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Just now, GreenStreak said:

Is a Woodys 8 inch carbide dually too much for my Thundercat? Bad idea?What do you guys recommend for aggressive trail riding? What length works for you

How many studs you got?

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I have 8" Bergstrom Triple Points on my 08 Vector and although I have never tried the 6" ones, I believe that is the length I should have went. It would be great to try a set just to see but there are times where I think they would have been a better choice. Just an opinion, however, as a lot of folks run 8" ones so running 6" ones might not be a good idea?

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Hey GS.....do you have darting problems? I hate all dually carbides. They bandaid other issues. A 6" shaper is plenty for your sled and can be dialed in well if there are no other issues 

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5 minutes ago, GreenStreak said:

There's a seller on eBay selling dually Woody's carbides 4 inch for 49.95 free ship. How would those be with no studs?

4" ones on a T Cat sound like they are not enough. If you are planning on studding it in the near future, I wouldn't go anything less than 6 but I definitely check out a site specific forum first just to know for sure.

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9 minutes ago, f7ben said:

Hey GS.....do you have darting problems? I hate all dually carbides. They bandaid other issues. A 6" shaper is plenty for your sled and can be dialed in well if there are no other issues 

Darting? Lol, I really can't answer that question Ben. I haven't really been able to ride it that much to tell and darting ireally never bothers me I just roll with it relax my grip on the bsrs and let it do its thing. If I fight it my arms really get fatigued if I just roll with it doesn't bother me

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Just now, GreenStreak said:

Darting? Lol, I really can't answer that question Ben. I haven't really been able to write it that much to tell and darting ireally never bothers me I just roll with it relax my grip on the bsrs and let it do its thing. If I fight it my arms really get fatigued if I just roll with it doesn't bother me

Or just stay on the gas and keep them fuckers a couple inches in the air.

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9 minutes ago, f7ben said:

Hey GS.....do you have darting problems? I hate all dually carbides. They bandaid other issues. A 6" shaper is plenty for your sled and can be dialed in well if there are no other issues 

Shaper carbides FTMFW

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27 minutes ago, GreenStreak said:

Darting? Lol, I really can't answer that question Ben. I haven't really been able to ride it that much to tell and darting ireally never bothers me I just roll with it relax my grip on the bsrs and let it do its thing. If I fight it my arms really get fatigued if I just roll with it doesn't bother me

I would recommend proper toe out , shimming the skis as needed and a good set of shapes. That's what I run on mine and it tracks straight and has the perfect amount of push. That's my go to setup for every sled with stock skis

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7 minutes ago, f7ben said:

I would recommend proper toe in , shimming the skis as needed and a good set of shapes. That's what I run on mine and it tracks straight and has the perfect amount of push. That's my go to setup for every sled with stock skis

Don't you mean tow out?

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25 minutes ago, f7ben said:

Hey GS.....do you have darting problems? I hate all dually carbides. They bandaid other issues. A 6" shaper is plenty for your sled and can be dialed in well if there are no other issues 

What Ben said. Shapers are the best I have found

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26 minutes ago, GreenStreak said:

Darting? Lol, I really can't answer that question Ben. I haven't really been able to ride it that much to tell and darting ireally never bothers me I just roll with it relax my grip on the bsrs and let it do its thing. If I fight it my arms really get fatigued if I just roll with it doesn't bother me

There is excellent info in here about shimming and darting and setting your sled up whether you run Bergstrom Carbides or not. I used his toe in/out tips/procedure and it made a vast improvement with my sled. I am also running Curve skis, and in my opinion, these are great skis.

http://www.bergstromskegs.com/index.htm

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