144ing an SRX?

akracing101

akracing101

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after a saterday of hard riding in the mountains of alaska in some powder that was well over 5 feet deep this weekend ive decided to go ahead and try a skid/track swap...what ive found available is a 141 mm skid and im wondering....what do you guys think is the biggest paddled track i can fit on this thing running 8 tooth drivers without having to roll the chaincase? id like to try for 2 inch or better or else it just doesnt seem like the whole mod would be worth my while and expenses....any quick help with advice is greatly appreciated!
 

mountainman said:
its worth it man... y does anybody have a shorty up here? lol
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i was havin some fun for a while highway onramp and gap jumping ;)! but after playing at summit this weekend in all that deep powder im hooked on the deep pow pow and hillclimbs....its just sick conditions!.....do you think going from a 121 to a 144 will be worth my time and effort or should i go further like a 151....and im trying not to roll my chain case but im wondering if i dont and just run 8t drivers and different gearing will that be enough room between the drivers and the front heat exchanger to accomidiate a track with a paddle 2 inch or bigger?

dilemas dilemas...:o|
 
well i run a 151 and its perfect for me.. 144 and up is decent mtn track with the longer the track obviously being better for climbing and pow.. if u buy rail extensions, get 10 inch extensions and then move the skid back 1.5 inches and slap a 144 on her or if ur goin 151 get a skid from a cat or doo mtn sled... u have to run 8 tooths for any paddle 1.75 or bigger ... if this all sounds like a lot of work get a modded yammi from the anchorage daily news classifieds http://www.adn.com/classified/transportation/820/
they have a ton of MM's in there usually and fer perty cheap... all in all either go for the long track on the SRX or get a MM or other mtn sled (anything except pullyourass) :D good luck man, Steve
 
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i would think that you should be able to run a 2" track, it is definately a good idea to put a 141 skid underneath that thing, if you were to put extensions from a 121 to a 141 you may break or bend the rails and extensions, i have seen it numerous times, if you wanted to go with a 151 you could just buy the extensions for a 141 to a 151 which would cut down the length of the extensions by about 5 inches, then they wouldnt be near as likely to bend, you 700 srx should have no problem turning a 151, i am running a viper with a 159, had to lower the gears but it does quite well in the deep stuff.
 
03viper159 said:
i would think that you should be able to run a 2" track, it is definately a good idea to put a 141 skid underneath that thing, if you were to put extensions from a 121 to a 141 you may break or bend the rails and extensions, i have seen it numerous times, if you wanted to go with a 151 you could just buy the extensions for a 141 to a 151 which would cut down the length of the extensions by about 5 inches, then they wouldnt be near as likely to bend, you 700 srx should have no problem turning a 151, i am running a viper with a 159, had to lower the gears but it does quite well in the deep stuff.
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thanks so much for all the help!...im gathering parts for the skid, track, drivers, gears and tunnel or extension....i like the mountain performance tunnel that comes with rolled chain case......but..im wondering if i can find a rolled chain case without having to buy the tunnel ......
 
i have a question concerning putting a 144 Artic Cat/Mt Cat skid from an 01 800 under my 01 SRX..does anyone know if it will work? has anyone done it that can give me some information about the job and how complicated it is to complete?
 
akracing101 said:
i have a question concerning putting a 144 Artic Cat/Mt Cat skid from an 01 800 under my 01 SRX..does anyone know if it will work? has anyone done it that can give me some information about the job and how complicated it is to complete?
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only problem i think mite happen si the rear mounts on the suspension being to far back to connect to the stock SRX tunnel.. hard to explain but thats the only thing i could think of.. may have to make or buy a mounting kit.. Good luck, Steve
 
mountainman said:
only problem i think mite happen si the rear mounts on the suspension being to far back to connect to the stock SRX tunnel.. hard to explain but thats the only thing i could think of.. may have to make or buy a mounting kit.. Good luck, Steve
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okay i ended up going with an RX-1 151 skid...its on its way to me and im going to try installing the 151 on my stock tunnel for the time being while i pool the finances for a mountain performance 151 tunnel with kickup...has anyone read or heard about these or have one installed on their sled...id luv to know how they are before i go spending the $$$ on one.
 
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