Sidewinder Ski suggestions again

[Mighty]

I havent seen anyone that has tried the SnoTrackers. I was able to get ahold of them directly and they are creating an aggressive version for the SW this year and they are on sale. However to be safe I think I am leaning towards the 6.9 Pilot skis with Shaper bars in the middle and something regular on the outside. What do you think?

Tuners are too skinny. Go 6.9 Pilots with shapers in the middle and basic 4 inchers on the outside

 

[**sj**]

I go about a buck and a half.

**sj**,,,,,,,,,,don't hesitate to contact me if you've got any set up questions with your new skis.

I just got another set of Mohawks to put on my wife's new SW.

at 185 Im concerned about not getting the squat either...

 

[hibshman25]

the shim is added to the rearmost part of the rubber and nothing removed first right? that much shim eh? doesn't it make the bars pull back to center? (the tail of the ski trails hard) how did it handle on ice covered roads? wonder if there's a way to have a blue handle?

The tuner 3 loops actually fit the cat skis rather easily. Just reduce the width of the loop where it fits in the saddle, drill the holes out in the cat ski and use the tuner loop hardware.

Note my fit up pic just has the cat hardware.

 

[hibshman25]

What specifically did you buy?
Did a quick shopping list on the Curve website...:

XS Ski
XS Loop
XS Loop Hardware-- Material: Zinc-coated
Curve Carbides -- Size: 6" Shaper - Studboy
Leading Edge -- Size: 4" Leading Edge
Leading Edge Installation Template
XS Loop Hardware-- Material: Zinc-coated

This sound about right as to what you installed on your SW?

My suggestion would be to skip the leading edge and shapers and go with woody's slim jim carbides. They will take care of darting and handle very well. I"m a big fan of slim jims, and there's alot of guys running them on curves with great results.

If you buy skis from me I can pre drill them for the leading edge so you don't need to buy the template. I also include hardware and instructions on how to use the stock ski bolt and ski rubbers so the hardware kit does not need to be purchased.

Send me a PM if you want me to price it out for you.

 

[**sj**]

The tuner 3 loops actually fit the cat skis rather easily. Just reduce the width of the loop where it fits in the saddle, drill the holes out in the cat ski and use the tuner loop hardware.

Note my fit up pic just has the cat hardware.

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leave it to you Travis...always a solution!

 

[VX1R]

at 185 Im concerned about not getting the squat either...

**sj**........I had no squat on my SW last year until I installed the lighter rate torsion springs that HyGear sells. Once I installed those springs........problem solved. They give the proper set in sag for us lighter guys and really helped with the weight transfer of the skid along with giving a much lighter steering effort. They also seem to help collect more snow back in the tunnel which helps out with cooling.