Well this is a first....I was in the market to pick up a leftover Cat from the dealership I was working at but since "working at" is past tense that fell through in a hurry. And now this has kinda landed in my lap. It's time to upgrade sleds so I thought why not buy a Polaris right?
I've avoided the Polaris section of this site since SW decided we needed OEM specific groups. LOL
My last Polaris was a 2001 Pro-X 440 so bare with me.
I have the chance to pick up a friends snowcheck 155x3 Axys and I'm 98% sure I'm going to take it off his hands. I don't have to decide right away but I'm looking for simple upgrades that are basically needed for these sleds. I have some friends with older Pro's and Assaults and engine issues aside I've seen numerous lower a-arms, tunnels, sloppy steering needing to be addressed.
Now none of my current riding group is riding Axys sleds so these are still new to me. Especially since I was working at a Cat shop for the past year n a half. I'll also have a good conversation with the Backus boys about what is ultimately needed once I decide to phone my buddy up.
Here's what I'm looking at after reading days worth of threads in this section;
Oh before I get started I'll do my own clutching and gearing so no need to mention any clutch kits or the like. Nor will it be turboed this first year. The sled itself is going to cost me enough as it is.
Raptor TRS package since I want to try out the WE shocks. I haven't ridden on a set since that old Pro-X and I'm sure they can't be as bad as others have said. Nor am I ready to drop big money on shocks on a brand new sled just yet.
Front n Rear bumpers. I like the Mountain Armor rear bumper but i'm looking for a matching set front and rear which brings me to the NXT LVL Skinz bumpers. I have seen the progression of the B&M Fab rear bumper but I'm not liking their front bumper too much. Anyone with real world(crash) experiences with either? I like the Itek bumper too but no front bumper.....
Tunnel Reinforcements - I haven't really seen a whole lot but I should have a talk to TB Racing as that's where the sled is coming frombasically(Backus Racing) Itek has some but I'm not sure they are for the Axys.
Vents, are people going with whole panels or singular vents?
I'm also pretty sure that by the end of the season I'll be upgrading to a belt drive from TKI or C3 since I truly believe that a beltdrive IS that much better than a chaincase. I rode two Pro's back to back, one with a BD one with a chain and I felt like the BD responded much better.
As far as a pipe/can combo - I live close enough to Terra Alps and have seen some really impressive dyno numbers lately that I'll probably make a trip down to Ted and pick one up personally. Are these sleds needing T-Stat upgrades too or did Polaris re-design their setup?
Has anyone done a oil delete on these or is there something keeping you guys from doing this? Oil delivery to the bearings etc?
What else am I missing? One thing that keeps popping up is that every Ski-Doo and Arctic-Cat internet hero is in love with the Gripper skis on their sleds but I see a lot of Polaris riders changing to SLP or C&A skis. I personally have C&A BX skis on my old Rev and SLP's on my Cats and wouldn't trade them for the world. But after hearing it from Cat and Doo guys about how great the Grippers are I was thinking I wouldn't have to change the stock skis until I entered this section and see a lot of you have changed. What's a guy to do other than wait and see if I like them(Which I will ultimately do)
I'm also looking at the Burandt large tunnel bag, or is there something else that people recommend? And I'll probably buy a NXT LVL windshield bag thing for the springtime.
Help me out guys!!!
I've avoided the Polaris section of this site since SW decided we needed OEM specific groups. LOL
My last Polaris was a 2001 Pro-X 440 so bare with me.
I have the chance to pick up a friends snowcheck 155x3 Axys and I'm 98% sure I'm going to take it off his hands. I don't have to decide right away but I'm looking for simple upgrades that are basically needed for these sleds. I have some friends with older Pro's and Assaults and engine issues aside I've seen numerous lower a-arms, tunnels, sloppy steering needing to be addressed.
Now none of my current riding group is riding Axys sleds so these are still new to me. Especially since I was working at a Cat shop for the past year n a half. I'll also have a good conversation with the Backus boys about what is ultimately needed once I decide to phone my buddy up.
Here's what I'm looking at after reading days worth of threads in this section;
Oh before I get started I'll do my own clutching and gearing so no need to mention any clutch kits or the like. Nor will it be turboed this first year. The sled itself is going to cost me enough as it is.
Raptor TRS package since I want to try out the WE shocks. I haven't ridden on a set since that old Pro-X and I'm sure they can't be as bad as others have said. Nor am I ready to drop big money on shocks on a brand new sled just yet.
Front n Rear bumpers. I like the Mountain Armor rear bumper but i'm looking for a matching set front and rear which brings me to the NXT LVL Skinz bumpers. I have seen the progression of the B&M Fab rear bumper but I'm not liking their front bumper too much. Anyone with real world(crash) experiences with either? I like the Itek bumper too but no front bumper.....
Tunnel Reinforcements - I haven't really seen a whole lot but I should have a talk to TB Racing as that's where the sled is coming frombasically(Backus Racing) Itek has some but I'm not sure they are for the Axys.
Vents, are people going with whole panels or singular vents?
I'm also pretty sure that by the end of the season I'll be upgrading to a belt drive from TKI or C3 since I truly believe that a beltdrive IS that much better than a chaincase. I rode two Pro's back to back, one with a BD one with a chain and I felt like the BD responded much better.
As far as a pipe/can combo - I live close enough to Terra Alps and have seen some really impressive dyno numbers lately that I'll probably make a trip down to Ted and pick one up personally. Are these sleds needing T-Stat upgrades too or did Polaris re-design their setup?
Has anyone done a oil delete on these or is there something keeping you guys from doing this? Oil delivery to the bearings etc?
What else am I missing? One thing that keeps popping up is that every Ski-Doo and Arctic-Cat internet hero is in love with the Gripper skis on their sleds but I see a lot of Polaris riders changing to SLP or C&A skis. I personally have C&A BX skis on my old Rev and SLP's on my Cats and wouldn't trade them for the world. But after hearing it from Cat and Doo guys about how great the Grippers are I was thinking I wouldn't have to change the stock skis until I entered this section and see a lot of you have changed. What's a guy to do other than wait and see if I like them(Which I will ultimately do)
I'm also looking at the Burandt large tunnel bag, or is there something else that people recommend? And I'll probably buy a NXT LVL windshield bag thing for the springtime.
Help me out guys!!!