Ski alignment way off, but nothing seems bent

[BigAir]

My last ride out I hit a tree with my left ski while carving. I hit it hard enough that it stopped me, but not super hard. Now my ski alignment is way off, but nothing in the front end appears bent. I did a quick measurement and I have a little over 1" of toe out. Tie rods are all straight. A-arms don't appear bent at all. Shock to upper a-arm distance is the same side to side. No paint is cracked. I lifted the front end and bushings are all tight.

Any ideas?

Sled is an '08 M1000.

 

[cat rider]

Check the steering?

 

[smoothdawg]

Did you bend one of the aluminum tie rod tubes? I have replaced lots of A-arms on the M series and a tell tale sign is cracked paint around the welded spots on the A-arms.

 

[rooster740]

Hey reterd Toe Out make them work better in the corners! Besides, if you really are putting a turbo on that thing, you should stop being stupid by always worrying about the little things! The skis will never touch the snow anyway, ever. As a matter of fact when I learn how to use a cutting torch more better and I put me on a turbo, I am going to cut my skis plumb off to save me some weight.

Oh ya, and check the steering!

You know one time this exact thing happened to me and I just turned the steering bars around.

 

[skimike]

I hear ya rooster quit cryin and pin that sucker, steering is overrated I think we should cut the stock ones off and weld 1 ski in the middle and weld the bars tight, then all you have to do is lean to turn. naw not really im just effin around. man I got my sled hung up on a ramp a couple of days after I bought it and all of the weight was hanging off 1 ski , so it knocked the front end out of align and I religned it but it has never been the same since. ac steering is weak, when I get on a sidehill in firm snow the steering stretches so much I can hardly ride it, the steering doesnt feel positive , it feels like it has rubber bands for tie rods. my 02 mt cat rides good but not the 10. its a bear to drive on trails especially after you have been riding for 4 or 5 hours, makes a guy wish he had power assist like on a atv

 

[mmsports]

Bent Bukkhead?

Check where the A arms bolt to the bulk head sometimes it can bend there.