Well, not paying attention I put my track on backwards against the arrows today.

I don't really want to rip the drive axle off again to change it.

Is it ok to leave it?

I have a stock .88 track on my 2001 Mach Z and it has 192 1.00" studs

Thanks guys, man I hope I dont need to rip this thing apart again....throw me some good news if possible.

you don't have angled backers, do you? that would be a huge problem.
OTherwise, I think that track is designed to brake better than accelerate, so if you've reversed the track, you'll take off better, and won't be able to stop.
But with your studs, there probably won't be a difference.

Also I heard that I may loose top end speed?

What do you guys think, I cant be loosing top end....I do radar runs.

Dude get that thing fixed she might not be able to handle any high speed reverse could blow apart besides if ya think about it your gonna lose some top end cause now your pushing a big fan :bash:

any other input?

Originally posted by Formulaman@Jan 3 2005, 05:39 PM
Dude get that thing fixed she might not be able to handle any high speed reverse could blow apart besides if ya think about it your gonna lose some top end cause now your pushing a big fan :bash:
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TRIPS=DO THE RIGHT THING AND FLIP THE TRACK.
THE CHAINCASE IS ALWAYS THE WORST===YOU'LL BE GLAD IN THE END.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE BOLTS WILL BE EASY TO WORK WITH.
BUT DUDE-I GOTTA KNOW-HOW DID THAT HAPPEN??? :lmao: :lmao:

Run it.


Let us know if it's any slower :)

Well, i for one seriously doubt that it would hurt your sled any.... being someone who speaks from experience. I flipped the track on my old MXZ in the hopes of getting a little better hook-up. Heck, it was off anyways and I thought - 'what the hell'??? The moral of the story was really no discernable difference in performance (it was studded), and no major catastrophies..... but it's up to you.

Better traction, weaker breaking, not sure about the top end.

How many Ks on the track? Reason I ask is that if it has been used then it is probably stretched in one direction and going against it might blow it apart. :( Same as putting your belt back on the way you took it off. Your time is likely cheaper than the possible repairs, not to mention the track. Good Luck.

Wasn't running the track backwards the big speed tip in the 80s? I've never heard of anyone losing a track be cause it was installed backwards.

you already have the stopping looked after with the picks in the track nothing to worry about.

I spun my track around last season to try a get a better holeshot. No dice! but It did hold up with no prob. Dunno about the top speed didnt notice much difference.

My track was backwards on my sled when I bought it. I never flipped it around the whole time I had that track on, and I ran 192 studs in it.

I would think it would make a BIG difference if the track isn't studded. If it is studded, then the studs are gripping the ground, and not the track lugs.

I wouldn't go through all the trouble to flip it back around if it was my sled.

My track was on backwards when I bought my sled last year and neither the dealer or Arctic Cat seemed to concerned about it. I have put over 800 miles on it so far with no problems.