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belden...
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so my shity rail just fell apart and im now going to make a better more sturdy rail with the old pvc now the pvc is 10 feet long (i no short) but how tall should it be? 2 1/2 feet?
Jan 15 2009 2:52PM
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Justin.B
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depends how much speed you getting. Like My drop in is like 3-4 ft high and my box is 1 ft. high and its perfect so ya, how high is your drop in?
Jan 15 2009 3:25PM
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belden...
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i am actualy blessed witch a big hill and i doubt i will be using it in the summer so
Jan 15 2009 6:43PM
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Pee_and_Ski
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two of my suspotprts on my rail riped out today I got to rebild the whole thing,
Jan 15 2009 9:15PM
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Hansel.
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same here, just turn that shit into a down rail
Jan 16 2009 7:59AM
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Jwenz
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2.5 feet is good for winter only and if you only get good amounts of snow. I believe my rail is 14 inches tall and is perfect. my original one was 2 feet tall and was awfully tall. So i am going to suggest you make it shorter and put a support every 2 feet or so...so about 5
Jan 18 2009 7:07PM
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NC-skier
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You really don't need that many supports if the rail is under 2 feet tall.
Feb 3 2009 6:06PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Here's the dealio: a shorter rail is, generally, more stable than a rail that is taller. I won't get into the logistics of it, but that's just the way it is. I usually just build my rails tall enough so that my tips and tails won't get too near the ground when I pretzel or whatever. With that in mind, I build my rails at a height of about a foot and a half. Maybe a tad shorter. Hope that helps, dawg 
Feb 5 2009 11:50AM
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