Opinions wanted on ICE-AGE Elevate kits for twin rail Cats

[High Life]

The ice age spindles supposedly have a positive stop that limits bending tie rods. Positive stop to me sounds like the increased steering angle the wyo steering arm gives you will be lost even if the tie rods clear everything.

Thanks boondocker. I assumed the Elevate kit would cancel out some of the benefits of Wyo's steering arm, I'm just hoping that the Elevate kit still works as intended and I don't need to switch back to the OEM arm. From what I remember, it wasn't a 5 minute install... Probably a pretty minor thing in the whole scheme of things, just got me to thinking about it when guys were mentioning clearance for the tie rods as something to be addressed with aftermarket spindles.

The elevate kit on my '16 with a dropped case completely changed the front end weight feel. My skid is 1" dropped in the front, not 3/4" so that's part of it, but I also run my front coil very soft.

But the short answer is yes, it fixes the heavy front end feel.

That's great to hear, definitely think this kit is the way to go for my twin rail.

 

[kidwoo]

I just went and looked at my sled moving my steering around. I don't see any reason why wyo's bell crank would be negated. There's plenty of clearance for more steering on my setup.

I think you'll be fine. And likely to have the best setup available IMO

 

[Frostbite]

Are there any late season updates on how the twin rail elevate kits are working out?

 

[High Life]

I just went and looked at my sled moving my steering around. I don't see any reason why wyo's bell crank would be negated. There's plenty of clearance for more steering on my setup.

I think you'll be fine. And likely to have the best setup available IMO

Thanks for the input kidwoo. Let's hope its the best setup available. I keep telling myself it will be in order to justify the price tag...

 

[MountainCat1]

I was the OP initiating the question; All I can say is WOW, I am very happy with the handling improvement; IMO well worth the money to the extent that I won't be in the market for a new sled for a few years. Thanks to all that helped me make the decision to pull the trigger on the IceAge Elevate kit for the twin rail Cat.

 

[Frostbite]

They are on sale now and it's certainly a lot cheaper than buying a new sled. Good call.