I need to align my skis on a '96 XCR600 Polaris. The skis are pointed "out" at the fronts, and this thing dances side to side all over the trail. :0: :0: Does anybody have any pointers for now on how to tackle this until I can find where I put my owners manual?

Snow-Drift

Just did this to the 'doo, and it worked wonders. i just adjusted the skis so the forward most bolt of the carbides was about 1/4" farther in than the back most bolt... i probably could have gone more, but whatever. the sled goes straight now, and doesn't follow tracks in the snow neerly as much.
it should be pretty straight forward on how to do it... on the 'doo i loosened bolth the jamb nuts and twisted the tie rod untill i got to where i wanted it, than tightened the jamb nuts back down. i only adjusted one ski on purpose, but usualy bolth of them need to be adjusted equaly, otherwise the handle bars will be crooked. good luck.

- Jason

I sit my sled on the ground and use a 1"x6"x8' board up against the track as my guide, and measure front and back of the skiis from this reference point. I check steering center first by aligning both handle bars with a fixed point in the tunnel. Put a bungee across the ski hoops to take out any steering slop. I keep about 3/8" toe out. The darting may not be caused just from this, I've added EZ steers to both my sleds as well. Hope this helps.

I need to align my skis on a '96 XCR600 Polaris. The skis are pointed "out" at the fronts


Your skis are suppost to be pointed out. This is called a Tow out and every sled sold today will have that. If they were perfectly straite handling and cornering would suck and darting and side to side shaking would have a whole new meaning.

The skis should be pointed out about 1/4 inch when taking the measurments from the top of the ski bracket. That is where all measurments should be taking.

Just take a straite edge and run it along your track and passed your skis. Measure from the straite edge to the top of the bracket. Do the same for the other side and remember the tow out. Thats 1/4 inch between the two not 1/4 for each ski.

Also use a light bunjie cord to eat up the slack buy holding the ski tips together.

Originally posted by Machzzzz1@Feb 18 2003, 03:22 PM
I need to align my skis on a '96 XCR600 Polaris. The skis are pointed "out" at the fronts


Your skis are suppost to be pointed out. This is called a Tow out and every sled sold today will have that. If they were perfectly straite handling and cornering would suck and darting and side to side shaking would have a whole new meaning.

The skis should be pointed out about 1/4 inch when taking the measurments from the top of the ski bracket. That is where all measurments should be taking.

Just take a straite edge and run it along your track and passed your skis. Measure from the straite edge to the top of the bracket. Do the same for the other side and remember the tow out. Thats 1/4 inch between the two not 1/4 for each ski.

Also use a light bunjie cord to eat up the slack buy holding the ski tips together.
I've never heard of anything that was toed out before, its usualy toed in. I would try to toe them in, its not that hard to change it back to the way it was if the sled wanders worse, but i bet that this will fix most of your problem.

- jason

Originally posted by Mr-siv@Feb 18 2003, 03:32 PM
I've never heard of anything that was toed out before, its usualy toed in. I would try to toe them in, its not that hard to change it back to the way it was if the sled wanders worse, but i bet that this will fix most of your problem.

- jason
NOOOOOOOOO

You want toe out.

I repeat Toe Out.........NOT Toe In. Machzzzz1 is right and thats exactly how it should be done.

Oh yeah if you were towed in you would be thrown of the sled. it would be violent.

I'll have to go out and do some measuring then. The skis are visibly toed out, a little more than a 1/4" from the looks of things. I'm sure it's the ski alignment as the sled pulls from side to side pretty bad, and it is not from the other grooves on the snow. I switched sleds and rode my old Yamaha for a while and it was just fine on the same trail. Anyway, it about wore out my arms on the last outing. I'll have to break out my tape and a straight edge and go do some measuring.

Snow-Drift

toed out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1/4 inch.. toed in will get ya kilt!!!!!!

Factory spec for your sled is 1/8 to 1/4 toe out set at ride height.

Be sure to verify track alignment before doing ski set up.

Center steering, Use a light bungee cord to pull ski's gently in at the tips to remove play and then proceed with adjustment.

Watch tie rod ends and make sure threads engages beyond lock nut by 2 X tie rod end diameter. Example if rod end is 7/16 then make sure thread engagement is min 7/8 inch. Mark thread on tie rod end at min so you know it is in far enough. Also measure the total rod end length to make sure. Verify inside and outside ends.

When I bought my doo one side was all the way out and the inside was all the way in. It was just hangin on by a thread - literally.

If you set up sled with one side adjusted further than the other you can end up with not enough thread into the rod on the other end and it could pull out. Same if suspension is tweaked and you need to adjust to far out to get proper alignment.

Check twice to be sure.

Well, i stand corrected. sorry for the mis-info guys!

- Jason

maybe i'm wrong but I heard the ski-doo REV's alignment is 0 toe?

No the REV is 1/4. Got it from the manual.

Alright, I found my manual and went and did a quick measurement. There is a difference of 5/16". My manual says it should be between 1/8"-1/4", so I am over. Now I need to break out a straight edge and make sure one ski isn't pointed straight ahead, and the other is pointed out the 5/16".

Thanks for the help :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Snow-Drift