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Does anyone have any info (experience) with these spindles and suspension set up ? If so how did they perform/ Compared to others ie Iceage bar code?
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Very interesting. Look lighter than ice age. Wonder how strong they are. One thing I'd like to know is if they steer lighter than ice age. Cause Ice age steers harder than stock. Have been thinking of trying to find a solution to extend the tie rod mounting point on my ice age spindles...
Backwoods told me there lift was also 2" at the bulkhead which would be the same lift as the iceage spindle. I would like to know if they are the same length.I’d like to see a weight on them compared to stick. I know my Iceage spindles were a little heavier than stock. I don’t think these lift as much as the Iceage, that’s were Iceage gets some of its weight, the 2” extra length.
Pretty sure I saw somewhere they posted with 1.5" or 1.25" added length from the ball joint to the ski mount, but I'm wrong. Says 2" taller on the website. Wonder weight compared to stock spindle, they look like they could be about same weight as stock.Backwoods told me there lift was also 2" at the bulkhead which would be the same lift as the iceage spindle. I would like to know if they are the same length.
That's just how the Zbroz chromoly upper ones look.Almost looks like the old geometry upper a-arm in that first backwoods pic...
backwoods highmarks do!Does anyone else have steering stops to protect from over-stressing a steering system like Elevate or any other OEM? Sure helps reduce blown-out steering bushings and bent tie rods.
I have a strap from the elevate kit you can haveSooooo I was going to go a head and guinea these spindles. The time from ordering to actually shipping was 4+ weeks. On check out with no special shippimg was 92$. plus possible another 2 weeks to ship! Dont know if I can wait that long and with tax I would be pretty close to the cost of the iceage elevate kit and I still have to source a longer limiter strap for the backwoods spindles,,,,.
Iceage Elevate in stock ready to ship at no etra cost.![]()
Awesome i appreciate it but I think a have a line on one. Pulled the trigger on these......I have a strap from the elevate kit you can have
The OEM Cat Riot spindles have steering stops.Does anyone else have steering stops to protect from over-stressing a steering system like Elevate or any other OEM? Sure helps reduce blown-out steering bushings and bent tie rods.
from the lower a-arm mount to the ski bolt, they could keep the spindle straight, curve it forward a bit, even curve back a hair right. that is what i am interested in in how these spindles compare. sounds like maybe some difference between ice age and bmp here, how else could they ride different? I think my shorter MountainSide's just extend straight 1.5". I was able to overcome the heavier steering for the most part with more FTS preload. Havent noticed any other ill affects. I dont think i would like stock skis at all with this set up though. that monster keel....The amount of trail is probably more important. You can't change the castor angle without making a change to the ball joint locations. Which requires a change to the arms. The offset and trail and can be adjusted by changing the location of the ski mount. In the diagram linked below think of the steering axis as the line through the ball joints, and the center hub of the front wheel being the bolt holding the ski on. This is also going to be affected by other things like depth of the ski keel and what has been done with raising and lowering the skid (head tube angle). And skis like SLP that have two mounting options forward and back allow for some adjustment as well. I know my Ice Age spindles gave more feedback with the powder pro skis in one mounting location vs another.