How much does track expand under acceleration?

gil7247

gil7247

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I want to go with a 1" studded track on my viper with 1.080 studs so I started doing some clearance measurements at the rear mount middle mount and the front drive. I calculated to starting point of each where the track will rest and added the total height of the track , lugs and studs. I compared that to a straight line across my tunnel strips at each point and to the heat exchanger w/o the protector installed . This is what I have came up with. At the rear I will have about 3/8" clearance between the stud tips and the tunnel strips. At the middle (small wheels) I have just over 1/16" clearance and at the drive I have approx 3/4" to the face of the exchanger itself. As you can see it's pretty tight and I know I'm gonna be doing some trimming on the lugs. I'm just trying to figure out how much to trim so I want to factor in track expansion or "ballooning" so I only have to trim lugs once. Also what have you guys used that worked good to trim lugs. Thanks Guys GIL
 

Gil i couldnt tell ya how much a track balloons. But i can tell ya that on my wifes 1" lug track i trimmed just enough so that the lugs didnt hit the protectors while turning by hand. It was about an 1/8" or just over. I used tile nippers, you can also use those flathead nail nippers also. I have had no rubbing issues and no stud marks in exchangers. She is running a 1.075 signature by woodys. chris
 
Thanks for the replies guys. I saw some channel lock nippers about 1" wide at the hardware that look like old horse hoof nippers that I though would work. Thanks again GIL
 
You were able to run a 1.25 ripsaw on your viper? What else did you have to do beside trim for the strips and exchanger protectors. Were you also running studs? Thanks GIL
 
gil7247 said:
You were able to run a 1.25 ripsaw on your viper? What else did you have to do beside trim for the strips and exchanger protectors. Were you also running studs? Thanks GIL
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No studs on mine.... 1" is the biggest you can go with and still run studs w/o changing the drivers.
 
YAMMIEGOD3:16 said:
TRACK BALLOONS UNDER VERY HARD BRAKING. ESPECIALLY IF YOU RUN YOUR TRACK LOSE. 3:16 (yammie tony)
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exactly right, youll get more ballooning from the braking and they will rub right under the gastank area, if loose enough, it will look like a great white shark chewed its way up thru your tunnel.
 
I'm gonna go with a 1" hacksaw and trim for the exchanger and tunnel protectors. I plan on runnin 1.075 woody's studs I'm hoping this all will clear w/o problems. Thanks for the info I value you guy's opinions. GIL
 
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