I have a 97 polaris xc 600 w/ extra 10 suspension. It seems to have a little wander in deeper snow or lightly run trails, but hard pack and beat up trails it wander way too much. It also seems to wander under deceleration. A person i was riding with said that i am running alot of carbide. Amy help would be great. Rear suspension is set at a medium setting.

I have a 97 polaris xc 600 w/ extra 10 suspension. It seems to have a little wander in deeper snow or lightly run trails, but hard pack and beat up trails it wander way too much. It also seems to wander under deceleration. A person i was riding with said that i am running alot of carbide. Amy help would be great. Rear suspension is set at a medium setting.[/b]

I would start by loosening your front limiter strap to take some pressure off the skis.

Too much carbide can make you dart - how long are yours? Do you run studs?

Too much carbide can make you dart - how long are yours? Do you run studs?[/b]


I think I have 96 studs in the track. The person that looked at the carbides said he thought they were about 8 inches long . I know it cuts a very deep groove in the snow.

You can always try 6" carbides, but first I'd check the alignment of the skis to make sure something didn't get knocked out.

Someone suggested easy steer carbides. Anyone use these before or have an opinion on them?? Or even tru track carbides?? Or woody doolys?

you cant put easy steers on composite skis only steel. the 8 inchers are the problem. to much bite. i run 10.5 inch carbides and they wonder alot going straight but are great everywhere else. if you ride trails mostly unless you have a ton of studs 6 inches is your best bet

Sounds like your skis are out of alignment. If you have ANY "toe in" it will dart on you. Put a bungie across the tails of the skis (to take out the slack) then measure between the skis about 6-8" in front of the spindle then do the same (at the same distance from the spindle) behind the spindle. Try to measure to a point on the ski that will be straight front to rear like the carbide mounting bolts or something. You want the front measurement to be about 1/4" more than the rear measurement which will give you a slight "toe out". Dead even measurements is best, but I find that a slight toe out gives very good handling on hardpack.

If you really want to align your front end, first get a 5/8" steel rod about 5' long (make sure it is straight). Take your skis off the spindles and feed the rod through the mounting hole. It is a pretty tight fit, but once you are able to slide the rod from one spindle through the other without resistance, you have a perfect alignment. Make sure and do this with the machine weight on the skis (don't raise the front end off the ground) so the caster/camber is correct.

Thanks for all the advice. I wil work on it one thing at a time and see what makes the most difference. I will post my findings.

woodys doolys will make a big difference. i run 102 picks with the 8 " doolys. wouldn't run anything else.

<<<you cant put easy steers on composite skis only steel.>>>

I don&#39;t know who you are quoting here, or where you got this bit of info, but it&#39;s wrong. Polaris EZ Steer system happens to work pretty good on the composite skis. I can&#39;t begin to tell you how many years/miles I have running that setup....