and/or ride faster you will be disappointed with the narrow front end.
In my experience, when riding wrong foot forward, the sled would fall flat on its side with a VERY touchy balance point, was unstable at speed or in variable terrain and just plain tough to ride.
If you are lighter, say, a girl, i could see it working very well.
I'm 6'2" 200lbs. On boost. Relatively new to the sport but am a "pro" level athlete in two other mountain sports.
In my experience, when riding wrong foot forward, the sled would fall flat on its side with a VERY touchy balance point, was unstable at speed or in variable terrain and just plain tough to ride.
If you are lighter, say, a girl, i could see it working very well.
I'm 6'2" 200lbs. On boost. Relatively new to the sport but am a "pro" level athlete in two other mountain sports.
It really all comes down to personnel preference. I do all the above, weight 240 and just took off the 39 inch kit and replaced it with the 36. I came of a pro with the 36 kit and didn't feel like the axis was "tippy" enough for me. I like that it that sensitive and that it will fall flat on its side
We have sold a ton of both and we have only had 2 people switch to the 39 from the 36. We have had a dozen go the other way.
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Good point, it is personal preference, I just couldn't find the sweet spot nearly as easily as when I was wider. In fact, I rode far better at 40" than 37".
Obviously I'm not totally "right" as Burdant rides at 37 as does Dan Adams. Curtis can't stand narrow.
The other critical component is shock height and what suspension you are running, I'm sure if I were to run top notch supsepension it'd be a different story too.
I just think for what you get, barring new suspension, it isn't worth it even a little bit if you are riding hard/fast/through variable snow conditions.
Obviously I'm not totally "right" as Burdant rides at 37 as does Dan Adams. Curtis can't stand narrow.
The other critical component is shock height and what suspension you are running, I'm sure if I were to run top notch supsepension it'd be a different story too.
I just think for what you get, barring new suspension, it isn't worth it even a little bit if you are riding hard/fast/through variable snow conditions.
Any more input on this ?????
Really wondering what to go with on the Axys I have have coming??
Coming off of a Pro with the front end set to 37" and Pro-Motion. It worked but sometimes, it was actually a little to quick to react as crazy at that may sound. That may be the Pro-motion and my rider weight assisting with this too? I should add that I'm just over 6 foot and 240, so my rider input is obviously more then a smaller rider.
Irregardless, I'm thinking I'll want to remove the stock a-arms, just wondering what to go with ?????
As of right now, I'm leaning towards a set a of K-mods and start at the 37" and I can always go to 38".
Thoughts?????
Really wondering what to go with on the Axys I have have coming??
Coming off of a Pro with the front end set to 37" and Pro-Motion. It worked but sometimes, it was actually a little to quick to react as crazy at that may sound. That may be the Pro-motion and my rider weight assisting with this too? I should add that I'm just over 6 foot and 240, so my rider input is obviously more then a smaller rider.
Irregardless, I'm thinking I'll want to remove the stock a-arms, just wondering what to go with ?????
As of right now, I'm leaning towards a set a of K-mods and start at the 37" and I can always go to 38".
Thoughts?????
I'd suggest if you're coming off a Pro, spend some time on the Axys at stock width until you get used to the sled. I had a 36" kit on my Pro and the stock Axys takes way less effort to roll on its side.
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I'm on the opposite side. I went from a stock width '12 Pro to an Axys that had A.I.'s 36" kit on it before it saw snow. I'm 5'4" 140lbs but that stance with the low bars is exactly what I needed to get my body to follow through with the rider input I was after. It took a little bit of trial and error to figure out when to use wrong foot forward but I love it.
It's funny you mention that, as with my Pro's setup, I really had to hold back on wrong foot forward sometimes. There was learning curve with that setup, because I found my self going into wrong foot forward less then normal. That setup was really quick / fast to react to "my" rider input, to the point, sometimes a little to quick? Obviously for the next guy, who may be lighter, this would be a different story. I should mention that before this sled, I was running a Pro Assault with stock with and had no issue with that sled. Only difference was....more rider input, so maybe with the Axys, I'll finally find that sweet spot!!!!
