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Performance Forums => Drivetrain => Topic started by: Snowbusman on March 21, 2020, 02:36:02 pm

Title: Slide Suspension Replacing 1, 2 & 3 Wheels with a slider
Post by: Snowbusman on March 21, 2020, 02:36:02 pm
Has anyone out there carried out this mod? A lot of machines in PQ have them installed.  Does some one sell these as a kit or supplies drawings. How does in work? Sure like to hear about them.  Bob
Title: Re: Slide Suspension Replacing 1, 2 & 3 Wheels with a slider
Post by: FORD F-150 on March 26, 2020, 09:33:10 pm
Good question. I would like to know the same thing, here is a picture of a set I would like to get for my bombardier
Title: Re: Slide Suspension Replacing 1, 2 & 3 Wheels with a slider
Post by: Snowbusman on April 30, 2020, 01:38:17 pm
Hello,
This is the two wheel slider system and I think it will work really well. I have seen a three wheel off -slider system also. Has any one heard any plus-minuses on either if the systems. I can't believe how hard it is to get information. You would think some one would jump at the opertunity to supply help!
Title: Re: Slide Suspension Replacing 1, 2 & 3 Wheels with a slider
Post by: Snowbusman on May 25, 2020, 06:51:16 pm
I can"t believe no one wants to help! We have been asking around for a year now and only one response. We are asking for help and willing to pay............ da
Title: Re: Slide Suspension Replacing 1, 2 & 3 Wheels with a slider
Post by: Somethinsomethin on June 16, 2020, 10:16:01 am
I’m thinking there were some posts from this site that were lost when this site went down for a little while and then came back. There was a French person who commented about the spider system on here. I think I remember him saying that the sliders added more flotation in the deep snow. About 50% for the middle replacement of the two wheels and about 75-100% more flotation with the front 3 wheels replaced with a slider. You are sacrificing ride comfort and more noise for the better flotation in the deeper snow.
There is a Facebook page from Quebec called “Les amateurs d’autoniege/snowmobile du Quebec” where they show all their bombardiers and the various slider systems they use.
Some use wood for the bottom slider, others look like they are using a UHMW material I would think.
From what I see when you use the longer slider, two of the axles are in a pocket where they slide back and forth for tilt movement.
Title: Re: Slide Suspension Replacing 1, 2 & 3 Wheels with a slider
Post by: Snowbusman on November 08, 2020, 04:33:58 pm
Still no one has come forward with a supplier or a supplier to buy the drawings. ...............