gil7247
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What I thought would be a simple proposition of installing a new track and studs on my viper was far from simple. I tried to do my homework and gather as much info as I could before I started, because I know if I get this wrong I'll have no traction or worse a tore up track / sled and be out about $800 and alot of work.
I found my 1" hacksaw track is really only a little over 3/4" in lug height and is a total of 1" including the thickness of the track. I only want .250 to .375 penetration so I am left to subtract the oal of the stud from the total height of the track including the belt thickness and hope I do the math right.
There are 4 stud sizes in the approximate range so I went by the only 2 dealers in a 25 mile radius of me and attempted to buy one each of those studs to do a test fit to make sure of which one works best before buying 144 studs. Ofcourse niether one would do that, they would just tell me either buy 24 of each or "go by the book". When I asked how would you pick between the 4 sizes that are close, I got just domb looks and shoulder shrugs.
Dealers complain about the internet competition for price and say for the extra money you get customer service with them, but I haven't found that to be true anymore not atleast in my area.
So my best option turns out to be just to buy the smallest quanity of the length, that's my "best guess" and hope I get it right.
This has certainly effected my opinion on the dealer vs the internet arguement and hopefully by reading this someone else will know exactly what they're getting into when they decide to do a project like this. It's not as simple as "looking at the book".
Gil
I found my 1" hacksaw track is really only a little over 3/4" in lug height and is a total of 1" including the thickness of the track. I only want .250 to .375 penetration so I am left to subtract the oal of the stud from the total height of the track including the belt thickness and hope I do the math right.
There are 4 stud sizes in the approximate range so I went by the only 2 dealers in a 25 mile radius of me and attempted to buy one each of those studs to do a test fit to make sure of which one works best before buying 144 studs. Ofcourse niether one would do that, they would just tell me either buy 24 of each or "go by the book". When I asked how would you pick between the 4 sizes that are close, I got just domb looks and shoulder shrugs.
Dealers complain about the internet competition for price and say for the extra money you get customer service with them, but I haven't found that to be true anymore not atleast in my area.
So my best option turns out to be just to buy the smallest quanity of the length, that's my "best guess" and hope I get it right.
This has certainly effected my opinion on the dealer vs the internet arguement and hopefully by reading this someone else will know exactly what they're getting into when they decide to do a project like this. It's not as simple as "looking at the book".
Gil
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