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My fulltilts are wearing out on the bottom and now they move in my bindings

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skimandan
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the bottom of my full tilts have been worn down over the past 2 years and now in the toe piece of my bindings the boot and move up and down making my skis always feel loose, is there any fixes to this?? I don't have money for new boots lol
Dec 2 2017 12:21PM
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WoFIowz
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Full Tilt sells replacement soles. I'd just buy some and replace. And avoid hiking on rocks and walking through parking lots in them to minimize wear.
Dec 2 2017 1:40PM
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Greg_K
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Agree that you should get replacement heels as they look very worn but there should be some adjustment in your toe piece for height adjustment. You should be able to just slide a business card under the toe of the boot and the anti friction plate on the binding toe piece. The card should go in with some resistance but not too tight that the business card folds over.

What bindings are they and I can see if/how they adjust on the toe.
Dec 2 2017 2:00PM
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skimandan
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Greg_KAgree that you should get replacement heels as they look very worn but there should be some adjustment in your toe piece for height adjustment. You should be able to just slide a business card under the toe of the boot and the anti friction plate on the binding toe piece. The card should go in with some resistance but not too tight that the business card folds over.

What bindings are they and I can see if/how they adjust on the toe.


I did not know you could adjust that that on bindings, they are marker griffons
Dec 2 2017 2:22PM
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Greg_K
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Wouldn’t be a bad idea to check your forward pressure as well as the toe and heel may have worn a bit off the length of your boot sole. Here’s a link that walks you through forward pressure and toe height adjustment on Marker bindings.

https://theskimonster.com/blog/posts/how-to-adjust-your-marker-ski-bindings/
Dec 2 2017 2:33PM
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skimandan
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Greg_KWouldn’t be a bad idea to check your forward pressure as well as the toe and heel may have worn a bit off the length of your boot sole. Here’s a link that walks you through forward pressure and toe height adjustment on Marker bindings.

https://theskimonster.com/blog/posts/how-to-adjust-your-marker-ski-bindings/


oh sweet thanks a lot
Dec 2 2017 2:44PM
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.nasty
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IsitWinterYet17Full Tilt sells replacement soles. I'd just buy some and replace. And avoid hiking on rocks and walking through parking lots in them to minimize wear.


For the boot he has only the heels are replaceable and will not affect the toe height by replacing those. New boots are his best bet
Dec 2 2017 3:07PM
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lil.Boye
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Tip: get new full tilts
Dec 2 2017 3:35PM
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skimandan
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Mort.McflyTip: get new full tilts


can you buy them for me
Dec 2 2017 3:42PM
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lil.Boye
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Daniel2s3skican you buy them for me


I spent all my money on ON3P skis
Dec 2 2017 3:44PM
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skimandan
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Mort.McflyI spent all my money on ON3P skis


ahh shit, those will be sick af
Dec 2 2017 3:44PM
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lil.Boye
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Daniel2s3skiahh shit, those will be sick af


Thanks mane
Dec 2 2017 3:45PM
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skimandan
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Mort.McflyThanks mane


which ones did you cop
Dec 2 2017 3:45PM
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lil.Boye
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Daniel2s3skiahh shit, those will be sick af


Thanks mane
Dec 2 2017 3:45PM
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lil.Boye
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Daniel2s3skiwhich ones did you cop


Magnus in 181
Dec 2 2017 3:46PM
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skimandan
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Mort.McflyMagnus in 181


good choice, those are my next ski for sure
Dec 2 2017 3:48PM
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Greg_K
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Without seeing the boot in person it’s hard to tell if the boot is a write off but definetly the heels need replacement. Bindings automatically adjust for heel height but not forward pressure, so that’s why I’d suggest looking at that as well as adjusting the toe height which is not automatic on those bindings. You should be checking toe height/forward pressure at least once a year to account for boot wear and sometimes even on new boots/bindings it’s not properly at the shop.
On the new skis, the bindings will have to be adjusted for those same boots and will sure be loose at “new boot” height settings.

Right now it’s far more likely for a pre-release to happen, so at MINIMUM adjust toe height and check forward pressure and/or get a shop to do it if they think the soles are still safe to adjust on with new heels.

Btw-new Skis will be awesome!
Dec 2 2017 4:47PM
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skimandan
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Greg_KWithout seeing the boot in person it’s hard to tell if the boot is a write off but definetly the heels need replacement. Bindings automatically adjust for heel height but not forward pressure, so that’s why I’d suggest looking at that as well as adjusting the toe height which is not automatic on those bindings. You should be checking toe height/forward pressure at least once a year to account for boot wear and sometimes even on new boots/bindings it’s not properly at the shop.
On the new skis, the bindings will have to be adjusted for those same boots and will sure be loose at “new boot” height settings.

Right now it’s far more likely for a pre-release to happen, so at MINIMUM adjust toe height and check forward pressure and/or get a shop to do it if they think the soles are still safe to adjust on with new heels.

Btw-new Skis will be awesome!


thanks! that was very helpful, yea im excited
Dec 2 2017 9:03PM
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Booze.Hound
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Mort.McflyI spent all my money on ON3P skis


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Dec 3 2017 7:01PM
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onenerdykid
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Daniel2s3skithe bottom of my full tilts have been worn down over the past 2 years and now in the toe piece of my bindings the boot and move up and down making my skis always feel loose, is there any fixes to this?? I don't have money for new boots lol


As already mentioned, this boot does not really have replaceable soles. If the wear is only on the bottom, you have 2 options:

1. You can get the soles planned flat, have 3mm lifters added, and then have the tops of the toe and heel lugs routered back down to the heights specified by the DIN norm. Most any race-oriented shop can perform this task. This will not be cheap and it will probably run you $150-200 but its the only way to make your worn out boots work properly with bindings.

2. You buy brand new boots.
Dec 3 2017 7:13PM
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remove
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You can replace the rubber heel piece and it will make a fair amount of difference. It sucks the toe wears down eventually though
Dec 4 2017 10:51PM
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Type_III_Skier
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good meme
Dec 5 2017 5:33PM
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tomatonater
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On most markers you'll need an Allen key to adjust the afd height. It's located on behind the afd parallel to your ski. Start cranking that baby the direction you need it to go, until you can slide a business card (or whatever you have access too) just enough to have a little resistance. And btw, I would replace those heelpieces. Look to new boots in the future dawg.
Dec 14 2017 7:08AM
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