Stud & Track

From what I found with my research in doing my02 viper er . Everyone says 1.25" with no studs or 1" and 1.80 or 1.075 studs. If you change drivers to 8 tooth you're ok to stud 1.25. Atleast that's what I was told by everyone I asked and the guys at Studboy.
Gil
 
gil7247 said:
From what I found with my research in doing my02 viper er . Everyone says 1.25" with no studs or 1" and 1.80 or 1.075 studs. If you change drivers to 8 tooth you're ok to stud 1.25. Atleast that's what I was told by everyone I asked and the guys at Studboy.
Gil
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My 03 viper ER and my Dads 02 Vmax both have 1.25in ripsaws that are studed with the stock 9 tooth drivers. You do have to trim the track in the track window around a 1/4in so it doesn't rub the front heat exchanger and tunnel protectors. Which doesn't take 15 minutes to do both sides.
 
Agpetro said:
Im not a expert with yamahas but don't they have the same chassis?
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I have a Viper skid in my SRX and it seems to me that anything larger than 1.175" would beat the rear HX. If I run my track on the loose side of spec I get contact at the rear HX even with protectors.

Perhaps a non-issue for Vipers without the rear HX but if you plan to install a rear HX (as recommended) keep this in mind.

From what I've read and seen, for a no-issues install with studs the prevailing wisdom is 1" and 1.075". Some suggest letting the protector wear away the lug but I clipped mine with tile nippers.
 
snomofo said:
I have a Viper skid in my SRX and it seems to me that anything larger than 1.175" would beat the rear HX. If I run my track on the loose side of spec I get contact at the rear HX even with protectors.

Perhaps a non-issue for Vipers without the rear HX but if you plan to install a rear HX (as recommended) keep this in mind.

From what I've read and seen, for a no-issues install with studs the prevailing wisdom is 1" and 1.075". Some suggest letting the protector wear away the lug but I clipped mine with tile nippers.
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My viper has a srx rear heat exchanger on it and I haven't had any problems with the track or studs hitting it. Its a bad idea to let the protectors wear away the lug then clipping it. Had a friend buy a viper that had a 1.25in track on it. The previous owner never clipped the track and he found it wore through the front heat exchanger protectors. I know everyone says a 1in track with studs is the best way to go. I understand that because its indeed trouble free of having studs not hitting the heat exchangers. Thats what i had on my viper when I bought it. But i can tell ya once I put a 1.25in track studded on my viper, i will never go back to a 1in track.
 
Agpetro said:
My viper has a srx rear heat exchanger on it and I haven't had any problems with the track or studs hitting it. Its a bad idea to let the protectors wear away the lug then clipping it. Had a friend buy a viper that had a 1.25in track on it. The previous owner never clipped the track and he found it wore through the front heat exchanger protectors. I know everyone says a 1in track with studs is the best way to go. I understand that because its indeed trouble free of having studs not hitting the heat exchangers. Thats what i had on my viper when I bought it. But i can tell ya once I put a 1.25in track studded on my viper, i will never go back to a 1in track.
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Not sure why you're experience is different than mine but unless I run the track tighter than I like, it does contact the rear HX.

I've also read that without clipping the track, the vibration can work the protectors loose.
 
Agpetro i dont doubt your luck with a 1.25 studded track with 9 tooth drivers and studs but i just dont know how you do it. I got stud marks on my 1.25 studded ripsaw with 8 tooth drivers and i run my track to spec if not tighter. I also never leave the ground, so i guess "things that make you go hmmmmm".
 
super1c said:
Agpetro i dont doubt your luck with a 1.25 studded track with 9 tooth drivers and studs but i just dont know how you do it. I got stud marks on my 1.25 studded ripsaw with 8 tooth drivers and i run my track to spec if not tighter. I also never leave the ground, so i guess "things that make you go hmmmmm".
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Where are the studs hitting on your viper?
 
super1c said:
Rear heat exchanger. Havent really got under the front good enough to check that one.
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Well I checked out my viper this morning and there is one little spot where studs hit the back heat exchanger at some point. I dont know if its the same spot yours is hitting or not. I dont understand. Its not on the heat exchanger, its on the protectors where no studs are at and its only on one protector. :confused: Just doesnt make any sense to me.
 
Could be anything, rocks ... track itself maybe, st least u got protectors and they served their purpose in saving the exchanger. Maybe u just are not bottoming out as much as others on here and that is why ur not hitting the rear cooler. As for the front I did run that setup for a while on an srx and it worked but not much more room, then I had a stud starting to pullthrough and it got the front cooler before it finally let loose, something to watch for. I ended up getting smaller drivers along with a cooler. Front ones are in more danger for more aggressive riders that are under hard braking alot, that's when the track has some slack and the front cooler catches hell.
 
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livewire_101proof said:
Could be anything, rocks ... track itself maybe, st least u got protectors and they served their purpose in saving the exchanger. Maybe u just are not bottoming out as much as others on here and that is why ur not hitting the rear cooler. As for the front I did run that setup for a while on an srx and it worked but not much more room, then I had a stud starting to pullthrough and it got the front cooler before it finally let loose, something to watch for. I ended up getting smaller drivers along with a cooler. Front ones are in more danger for more aggressive riders that are under hard braking alot, that's when the track has some slack and the front cooler catches hell.
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I have never bottomed my sled out for some reason and Im not a small guy either.
 
A 1.25in track with 1.325in studs?? Thats a lot of weight. Id hate to see your top end loss. Personally, I recommend a 1" Hacksaw with 1.175" gold diggers. I switched from a 1.25 ripsaw and gained 4MPH on top end.

But hey it's your world
 
WIsnoRyder said:
A 1.25in track with 1.325in studs?? Thats a lot of weight. Id hate to see your top end loss. Personally, I recommend a 1" Hacksaw with 1.175" gold diggers. I switched from a 1.25 ripsaw and gained 4MPH on top end.

But hey it's your world
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I have had my sled up to 116mph in a 1/8mile on my road. But never did a top speed yet. Doesnt seem like the track and studs are slowing me down. Really doesnt matter to me because i dont take my viper to drag races.
 
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