We have a lot of great minds here on the forums, and want to take advantage of it and get some topics started.

I am starting this thread to see what the guys in the Polaris forum want to talk about (porting, clutching, pipes, etc).... what do you think?

How about breaking stuff im known to do that.

Hey,good idea ;) ,tweaking is good and good for ya,especially w/the shop rates what they are,any advantage,I.E. technical,mods,advice on wrenching,is all good,cause if I'm gonna own sleds,I have to do my own work. SWRules

OK got a question for ya.. how do I get my 03 SKS 700 to stop bobbing on water. the most I have crossed is 1 1/2 miles but it just bobbs along. I want it to ride flat like the other sleds I ride with.

People are starting to call me tigger.. because tigger's love to bounce.. and my sled keeps bouncing all the way across the lake. LOL

Lets talk about long tracking a sled! :D

Longtracking, where do you want to start?

I'd like to find the best kit and what all I would have to change not included in kits. A timeline on how long it would take, an overall cost?

SD Sledhead,
Have you seen the long track kit info contained in the Polaris accessory catalog? If there is a kit available from them for your sled, I'd shop around for the best price you can get on it and buy it. Comes with complete install/setup information. A lot of the info you seek will be specific to the exact model sled you want to update. Another place you might want to check out would be tracksusa.com.

Major time component would be the time required to swap out the track. Everything else is easy, might tie up another 2 or 3 hours tops.

How about swapping a track out. My Prox 440F has a.87 lug track and I have a line on my brother in law's 1.25 out of his XCSP.

What sort of project am I in for in terms of time.

As far as skill goes, I have done carb and piston work, and also taken a rear suspension out. So not bad but not super advanced either.

Thanks.

F3600,
I would add 2-4 hours to the time it took you to do the suspension, depending on how hard you plan on attacking it. If everything went easily, it could take even less.

I did my Ultra project on the cheap.

$175 got me a used 136"X1.5 track as well as a tunnel extension, bumper, bumper covers, and snow flap.

$50 got me barely used Holz rail extensions.

So you can see it can be done very inexpensively. Now, the track had a few chunks out of it, and is a relatively hard compound (Old Yamaha) so it chunks easy. But for $150 if I get 2 seasons out of it I'm happy. 3 is a bonus.

The Factory kits are great, but your going to pay a premium.

Also, depending on what your riding style is you may want to track down (or buy new) an xtra-lite suspension. My learning this past year was weight reduction (me and the machine). The xtra-10 with extensions is heavy, I'm sure an EDGE suspension (full rails or extensions) is just as heavy. But if you stay on the trail 95% of the time that weight may not matter to you.

Gearing/clutching also have to be considered. I made no changes to gearing despite advice to the contrary, and I paid for it. After mangling a couple belts, the last ride of the year I mangled the secondary. Ultra's were geared to high anyway, but I added pipes and a whole lotta track at the same time without compensating in the chain case.

Live and learn

F3600,

Iv'e got the same sled '03 Prox fan and changing the track is not difficult. Just drop the 4 suspension bolts, roll the track little forward, then take out the cog shaft. That cog shaft will be your toughest obsticle. Once you have it all out, be sure to check your oil seals in your chain case. (easily visible from the inside of your tunnel once everything is out) I had the replace mine, no big deal there like $8.00 each.

Then just put everything back in just like you took it off. Let me know if you need any further help with this sled, I know it front and back now.