Ice Age Rails Question

[SLY]

Got my 162 - 8 rails for my Nytro and wondering what everyone is using for slides. Slides seem pretty loose on the rails and they are not drilled and tapped for the screws. I can soon drill and tap the threads but I am wondering if they are designed for a different style of slider. Anyone know?

 

[Ken Climb]

Yah they feel loose but seem to work good so far. He installed poo ones on mine and they are also loose.

 

[summitboy]

I used the Poo sliders and was also worried about the 1/16 slop. I went to a Poo dealer to buy the slides and measured theirs and it was almost the same slop, about 1/16. I drilled a hole and then filed out a space for a nut and used just a regular M5 or M6 bolt with a washer. Works great with no problems. I wasn't sure either but it all worked out in the end.

 

[SLY]

Thanks guys. We have nice blue ones to match the sleds, so I guess that's what we'll use. Ken, I can fit this 162 under the stock Nytro tunnel? (forgot to order an extension) can anyone tell me what spacers I need for an Apex and a Nytro on boost with this skid setup?

 

[venom1000]

got mine today for the apex mtn tamer. looks alot better than the hacked up stock ones.

 

[summitboy]

If your talking about Tamer/Ice age rear adjuster, i went all Cat out of say a new M1000. Fairly cheap and the adjuster works way better than the stock Yamaha. You can get Ice Age to cut the rails for Yammy or Cat. Yammy would be cheapest. I went 8" Cat. Piece of cake !

 

[BigFish BC]

do you have a pic of what you did summit have been debating on how to attach my slider.not sure why he didnt make the hole for the stock bolt.

 

[DARKO]

For my bro's sled i just drilled and tapped like any other stock rails. Works good, i agree with everyone else the amount of slop is pretty hurting IMO, but hes got 5 rides and no issues. Just like Ho's, we want em tight. lol

 

[SLY]

I just drilled and tapped and used the Yamaha fax. Looks real purty but have been busy for a couple of hours with the belt sander making that 16 wide fit, LOL. Merry Christmas and Merry Boostmas

 

[DARKO]

SLY, 16 wide track isnt a MOD, its a Renovation so get out the Recip saw. No renos complete without one. LOL.

 

[SLY]

Its in there now. Seems to have enough power to spin it Didn't take more than an hour or two with the belt sander Another hour with a cut-off wheel and grinder. Should hook up now

 

[BigFish BC]

did you guys use a drill press or just hand bomb it guess i got to take it out again.

 

[SLY]

We just installed the rail front caps, then slid on the hifax, centre-punched for the screws. Slid the hifax back and drilled and tapped by hand 6mm (make sure the hifax is centred before you punch) Wouldn't want to run it without scews or something, could be nasty if it decides to come off.

 

[summitboy]

Here you go. I drilled then ground out just enough to fit a nut. I think Cat is done this way. I just don't like the way Yammy does it, LOL.

 

[BigFish BC]

thanks guys

 

[Nikolai]

If you took two identical sleds and put the IceAge straight rails on one with no other modifications, where there be a performance advantage?

 

[SLY]

Can't see any performance gain from equal length rails. In my case I needed longer rails to go from a 153 to a 162 and I also had a Timbersled skid and 8" idlers. I can use the 153 rails anyway so didn't make sense to put rail extensions on, which would have meant a long kick up section and start cutting the rails for the Timbersled as well as an offset axle if I wanted to use the 8" wheels. The rails are actually a little heavier built than the stock ones. My stock skid was 68lbs. After I was done with the longer rails and skid and 8" bling idlers my skid was 41lbs (super-accurate bathroom scale, LOL) the big track added 5 or 6 lbs though. Should be able to get the wheelies under control now.