Pole - Ski stance/spindle bushing location info wanted

[powerguy1]

Please post your Viper model and whether the spindle is against the inside or outside of your ski ( and your ski stance - 42" or 43") Seems that the sleds are being assembled both ways and wanted to do a pole as to which location you have on your Viper.

 

[SaskAttack]

15 S_TX_DX Outside, corrected as soon as I noticed.

 

[powerguy1]

15 S_TX_DX Outside, corrected as soon as I noticed.

So your came from the dealer with the narrower stance and you changed to the wider stance (spindle against inside of ski ?)

 

[yamamarc]

both 2014 viper rtx se and 2014 zr 7000 limited spindles are on the inside (wider stance)

 

[SaskAttack]

Yes, wider is better where I am. And how I drive!

 

[MrSled]

Went to narrow stance. Made zero difference.

 

[rebmo]

My 2015 R-TX-DX came with spindles on outside 42"stance, moved to inside 43" stance last weekend. Won't know if there's any improvement until it snows again round here. Looking for any increase in stability, 1 " can't hurt. I went by the dealer a couple weeks back and the 2 Vipers on the showroom floor were set at 42" stance.

 

[sk-rx1]

I believe the 2015 Assembly instructions say to set the spacers for the narrow setup. This is because some areas require a max width of 48in. The 2014 instructions say to set the spacers as desired but to keep in mind that some areas limit overall width.

 

[InRBigness]

I was told the same thing by my dealer. They needed a way to make the ski's conform to the 48" max trail width that some American jurisdictions. This allows them to do that but allow others to be wider if required.

 

[tapex_07]

Mines centered. '14 XTX

 

[northof50]

14 LTX mine came with spindle on the outside. I moved them to the inside. I noticed no difference.

 

[TJ-R]

2014 XTX, new with wide stance. change to narrow. don't see much of a differance in the tight twisties,might be a little easier to lay over in the pow.

 

[Yamadog]

Mines centered. '14 XTX

They cant be centered unless you made your own spacers. either the factory spacer is on the inside or outside of the steering knuckle.

 

[picasso]

I have 2- 2015 rtx- dx vipers, both came set up in the narrower position. I changed them to the wider stance.

 

[tapex_07]

Yamadog, I'll check when I get home.