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AR7 Mounting

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Common_Cents
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So i have heard that the AR7's are best mounted for park 1.5-2.5 back

I guess my question is. Is there anything bad about mounting them dead center??
I like center mounted skis and can the ar7's deal with it
Oct 25 2010 10:35PM
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bluegavin269
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-2 is armadas recommended and they say almost all of there park riders ride them there
Oct 25 2010 10:36PM
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Common_Cents
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Okay thanks!

Yeah i figured so. Do you think this will make a large difference in my riding?
Haha i know it's not a HUGE differnece from center mount but i have been use to hitting rails and jumps with symetricall- centermounted skis the past years
Oct 25 2010 10:38PM
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kvan
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Seriously? I just mounted my ar7s dead center im pretty sure, is that a bad thing?
Oct 25 2010 11:26PM
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Common_Cents
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Armada recommends -2..
I hear that mounting them dead center goes agaisnt the flex pattern(also affects turn radius)

That being said i wonder if that truly makes a big differnce
Oct 25 2010 11:52PM
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YongLa
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I'm curious about this too. I get paranoid about what skis say about mounting...

I really want to mount them dead center but Armada Facebook and the ski says -2.5 is best...
Oct 25 2010 11:52PM
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sagaRIP
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Armada have good reason to say mount them 2.5 back. If you mount them centre they will not perform correctly.
Oct 26 2010 7:56AM
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YongLa
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Hmm, I see what you're saying there...

I know a guy on NS who mounted his AR7s center and he said he never regrets mounting them there...

Anyone else have any opinions on this?
Oct 26 2010 12:27PM
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GNARBARSTAR
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for park riders. core center, not true center. mount at the center of the side cut. it changes between sizes. find a good tech or measure yourself.
Oct 26 2010 12:44PM
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RobertBB
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I have been riding on Armada AR6 and Armada T-Hall for the past years
And I had both skis 100% center mounted. and the worked fine for me.
If you aren't going to do 100% center, I would do like T-hall and mount -1.5...
Oct 26 2010 12:59PM
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kvan
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So if I get my skis remounted to -2.5 from previously being center mounted, is that going to hurt the ski itself? (i.e. damage the core from water leaking in)
Oct 26 2010 2:32PM
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Davi-san
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For the dude who mounted his AR7's center. Don't get them remounted, your going to do more harm than good for the ski. I Just got a pair of AR7's mounted dead center. My buddy rode center mounted AR7's this summer at windells, said he loved em.
Oct 26 2010 4:25PM
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kvan
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How will it harm the ski? The holes can just be refilled anyways.
Oct 26 2010 4:31PM
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Common_Cents
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It won't harm the ski.

They say that a ski is fine being remounted 3 times before any damage with appear.

I just emailed armada asking them about center mounting them and i'll let you guys know what they said.
Oct 26 2010 7:15PM
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special-J
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i talked personally to tyson hall (claim) asking about mounting AR6's (im sure AR7s aren't much different) and he said for best park performance -1 is perfect.
Nov 9 2010 11:16PM
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HIT
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I have 2013 181 AR7s mounted dead-center, 5'10, 155lbs.

I just bought 2013 Alpha 1s mounted recommended, -2.5, and I'm super stoked. Haven't ridden them, but they're mounted true camber-center.

The AR7s are a little off, I can feel it. They feel huge.

+1
Jan 11 2013 7:11PM
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