Need more traction - Project Complete

[ateick]

In the off season I added iGrip studs to the lugs on my 129 Ripsaw 2 1.25 track. Would have been great but then I added the Hurricane 190 kit. Now I have a traction problem. Hoping to get some advice on studs.

Aggresive trail rider who hits the lakes on occasion.

- which brand is a good combination of price and quality? Woody's and Studboy seem to be the two most available and popular but there are lots of options within their brands. Spent a lot of money this season. Not looking for the gold standard in studs. Looking for that happy medium.

- For this amount of horsepower what would be a good quantity? I have seen 135 - 1.325 come up on Woodys site and 180 - 1.375 on Studboy's using a Sidewinder RTX max performance for reference. That's a big difference in quantity.

- What height of stud? I mentioned what Woody's and Studboy's reco's but I have also seen people discussing 1.5's.

- Finally pattern suggestions? Just follow the manufactures templates? I will be putting them all on the inside of the track.

Thanks

 

[ateick]

Well came across what appears to be a great deal on an Extreme Max kit. Going to put in 130 - 1.52" studs. Kit comes with studs, backers, nuts, tool and drill bit and free shipping to Canada. All for about half of a basic Woody's equiv. We'll see how they do.

 

[ateick]

Well finished off my traction improvement project. I wanted to give a little review for anyone that looks to this in the future.

The kit is the Extreme Max 5001.5526 144-Stud Track Pack. It came with drill bit, hex head tool, template, studs, backers and nuts.

The Good:
- studs seem well produced. All threads were good, no defects in entire batch.
- drill bit worked perfectly.
- hex tool I didn't use but it looked like it would work. I just used one of my own bits on a ratchet.
- Price on paper -- $2.14 CDN per complete stud-backer-nut but you also don't have to buy a drill bit, tool....however......

The Bad
- template is for a 2.52 track and really provides no detailed patterns so not usable.
- nuts are small. They may have worked but I couldn't do it. I bought 0.5" Studboy nuts (of which about 10 of those were defective)

I ended up going with 135 studs. Woody's has a great template for our track. It's a bit pricey but it's laminated and I'll pass it on to anyone if they need it. I went with the template that puts studs on the Quiet Pads. They do have a template designed to avoid installing in the Pads but the studs are all clustered in the center of the track.

I got concerned when I was done about that trihub and the stress on it so ended up adding the OEM 4th wheel kit.

 

[TD Max]

Curious how the Igrip studs worked as far as durability? How many did you use and do you think you could actually change them if necessary?

Understanding they won't hold big power, but should help with sliding and moderate braking.

 

[ateick]

Only ran the iGrips for this season. I'm on a large fairly windsweep lake and they did an OK job getting you moving on ice and stopping you faster then nothing at all. I did however notice a few broken lugs with missing iGrips. Probably a product of low snow conditions this year.

Doing it all over I wouldn't have put them in. Even if I kept the sled NA I would have gone with regular studs. I had a drag race on a strip of cleared ice against my son. He has two studs per window so maybe 80 on an old MXZ 700. I couldn't even get going. He was gone.