dl-customs
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i long traveled my 99 vmax with viper shocks all around (didn't change transfer rods or limiter straps), changed to a 1.25" polaris paddle track..
noticed ratcheting out of the hole and in powder. the track tightness was adjusted @ last service by a dealer. what can i do to try and solve this before i shell out more cash....?
noticed ratcheting out of the hole and in powder. the track tightness was adjusted @ last service by a dealer. what can i do to try and solve this before i shell out more cash....?
Adjust the track again. New tracks stretch out abit.
to adjust the track correctly, go out on a lake or smooth trail. drive the sled and roll to a stop. get off sled and look up at your drivers, you want to make sure your track is centered on the drivers. some sleds with the track tension set so the rear wheels are centered are not centered on the drivers. this causes alot of drag.
as for tension, start with stock, back the bolts out a few more turns. then go out and hammer it. if it doesnt jump the track, back them out some more. keep doing this till the track will jump. then tighten up one turn and run the sled. keep tightening one turn at a time till you see speed fall off.
once you get the track adjusted for speed then check again for center on the drivers.
as for tension, start with stock, back the bolts out a few more turns. then go out and hammer it. if it doesnt jump the track, back them out some more. keep doing this till the track will jump. then tighten up one turn and run the sled. keep tightening one turn at a time till you see speed fall off.
once you get the track adjusted for speed then check again for center on the drivers.
dl-customs
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BETHEVIPER said:
so the suspension setup on the skid shouldn't have anything to do with it?
it shouldnt. a 99 vmax will be long travel all ready. my guess is that track adjustment is not true because of wear in the skid making the skid compress and get shorter through all the pivots under power. read the thread below and it will explain a little more. you can just do the track adjustment and leave it at that but the sled will be better if you redo it all.