sn pole to rn pole conv.

[vomitspot]

im planning on installing a -2 rn pole on my square
what else will be needed besides the pole and pad?
do i need rn cable?
can i use my blowsion sn pole bracket or do i need to find rn bracket?

 

[oxnard111]

not tyring to be rude but this has been covered time and time again. do a search and you'll find a ton of info.

 

[BruceSki]

you can use the blowsion SN bracket but you will have to grind a lot of material off the bottom of the RN pole to make it fit and go up all the way.
you will also need some bushings/washers of some sortto take up the space between the pole base and the bracket since the RN pole is not as wide as the square at the base.

some people dont mind that it only goes up 3/4 of the way and put a limiting rope on the pole to stop it from over extending and breaking the pole.


its not a bolt and go operation though.... it requires a little time with the grinder/dremel.

 

[smoofers]

I just finished putting a stock (minus 4") RN pole on my square. Wasn't hard, just time consuming.

Things that need to be done/fabricated/modified:

-take an airsaw and hack off 1/4" from the nose of the pole pivot (exposing the squae holes) and grind that cut flat.

-I ground the area between my pole bracket ears flat, but then had to build up some flat spots (w/epoxy or jb weld) for my hood hooks to sit on, as well as drill/tap for the hood hook bolts.

-Chopped some length off my pole springs to make them fit into the RN pole

-Moved my hood hooks out so they sit ~1/8" inside the pivot ears on the pole bracket.

-Ground/filled the dip in the hood so that the right side hood hook would mount flat to my hood.

-I was able to find some stainless washers that filled in the gap between the pole pivot and the bracket ears.

-Stock SN steering cable works great, no modification needed.

-Cut down a RN chinpad so it wouldnt hit the hood.

Thats about all I can think of for now, I'll try and take some pics tonight and post them up.

Good luck


EDIT: You must use a pole limiting rope with this setup!

 

[vomitspot]

shoot me some pics

 

[smoofers]

A couple of pics, hope they help, feel free to ask all the questions you want. I just did this mod on my and my friend's ski about a month ago.

The little aluminum tabs epoxied on the bracket were put in as an afterthought simply to add more tension to the handlepole springs.

EDIT: I just realized you said you have a BLOWSION pole bracket, don't know what the differences are from the stock SN bracket to the Blowsion bracket. FYI, this was done on a stock RN pole with a stock SN bracket.

 

[madscientist]

i did 1 using a lowered rn bracket and umi pole for dreamer a while back.