What do u mean heat the bottom? The post is in my sled.. im not taking it out or u mean the top ? Confuseddd lol
Steering post for gen 2
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What do u mean heat the bottom? The post is in my sled.. im not taking it out or u mean the top ? Confuseddd lol
Yes the rod going into the post......heat it up cherry red so when you pound it in it will bend a ways around the first corner in the post. sry if I cornfused you
Yes the rod going into the post......heat it up cherry red so when you pound it in it will bend a ways around the first corner in the post. sry if I cornfused you
Ohh ok haha, i gottcha now! So when your buddy or whoever did it. How much rod did they use?
And how far did it go down? When u heat it up dose it follow the bent and go in farly easy? And what size of rod would i use? Thanks guys
we cut the top of the post and found a peice of scrape that fit with a lil play in the hole then heated it up and pounded it down and I believe it went around the bend a lil ways. We then cut it off at the top and welded the top bracket on again! Works great!
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wildchild
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I'm Still building the gen 2 posts as ordered or doing restems, there on my website
www.canadasledparts.com
www.canadasledparts.com
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X2Freeride
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I'm Still building the gen 2 posts as ordered or doing restems, there on my website
www.canadasledparts.com
Dang! I was told last year you were no longer building stuff for the Gen 2. That sucks. I would have ordered one a long time ago.
Just curious why is the gen 2 post $250 and the EDGE and IQ post only 180? Is the added cost the new bushings?
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Kurt I really like my post......Takes a lot of abuse! has not bent at all and I have really put some force on it! Although Now I'm bending the handle bars! lol!
I'm Still building the gen 2 posts as ordered or doing restems, there on my website
www.canadasledparts.com
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wildchild
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Just curious why is the gen 2 post $250 and the EDGE and IQ post only 180? Is the added cost the new bushings?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The IQ and edge post you reuse your stock bushings/mounting support, the gen 2 post comes with the supports on the post.
Not sure if you're still looking for a solution or not. I have 98 and 99 RMK's and I'm on a budget. There's no substitute for an aftermarket steering post but I found that the solid steel rod on the inside of the stock post works great so far for me. I sourced the cold rolled steel rod from Tacoma Screw. Neither of the sleds needed the top of the posts cut off. The weld was open around the perimeter of the mounting plate. On one of the sleds I had to open it up slightly with a dremel tool and then drive the rod down. Once I had the rods in all the way down to the bend at the bottom end of the posts, I welded the tops solid, joining the solid steel rod to the stock post and the mounting plate at the top. Haven't had a problem all season and I have reefed on them with a 5 inch riser on both. I'm also going to add gussets to the handlebar mounting plate in the off season. Hope this helps.
Finally twisted my steering post off the 99 this past weekend. It only has a 1 inch riser/Aftermarket bars.
I found 5/8's ready rod fits fairly snug, I got about 9 inches pounded into the post. Welded everything up solid. Put 40 miles on it, all I gotta say is its good and stiff. Hardly flexes at all. Best part is it only cost $8. and a hour or so to fix.
I found 5/8's ready rod fits fairly snug, I got about 9 inches pounded into the post. Welded everything up solid. Put 40 miles on it, all I gotta say is its good and stiff. Hardly flexes at all. Best part is it only cost $8. and a hour or so to fix.
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theultrarider
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This is the real fix. I too built something very similar. Used a wms bearing and built a riser off the steering hoop up about 4" like in this pic. I did this on several genII sleds and they were all rock solid. Never another bent post.
here is my question, if you have some sort of fabrication skills, why coulndt you take some DOM tubing like 1/4 wall, that is the same OD as the stock post and build it to match? or even pay a fab shop to heat and bend the DOm tubing,? that way the stock supports still work becouse the OD is still the same but the id is thicker? i am just brainstorming here, maybe i am wrong? sounds like the solid bar is a cheap eay fix, but would be nice to build a strong post all the way, from handle bars to steering rod, ya know?
I'm heading to a shop in town to see if they can bend something up. I'll let you know.
ok sweet!! that sounds like the best way to me. one solid piece
$65 for 7/8" solid rod. He is splicing top and bottom brackets back on, have it tomorrow. I'll let you know how it looks.
wouldnt you think a DOM tubing be stronger than solid? oh and can the gen 2 run a straight piece for the steering and get rid of that massive loop? i have an adge with a straight steering post and kinda want the same confuguration
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judger101
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on my old sled i took a rod and put jbweld all over it. i then pounded it down into the post so it went around the bend a little bit. then i took a piece of angle aluminum and some steering post bushings from an atv and make a support bracked that was roughly 4 inches higher up on the steering post. my post never bent after that.
I know next to nothing about steel so I went with what the guy told me at the shop. I dont think you can get around the bend unless you get rid of your air box.
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