Mounting Position for 183 stl

[DaveHumphrey]

alrighty then. i just baught 183 07/08 stl's im about 6'1-6'2 bout 165ish pounds. i do about 100% park riding where should i get them mounted? and what would happend if i mounted beyond true center(1-3 cm)?

 

[DaveHumphrey]

oh yea beyond true center, by that i mean further forward

 

[Jr-o-c]

umm u want to have less tip then tail ? ok then. for 100% park u have to mount them true center

 

[schism]

maybe he wants to do a lot of switch skiing?

 

[bigwhite.steeze]

dead ceneter, and mounting them farther forward then center just makes it harder to ride forward and makes for easier tail grabs?

 

[[]Soul_Steeze[]]

true center

make sure you tell em true center and not just center cuz then theyll prolly mount them to 4frnt's center which on most ski companies thier center is lik -3 from acual true center

and yea true center will be great for 100% park riding

 

[lyndon]

I rode my T-Halls at +1, and am mounting my Ar6's +3 from centre. Honestly, the only difference you notice is carving switch. It makes it alot easier to transfer edges.

Easier tailgrabs

easier nose grabs

easier switch

 

[aaron.ebner]

since you're a tall guy mount and -1 or 2 from center, your skis will look a lot longer and will feel a lot better.

 

[LC.]

Running length centre.

 

[jhackbeez]

+3, thats where i mounted mine, theres more tail than tip, i cant wait to ride them

 

[wils.]

stupid?

 

[steezyjibber]

no

 

[jhackbeez]

yea man, no back seat

 

[lyndon]

Once you mount centre on a non-symetric ski, you have already destroyed your sidecut. So, why not make your lack of carving useful.

The main reason I am mounting +3 is because Im mounting with FKS, and I may rip them out. At least that way I can move them back to centre.

 

[Ryanvdonk]

you're not gonna rip them out. to assume so would be foolish. the rippouts occur on the super soft skis with mystery cores like JPs.

 

[*rkp*]

i've been riding those exact skis for the past 3 seasons.     definitely go with true center, especially if you'll be riding mostly park.    seriously such a fun ski! 

 

[lyndon]

Ahhh, ohhhhhh yeah. I remember when I bought them they techa sked what skis they would be going on. Armada was supposed to send me T-Halls, but sent Ar6's instead. Maybe he was refering to T-Halls?

 

[hardey]

mount them 100% true center for park (the true center on the stl is the real true center), i bought the stl 06/07 last week in 177 and rode them today first time...super sick ski and very soft in my opinion (had the ar6 before)

 

[LC.]

I some 183 STLs for a friend of mine and the centre line was almost a centimetre forward of the measured centre. So get your shop to measure them. Even better, do it yourself and mark a line.

 

[emopoppins]

running length center. you have to say it like that.