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Mounting Armada El Reys

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dje84
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Alright, I'm super stoked because I lucked out and got the last pair of 178cm El Rey's in Canada.  Now I have to figure out where to mount them.  Any recommendations?  I got the Rossi Px12 Jibs for the binding. 

I'm 5'10
160lbs
Aggressive All-mountain skier. 
Novice at park
Using this ski as my all-mountain pair.  For trees, groomers, off-piste, etc. 
I'd also like to use these in the park from time to time.

Should I just get them drilled at the recommended mounting point?  Or would it be alright to go 1 or 2cm back from core center?   I definitely want to be able to ski powder and be able to carve on these.

Sorry for all the questions.  I haven't bought a new ski in a long time so I'm not sure what to do.   Any help would be great!
Nov 25 2007 7:06PM
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dje84
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nothing?
Nov 25 2007 9:07PM
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eastchris
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I wouldnt go anymore back from recomended if thats what your talking about doing
Nov 25 2007 9:15PM
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psychkub
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Armada's regular recommended mounting point for all of their skis is usually pretty far forward, so I would mount these at the recommended point if you plan on using them all over the mountain. If you want to use these when the pow comes along, I wouldn't mount them too far forward.
Nov 25 2007 9:17PM
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dje84
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somewhere between recommended and true center then? 
Nov 25 2007 9:17PM
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dje84
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sorry, didnt see your post until I had written mine. 
Nov 25 2007 9:18PM
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deezy.
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they are look px12 jibs
Nov 25 2007 9:24PM
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psychkub
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taking into consideration the size of the ski and your size, I would probably mount closer to recommended than to true center. Unless you'll be heading into the park more than 75% of the time, I wouldn't go anywhere near true center/.

Nov 25 2007 9:24PM
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SEskier
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4-5cm back from true center should do the trick. 

I had a similar pair of skis, mounted 4 back from true center, that I used all over the mountain.  They skied fine foward and still felt good switch and in the air.
Nov 25 2007 10:23PM
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invaderskier36
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-2 from true
Nov 25 2007 10:28PM
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tSki
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if ur not doing much park go recomended,
Nov 25 2007 10:34PM
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poofartpee
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2nd that
Nov 25 2007 10:52PM
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Atheyman
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yeah, man just go recomended or maybe a cm forward of that. I think those elrays rec. is about -5cm from core center which would be perfect for an allmountain mount. If you're gonna go to the park more maybe a cm or two up...
Nov 26 2007 11:07AM
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dje84
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Just a quick update.  I got them mounted today, but on one of the heel pieces, one of the screws hasn't been drilled down enough.  There's like a 2 or 3mm gap between the plate and the ski.  Not good!!!

So will this be an easy fix.  Just take them back to the shop or even screw it down myself? 
Nov 27 2007 1:44AM
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messplay
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screw it down yourself if you can tell it is lined up with the drilled hole..it wont hurt anything.


Nov 27 2007 10:31AM
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