Shimmed my skis tonight.... darting eliminated? PICS!!!

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First off, let me say this:

IT'S SNOWING HERE!!!!

I also have to say PLEASE ignor how dirty my skis are... the saddles are going to be blasted, primed, and painted next week... too many projects to get it done this week!

Anyway, removed the skis and determined that I would put my aluminum shims on the saddle rather than the rubber bumper
 

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I then cut some 1/4" aluminum stock for shims... drilled two holes... counter sunk them for a 1/4 - 20 stainless screw... I then drilled and tapped the foot where the rubber bumper rests on the saddle for the screws. Placed the shim over the holes and screwed the shim down tight.
 

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I then did the other ski.... the whole thing took me about an hour or so... now we need to see if we get enough snow to test it out!!
 

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How did you arrive at the shim thickness? I can't get an accurate measurement on mine to determine how thick to make the shims? Thanks
 
kinger said:
How did you arrive at the shim thickness? I can't get an accurate measurement on mine to determine how thick to make the shims? Thanks
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A 1/4" is what's recommended in teck info.
 
I used some scrap aluminum we have laying around at work (goes to the local recycler other wise)... screws from the local hardware store.

And yes, I got the 1/4" thickness from the tech pages and several threads here on TY.
 
I think it's easier my way :)

Shim thickness is different for every sled, and I did recommend looking at your wearbars on a flat floor, and seeing how they sat before figuring out what shim thickness to use.

Try it out, good luck!

PS...those Yami skis are a 'nervous' ski, being a rocker ski. If the sled is truly darting from too much runner pressure in the front, then shimming will do the trick.
 
vmaxjohn said:
I think it's easier my way :)

Shim thickness is different for every sled, and I did recommend looking at your wearbars on a flat floor, and seeing how they sat before figuring out what shim thickness to use.

Try it out, good luck!

PS...those Yami skis are a 'nervous' ski, being a rocker ski. If the sled is truly darting from too much runner pressure in the front, then shimming will do the trick.
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Have you ever had a problem with yours falling out John???
 
vmaxjohn said:
I think it's easier my way :)

Shim thickness is different for every sled, and I did recommend looking at your wearbars on a flat floor, and seeing how they sat before figuring out what shim thickness to use.

Try it out, good luck!

PS...those Yami skis are a 'nervous' ski, being a rocker ski. If the sled is truly darting from too much runner pressure in the front, then shimming will do the trick.
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ABSOLUTELY...........No Two Sleds R The Same, with lots of different types of ski's available.........Get them on a flat surface to check & One Very Very important thing, that people seem 2 B 4 getting.


.....Run A Straight Edge along the track edge out 2 the skis & check Your Toe Out 1/8", its a little more accurate than just measuring across from back to back & front to front.
 

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I now have about 1/8" inch space at the front of my carbide... before I did this I was flat... maybe even a little front biased... but only riding it will tell me if I have it right... which will be happening this weekend.
 
Doh! You beat me to it! I did the same thing last weekend, but was waiting to post pics until after I determined if it worked or not!

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And here's how it sits now:

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Was hoping to get up north this weekend to try it out, but it doesn't look like that's going happen...

One other thing I noticed as I was putting my sleds on the trailer... The hold downs for the ski's, I've usually put them out towards the front of the ski... It hit me when I was doing this on Saturday that I'm forcing the front of the ski to be pushed down by doing this! I could see the rubber taking a "set" in this position and making the problem worse! I'm going to try putting them further back on the ski, and probably loosening them when I'm not hauling.

Just a thought!
Mike
 
stopper block with (S) on the face will work.thease are used on 98srx-2001,mountain sleds and sxr's.anything with a compostie 98-2001 gyt-r type ski.the set the ski flatter.i just bought a set 22.95 a set.i will post some pics of side by side difference.
 
MN98VMAX do yourself a favor and find some used plastic skis (or buy new if that's your inclination) for your sled! Those skins have very little keel compared to a set of decent plastic skis. I had the same ski you do when I bought my Max.... you won't believe the handling difference with a good keel on your ski! Especially on loose packed trails and powder... not to mention they are a couple pounds lighter than those metal skis.
 
did this to my sxr and it lightened up the steering with the viper skis on there. without the shin it was a bit of a bear to turn on the garage floor. now its back to how it was with the stokers ;)!
 
those steel skis are horrible for handling compared to a good set of plastic, and you can definately save some weight as well.
 
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