You guys really need to add these to your sleds

[kviper]

RedRX1 stud's would eat up your tunnel protector's if you put them in place of the wear pads, Snowman the closed window's are still closed with these installed and should still hold snow in. I don't know if any one else has noticed on warm day's that at slower speed's you can hear a squeaking sound frome the ruber draging on the slides, After the install of the wear pads it does not do this any more. I don't think it will solve the slide wear problem but i think it help's and for $20.00 what do you have to loose. IMO

 

[RedRX1]

Good point on the tunnel protectors, they are located directly above the sliders.

When I was an engineer, we had a plant that bought cold headed steel and stainless steel parts like these by the container load. I'll have to see if I can get some of them. They were projection welded to stamped metal parts. I'm sure they are a common low cost item.

Most likely the best solution is to cut out the windows and install the remaining wear plates. I have a bunch of them as well, but no easy way to die cut the window.

 

[kviper]

I think your track would still be lighter with the wear pads than cuting out the window's and installing two clip's per window. The theory is that the closed window will hold snow in, Not so sure, Maybe some one could try calling out a track expert frome Camaplast and answer some of these question's as to leave the window's closed or open them up. I know they are lighter with the window closed and less clip's but i would easily give up one or two MPH topend and save hifax. I had a conversation with Bruce Schroeder frome Pioneer Performance on slide wear on the Yamaha's recently and he thought it may be more of an issue with the Yamaha's due to not having any heat exchanger's in the tunnel directly over the window's in the track and not having the constant water driping. He may have somthing there because that is about the only diff frome the other's MFG's and they don't have near the trouble. Adding the extra wheel's will help a lot but i have had trouble with the small wheel's freezing up and sliding, Then you get flat spot's. There has to be answer's. kviper[/i][/list][/url]

 

[suprfst]

A couple of years ago I had the slp wear pads on my xc800 about 450 miles it was spitting them out of the track because the heads were worn off.Maybe they are made out of a harder material now.
By the way i had 6000 miles on the original hyfax on the polaris when I sold it.

 

[kviper]

I have 230 Mi on mine so far and not showing any wear maybe they did change them since, If you got 6000 on a set of slides you probably did not need them any way.

 

[RX1 Yooper]

Thanks Mighty. My order goes in the morning.

 

[Mighty]

Thanks Mighty. My order goes in the morning.

Anytime Yooper. I'm confident you will be pleased with them

 

[drifter]

Huh, I just recommended this on another post! I have done this for years, and I saw an average gain of 4 mph on radar. I will post a pic tomorrow when I get my camera back!

 

[drifter]

Picture of bolts to help lessen hyfax wear

Pics!!

 

[drifter]

pic 2

pic 2

 

[Mighty]

Those heads appear smaller than mine. I believe mine are the same diameter as my studs. I'll double check when I get home.

 

[Bob Miller]

A couple of years ago I had the slp wear pads on my xc800 about 450 miles it was spitting them out of the track because the heads were worn off.Maybe they are made out of a harder material now.
By the way i had 6000 miles on the original hyfax on the polaris when I sold it.

This is what is holding me back from adding them :shock:

 

[Bob Miller]

Huh, I just recommended this on another post! I have done this for years, and I saw an average gain of 4 mph on radar. I will post a pic tomorrow when I get my camera back!

And then on the other hand it's posts like this that get me tempted

WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!

 

[Tfin]

By adding these, I wonder how much it will increase the rotating mass?

 

[Mighty]

By adding these, I wonder how much it will increase the rotating mass?

Not much, they are pretty light and you don't add that many.