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Post by stinger440 on Sept 16, 2013 7:43:43 GMT -5
I have a 77 sting with the paraslide suspension. Are there any adjustments I can make to increase ski pressure? Does cranking down the rear spings increase front end bite? This is for an ice oval application. Thanks
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Post by scorp11 on Sept 16, 2013 23:30:28 GMT -5
just for racing, I'd consider trying to move the front mount of the skid up. slot the hole it is mounted in or drill a new one. If you are worried about it moving, make a new steel packup plate and rivet it on.
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Post by stinger440 on Sept 17, 2013 7:03:33 GMT -5
Thanks scorp11. Moving the mount up is on the list. I plan to put a limiter strap on it and draw it up tight first. I converted the sled over to a 116" rubber track and am still working on getting the mounting geometry correct.
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Post by pararailer on Sept 19, 2013 1:50:10 GMT -5
cool
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Post by stinger440 on Sept 19, 2013 6:58:24 GMT -5
I tied the front mount down with a limiter strap last night and it made a pretty big difference. Next I am going to drill a new front mounting hole higher up. Another thing I have to do will be to add an idler axle up in the tunnel like the 80 stings. The drive lugs on the track I am using are hitting on the front mount.
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Post by stinger440 on Sept 20, 2013 7:10:57 GMT -5
If you drop the suspension down on the 77's, you will see the support plate is already drilled with 6 holes. There is a hole 1" up from the stock location. I drilled it out and moved the skid up. Looks like this is going to be a good starting point. With the 116" track I have 18" of track on the ground. Now I need to install the lube system and it will be time to test.
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Post by pararailer on Sept 20, 2013 7:28:29 GMT -5
pictures man. sounds interesting, lets see it! I asume it has the cleated track?
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Post by stinger440 on Sept 20, 2013 8:34:36 GMT -5
I never even think to take pictures. I converted the cleated track over to a rubber track. I completely disassembled the paraslide, replaced the scorpion rails with a cut down set of polaris rails. I did this so I can get slides at just about any local sled shop. Then I cut some wider cross bars to move the rails out to just shy of 8". Thats as far as I could go with it with the parts I had. The track is from a JD liquifer and I am using the tripple cog JD driveshaft. I have to use silent gears and chain to use that shaft but I have a bunch of those also. I think its going to work out well.
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Post by stinger440 on Oct 23, 2013 7:00:50 GMT -5
Final skid assembly is done. The track rolls nice. I can't wait to try it out. I had to add an auxillary idler shaft like the 80-81 sting. I also drilled out the rails for slide lube. The setup is a little short in the tunnel due to being 116 vs 118 but it doesn't look too bad. I just hope my cobble job holds up!!!
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