Posts by TravAZ

It is always good to hear both types of experiences.

Oh boy... This is going to get interesting real fast.

Yes. Shims can be removed and moved to other areas that need them. As far as sourcing shims, I have not seen info on this. Maybe some really old stuff out there on the OG site.

The end of the tie rods has the adjusting nuts you are looking for.

Sounds like a vacuum leak to me also.

Always check to make sure the map sensor is seated correctly and the intake manifold is capped below the throttle body as intended from the factory.

Sounds good @Br4hm4.


UPDATES - RRR Strut Bar Sold

Updated the thread. A buddy is willing to haul a couple of things to Denver if someone wants them during the CO event to avoid shipping charge.

To the top.

I vote under the seat with 1/2 inch nylon spacers.

Very close to the battery, not visible, good airflow, and very easy to screw down.

I still have my Niche wheels for sale. Do you want to see if someone will trailer them up there for you?

You need to ping Welter @angie@WP @JeffWelter to see what their feedback is on a rear 22 inch wheel with the rear Welter setup. I am sure they will know. They had to install or try to install a bunch on these at the east coast SSTakeover Meetups. Lots of people running big wheels out that way.

PS - You don't do big wheels and expect ride comfort. Again, you already know this buddy. ha

PS PS - I wasn't referring to track performance above. Track wheels should be 17/18 or 18/18 for the win!

Get yourself some big ole wheels! Yeehaw!

It's all about what you want man. You already know that there is little/nothing to gain in performance from this type of setup. Rear tire really isn't that wide to help with traction, small sidewalls mean a harsher ride, large fronts make steering less responsive, etc. etc. It will probably look cool though!

@Oldfogey has Welters and depending on his suspension adjustments on the QA1s, his 345/25/20 wheel will rub on the rear pipes when set really soft. Added 2 more inches is probably really going to cut it close, but you could run it stiffer in the rear and/or raise your ride height.

The below shows the closest tire rolling diameter combo to stock if you go this route...

Fronts, or back, or both? 20 is not big on the rear, but is big on the front.

What tire sizes for sidewall you thinking?

The best look and performance combo with good tire choices are 18/20 or 19/20 fronts to back.

Tires are important, but more importantly to this conversation is if you have the traction control and/or stability control on or off. The nannies are very aggressive in not allowing oversteer. With both systems on, you will likely see understeer before oversteer.

I almost always run with the traction control off, as I believe you get the best overall performance and experience. It allows you to spin in a straight line, but the Stability Control function is still there and will cut power and work the front brakes when your spinning the rear tire and the steering angle is past a certain parameter. This allows the Slingshot to have some rear tire spin, but still the safety of working to prevent you from spinning out.

Run both systems off and the machine is even faster as nothing is interfeering, but you better make sure you are a really good driver and accept the strong possibility that you will spin out. Its pretty much a donut machine at this point with really good tires and nice roads.

The Slingshot has huge oversteer issues because of the lack of rear traction, especially when accelerating out of a corner after the apex. This is why the traction control / stability control is so important on this vehicle.

With both nannies on and functioning, the vehicle is pretty neutral though. It is dang near impossible to get a Slingshot to understeer. You rarely see understeer, but when really pushing hard, you see oversteer issues quite frequently.

Luckily, most people will never drive their Slingshots hard enough to have to worry about either one...

To me, the only ones that make sense are the ones that bolt onto the roll hops. They look a lot nicer and you don't have to drill through the rear deck of your Slingshot. The Alpha one is shown below on mine...

Ground issue or a short somewhere in the harness.

ECMs just don't go bad.

Because alignments have been an issue for Polaris on the Slingshot, they have sent laser alignment tools to each dealership. The dealerships tools and techniques are probably not as good as the originator listed above, but should get you close so that odd tire wear should not be an issue.

Most dealers are charging around $150 for a laser alignment. Just go to a dealer that has done quite a few and has worked out the learning curve and kinks on someone else's machine.

Or buy one and learn to do it yourself. Either way works...

Quote from gooseman

This is posted on the Canadian slingshot owners Facebook page. He won't answer questions on line and seems to skirt any that are asked. I believe he had this built by guy in Florida.

That would be super impressive, but I am not buying it one bit.

We have 500hp Slingshots in this group that cant event go 130mph in a half mile. ha

These are a couple that I like...

Mobile 1 Annual Protection 5w30

Valvoline VR1 10w30

Rotella T6 5w40


All are different for different reasons, but you will find that they all get very good reviews and will work well in a boosted Slingshot.

Forget the stupid plate light. You need to get that thing running perfectly, so you can drive the wheels off of it!

A lot of these conversations lately. It is too bad...

Soon, there will be no vendors left and no cool aftermarket parts to buy. Small guys making parts are great, but can only make so many items until they are capped out and can't keep up with demand.

Wasn't everyone just bashing on Slingmods a couple of weeks ago?!? Now the "mob" is bashing on SlingshotOnly... It seems brutal in here with people "protecting" other members, but not knowing the entire story. Companies aren't perfect and there is a big difference between dropping the ball and intentionally screwing over someone.