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Bend 95mm FKS brakes to fit Armada Tracer 108?

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eschoey
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How wide could FKS brakes be bent to fit a fatter ski (Tracer 108)? Got conflicting opinions from a few different local shops from "shouldn't be a problem at all," to "no way that would work" Anyone out there running a setup with 95mm brakes on a ski as fat as 108mm?

**This thread was edited on Dec 5th 2019 at 1:23:51pm
Dec 5 2019 12:59PM
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CalumSKI
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thats a pretty big stretch from the sounds of it
it might be able to work tho
bring it into a professional to do it tho
Dec 5 2019 1:03PM
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Lemuel
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FKS brakes are the easiest to bend so you can definitely make it work. They might stick out a little and you run the risk of catching them especially if you ski switch.
Dec 5 2019 1:14PM
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Lukrom_
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All day. But use a ski pole and cut it about 6 inches from the bottom of the grip and put the brake in and use the custom brake bender
Dec 5 2019 1:23PM
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dmcd
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Those are going to have to be bent so far out. Get brakes that fit. I had 85s I was going to put on 98s but it would have had to be so badly bent it would have dragged when I leaned them over.
Dec 23 2019 5:53PM
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PeppermillReno
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They’ll bend back. If you do this plan to keep bending them every time you ski.


Brakes that fit would be best.
Dec 23 2019 8:11PM
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iggyskier
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Honestly, they will likely fit. We're considering starting to recommend it on our 108 skis. They are just wide enough to fit over a Jeffrey 108. Sometimes you have to just sort of give it a big of a pull and you're good.

As a rule right now, we put people 102 and below on the 95, but are talking about moving that to 108.
Dec 23 2019 9:08PM
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PacificRimJob
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I don’t know if I’d ever feel inclined to throw fks on a tracer.. Or any alpine binding for that matter
Dec 23 2019 9:42PM
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49566738265
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DingoSeanI don’t know if I’d ever feel inclined to throw fks on a tracer.. Or any alpine binding for that matter


That was my first question, what's the point of grabbing Tracer's then?
Dec 23 2019 10:56PM
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SofaKingSick
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You can do it, that’s only 6.5 mm either way. I’d be sure to do a good job though, like someone else said either have someone good do it or use a good tool for it
Dec 23 2019 11:28PM
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.nasty
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108 is about my limit for a 95 pivot brake. I have some on a 108 ski myself now, it’s fine and always functions correctly.
Dec 24 2019 12:43AM
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