Raptor Shocks Releases XM-ACE!

[Biggs456]

Just wanted to get a thread going about our brand new product for the XM's. We've developed a bolt in kit to replace the torsion springs in the XM and use our coilover rear shock. It has some other pretty cool features as well. I'll explain those more in another post on this thread.

The full press release is here for anyone interested:

We've been posting some pics to our Facebook page and Instagram. for those of you on Facebook that haven't found us yet, visit http://www.facebook.com/raptorshocks or Instagram https://instagram.com/raptorshocks/

I'll add some of the pics to this thread today. As always, we'll do our best to answer any questions you guys might have.

 

[Biggs456]

The rear pivot is constructed of billet aluminum, engineered for strength and durability. The pivot is designed for a 3° x 3° range of motion with an optional lock out mode to eliminate movement.

 

[NoBrakes!]

Is this the setup the Martin boys were talking about at the prototype preview?

 

[lilduke]

Looks awesome Johathon! It will be nice for Ski Doo owners to get rid of those heavy old torsion springs!

Not only are torsion springs heavy and ugly, they also break pretty easy and make for a crap ride off the hill!

This looks like a great product, I like the option to lock out the rear pivot. Can't wait to try one out

I broke a torsion spring 2 weeks ago:

 

[pfi572]

Nice setup.
The little stopper I would think is going to beat the chit out of the aluminum bracket ? IMO

 

[oler1234]

Can a person buy it as a kit without the raptor shock?

 

[Biggs456]

Is this the setup the Martin boys were talking about at the prototype preview?

Yes. I think they had the 154 version on display at each location during snow check.

 

[Biggs456]

Nice setup.
The little stopper I would think is going to beat the chit out of the aluminum bracket ? IMO

Thanks for the feedback! We rented a few sleds and flogged the bejeezus out of them during our development trips. We clocked many endurance miles and saw no issues with it at all. It doesn't make contact as often as one might think.

 

[Biggs456]

Can a person buy it as a kit without the raptor shock?

That's not an option we discussed much but the setup is pretty custom to the shock we are using so it would likely require a custom shock from any other manufacturer as well. Maybe the better question is when can we talk to get you selling Raptor Shocks?

 

[Biggs456]

Almost everything we do is about billet aluminum machining, so it's tough for us to get excited about welded 4130 Chrome Moly parts...
...BUT these TIG welded rear torque arms from the new XM-ACE kits are second to none!

 

[Awedor]

Is the $1395 just for the rear?

 

[Biggs456]

Is the $1395 just for the rear?

Yes. Kit includes a new 4130 Chrome Moly torque arm, billet pivot, billet pullrod, billet lower shock mount and coilover rear shock with all necessary hardware.

 

[vodoo103]

The rear pivot is constructed of billet aluminum, engineered for strength and durability. The pivot is designed for a 3° x 3° range of motion with an optional lock out mode to eliminate movement.

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Looks like the bracket is installed either with one pivot to enable T-motion, or two to lock out the T-motion. Would love to see a setup that you can lock it out with a pin on mountain instead of taking it apart to change. (unless I'm missing something here)

I'm one of the guys that loves the T-motion only SOME of the time. Depends on conditions.

 

[snopro]

Looks like the bracket is installed either with one pivot to enable T-motion, or two to lock out the T-motion. Would love to see a setup that you can lock it out with a pin on mountain instead of taking it apart to change. (unless I'm missing something here)

I'm one of the guys that loves the T-motion only SOME of the time. Depends on conditions.

Exactly! For climbing hills that are rutted out a lock out would be great and then have the option to unlock for boondocking and tree riding.

 

[XanderKane]

Seen this in person at MMS, very impressive setup.

 

[Rjjtcross8]

Cool product!

 

[Caper11]

I really like this setup, looks sweet!

How easy is it to lock out the rear pivot? Looks like it could be a tad difficult to do in the backcountry???



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[Biggs456]

Thanks for the questions and feedback!

The switchover process is something we discussed at great length during development. Our decision was driven by a couple of factors; one was feedback from riders we talked to, and the second was that we felt like the added cost was not something that we could make work for our customers.

As it is now, the switchover is definitely not something that can be done in the backcountry in a minute or less. It requires the billet pivot and shaft be unbolted and removed from the skid to install/remove the second eyelet. It's not impossible but not ideal for guys that want to be able to do it on the fly.

 

[revbyu]

Me Like ! would be huge improvement over skidoo's old technology!

 

[Cableguy]

what is the weight savings and i assume this shock is rebuildable