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springs are essential for your high-performance snowmobile needs.
There are springs that will improve the performance of your clutch
and enhance your suspension performance. In addition these springs
save weight and resist set, for a lighter, faster ride.
Consistent spring performance is absolutely crucial to maximizing
your snowmobile’s performance. Clutch springs are typically
the most over-stressed part of a snowmobile, and for good reason.
The springs are the brains behind the clutch. They control how efficiently
a clutch will turn its power to acceleration.
When horsepower increases and power bands become narrow, your snowmobile
requires greater force to “shift” the transmission—this
force comes from the springs. With many more high-powered sleds,
the springs currently being used are simply just not up to task.
In fact, some of the most popular Polaris and Ski-Doo performance
snowmobiles have clutch springs that are stressed beyond 70% of
the tensile strength of the wire. Which means that at these stress
levels the springs will lose length. Because of the heat generated
during clutch use, this problem is only made greater.
Titanium is the best material for highly stressed clutch springs,
because of its combination of greater flexibility and high strength.
This provides more force. By being more volumetrically efficient,
titanium springs can be manufactured to operate at stress levels
that do not result in spring set. Tests show that for comparable
loads, titanium clutch springs take less permanent damages in much
larger shifts than steel clutch springs will exhibit in smaller
shifts.
Remember, consistency is the most important thing. If clutching
changes, performance will drop off.
RCS titanium springs have become more available through specialty
dealers—companies who have markedly improved state of the
art snowmobile design.
Beyond the limits of conventional suspension, the future of snowmobile
suspension performance has developed titanium snowmobile suspension
springs. Titanium springs will provide a plush ride for the trail,
but they are tough enough for use on the track.
Whereas steel springs are designed with high stresses to keep weight
down, but performance suffers. Titanium's superior combination of
properties rids us of these concerns by providing stable designs
at reduced weights, which allows for systems with higher performance
forces, better handling and higher speeds.
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