Discovered that tilting my snowmobile skis slightly forward stops darting on packed trails

I've been fighting with my sled wandering all over hardpack trails for two years now. Tried different carbides, messed with ski pressure, even swapped to a different set of skis. Nothing worked great until a guy at the local shop in Brainerd told me to try shimming the rear of the ski mount just a hair. I cut a 2mm plastic shim and stuck it between the rubber bumper and the ski. That tiny tilt forward made the skis bite into the trail instead of riding on top. No more white knuckle steering at 40 mph. Has anyone else played with ski angle on a Polaris or do you just throw money at carbides?

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james_butler28d ago

Read a similar trick on a snowmobile forum a while back, seemed to help some guys with Ski-Doos too.

hugobarnes27d ago

Funny you mention Ski-Doos, I saw a guy on a Polaris forum try something similar with their belt tension and it actually helped with bogging down in deep snow. Might be worth checking if your specific model has a known issue with belt dust buildup too. Could save you from having to pull the clutch apart every season.