Best Lightweight front end /07 Tapex Mtn SE

[BCAlpinejunkie]

Looking for your input folks on the front end upgrade for my 07 Apex SE.

How are the barkbusters holding out on the mighty Apex?
Any Titanium kits i should consider?

Running a 07 MCX 310 hp Tapex 162x2.5"

 

[sledheadd]

Diamond S has nice ti stuff. I run his a arms on a nytro.

 

[johnny be bad]

i had a cbs kit, did care for the fox floats on the trail though.

 

[BCAlpinejunkie]

Diamond S has nice ti stuff. I run his a arms on a nytro.

Thanks for the feedback Sledheadd
Do the DiamondS Ti arms still use the stock spindles?
The spindles on the Apex are deadly heavy.

 

[BCAlpinejunkie]

i had a cbs kit, did care for the fox floats on the trail though.

Thanks Johnny be bad.
Where you find the CBS kit info?
what sled build did you get?

 

[johnny be bad]

Thanks Johnny be bad.
Where you find the CBS kit info?
what sled build did you get?

they were out of kelowna bc. had them on my boosted 05 vector. may have a line on a local building lite weight a arms. i'll find out for ya.

 

[cobaltpilot]

Timber front end

I had a Timber front end on an 07 SE MCX Tapex I had a couple years back and I didn't care for how twitchy it made the sled feel. Keep in mind it was running the stock skis. In the deep powder it was nice, but for our conditions it was a tough trade-off to say goodbye to the stability through the crud.

Try one before you buy it, especially with our heavy west coast snow.

 

[BCAlpinejunkie]

Appreciated JBB

days are getting shorter
Winter is near

 

[BigFish BC]

light weight spindels from mpi & a-arms from wildchild on the forum had his a-arms for 5 years on my vec stood up great & i jump allot.

 

[BCAlpinejunkie]

I had a Timber front end on an 07 SE MCX Tapex I had a couple years back and I didn't care for how twitchy it made the sled feel. Keep in mind it was running the stock skis. In the deep powder it was nice, but for our conditions it was a tough trade-off to say goodbye to the stability through the crud.

Try one before you buy it, especially with our heavy west coast snow.

cobaltpilot

appreciate your feedback. have you tried the Gen2s ? check em out

The lure of getting rid of the stock spindles& stock inner gets my attention.

Is there no Chromoly or Ti design that replaces the whole shi*~bang?

 

[M5-]

Pm Summitboy. Pretty sure he has a Timbersled front end for sale for an Apex.

M5

 

[roughrider99]

i've run the timbersled front end with simmons gen 2 skis for over a year now. the little bit of twitchieness doesn;t bother me none, i've rallied my sled hard riding in the prairies and in the mtns and i also jump. i have yet to even teak my front end. imo for price, durability, weight loss. i think its easily one of the best kits on the market. under $1000 and replaces the heavy spindle, i don;t know of another kit that replaces the spindle completely.

 

[sled-fiend]

cobaltpilot

appreciate your feedback. have you tried the Gen2s ? check em out

The lure of getting rid of the stock spindles& stock inner gets my attention.

Is there no Chromoly or Ti design that replaces the whole shi*~bang?

Bro, He's got my old sled. He knows about gen2's

 

[BCAlpinejunkie]

i've run the timbersled front end with simmons gen 2 skis for over a year now. the little bit of twitchieness doesn;t bother me none, i've rallied my sled hard riding in the prairies and in the mtns and i also jump. i have yet to even teak my front end. imo for price, durability, weight loss. i think its easily one of the best kits on the market. under $1000 and replaces the heavy spindle, i don;t know of another kit that replaces the spindle completely.

Thats whats kiling me, Roughrider99

Doesn't seem right to have ultra light arms, and still have the ultra heavy stock spindles.

A kit that replaces the spindles and the arms is what i am looking for.

 

[BCAlpinejunkie]

light weight spindels from mpi & a-arms from wildchild on the forum had his a-arms for 5 years on my vec stood up great & i jump allot.

iamvector
Appreciate your input.
i am grabbing the MPi spindles.
Wildchild A-arms Ti?

The echoes i am hearing has to date not been over whelmingly favorable to the barkbuster front end.
Reports of having problems with the front ends falling apart.
Apparently, they dont like the rough mountain rock/mud we come across in late season heading to the snowline

 

[BCAlpinejunkie]

Bro, He's got my old sled. He knows about gen2's

Now that you mention , Cobalt does look familiar
Lucky Guy has your old Alpine Tapex.
Mean sled, Sounded like he was going to suck you right from the bars when you pin her .LoL
You sure ya dont want to be a Boost man this year?
Pt-Chsh~~Pt-Chsh~~Pt-Chsh
Sledfiend, you're the greatest

 

[Turbo Monster]

Get ahold of Ratsled.com.He is building new lite wieght A-Arms and spindles.He is from BC Kelowna I believe

 

[BigFish BC]

iamvector
Appreciate your input.
i am grabbing the MPi spindles.
Wildchild A-arms Ti?

The echoes i am hearing has to date not been over whelmingly favorable to the barkbuster front end.
Reports of having problems with the front ends falling apart.
Apparently, they dont like the rough mountain rock/mud we come across in late season heading to the snowline

wildchild a-arms are chromoly.

 

[hobbes]

I've got the MPI spindles along with their chromoly a-arms, they've been great so far.

 

[roughrider99]

i guess timbersed has come out with new spindles that should fix the twitchieness problem.

turbo monster-do u know if rat sled is making a arms that use part of stock spindle or a completely redesigned spindle.?