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Mounting Position for 183 stl

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DaveHumphrey
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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)?
Sep 18 2007 10:11PM
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DaveHumphrey
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oh yea beyond true center, by that i mean further forward
Sep 18 2007 10:12PM
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Jr-o-c
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umm u want to have less tip then tail ? ok then. for 100% park u have to mount them true center
Sep 19 2007 12:12AM
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schism
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maybe he wants to do a lot of switch skiing?
Sep 28 2007 10:02PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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dead ceneter, and mounting them farther forward then center just makes it harder to ride forward and makes for easier tail grabs?
Sep 28 2007 10:06PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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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
Sep 28 2007 10:58PM
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lyndon
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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
Sep 28 2007 11:06PM
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aaron.ebner
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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.
Sep 29 2007 12:58AM
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LC.
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Running length centre.
Sep 29 2007 7:30AM
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jhackbeez
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+3, thats where i mounted mine, theres more tail than tip, i cant wait to ride them
Sep 29 2007 9:01AM
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wils.
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stupid?
Sep 29 2007 11:13AM
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steezyjibber
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no
Sep 29 2007 11:15AM
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jhackbeez
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yea man, no back seat
Sep 29 2007 11:18AM
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lyndon
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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.
Sep 29 2007 11:27AM
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Ryanvdonk
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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.
Sep 29 2007 1:00PM
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*rkp*
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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! 
Sep 29 2007 1:07PM
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lyndon
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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?
Sep 29 2007 1:25PM
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hardey
Posts: 147 - Karma: 15
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)
Sep 30 2007 2:51PM
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LC.
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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.
Sep 30 2007 3:16PM
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emopoppins
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running length center. you have to say it like that.
Oct 1 2007 12:32PM
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