Can still fit a Skid plate, bolts to the bottom of the bulk head. There is a thread in the axys section with the details and pictures of it.
New after market AXYS RMK parts at Haydays
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Awesome. I checked out the link and really like the quality and the fact it's American made. Should I order a gloss black one now or wait till Haydays?
What skid plate have you test fit it with and/or recommendations?
If you want to pick it up at haydays let me know and I can bring one with your name on it. We test fitted with the polaris Extreme skid plate which should be the same as the Ultimate in the areas that matter for the bumper mounting.
Sounds good, I'm trying to get all my parts soon so I can get everything done long before the snow flys. Which plate is better in anyone's opinion, the extreme or the ultimate?
We will be at Hay Days walking around, not is a booth. I will also have a complete skid with me... Our new carbon fiber suspension rails are made to the 2016 Axys design and we can drill the holes in the 2016 rail locations, roughly .500 further back than 2012-2015...You will save 12lbs 10oz with Brandts Fox shocks, or 11 lbs using stock shocks...Our kit comes with 2 carbon fiber rails with honey comb core for strength all Ti bolts, all 7075 alum cross shafts, Titanuim torque arms..you can see pics at Facebook Patrick Custom Carbon. The kit comes assembled for easy install...PM me on Facebook and we can meet and I can show you the skid and work a deal for Haydays...
TJ
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Wow, that's some great weight savings. I know carbon fiber is strong, how well doses it work for the rails? Add a lite weight pipe & can and you really shed some pounds. I'm sure some hill climb guys will add these.
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We will be there with a ton of product! Axys mufflers will be on hand. Pipes will not be on hand at that time, but we will be taking orders and shipping for free. We are hoping to deliver pipes in October. Things have been taking a while to get right with the pipe, but it will pay off!
Bikeman have you guys tested at high elevation with your pipes,cans and clutch kits?
You might want to double check that measurement
you guys going to have burly boards for the Axys?
To clarify,
Our parent company makes the OEM rails for Polaris to their spec. While we are owned by the same person we operate and function as two completely different companies. So for technicalities sake, IceAge doesn't make oem rails in any way shape or form.
When it comes to knowing how a rail will handle hits, when you spend every day of the year dealing with and helping guys fix their busted setups. You get an bit of an eye for what works, and what may not. The new Axys design from polaris has some really trick patterning to maintain impressive strength with minimal weight. That being said, you can only cut away so much material without having issues.
The Axys skid design suffers exactly in the same way as the Pro being merely an updated design. That is by far the most common Pro rail failure we see. Rails blown out sideways just in front of the bump stops. And when guys like sheetmetalfab wreck ours, its usually in the same spot. Our bombers help this a ton with no holes at all, but a cross shaft in front of the bump stops does wonders as well with our standard replacements.
The countdown has begun. Excited to see everyone there!
Although I'll catch some guff for this one... I'd like to see you take that skid to the extreme... and run Walker Evans air shocks on it... they are by far the lightest mountain shocks out there... Although they are not the best when it comes to bashing moguls or harsh terrain... they are a good mountain sled shock IMO... If you are going carbon/honeycomb/titanium... then take it to the next level with the lightest shock out there. Significantly lighter than the Float variants.
With the good high flow pistons and top notch full synthetic oil (that does not get thick in sub zero temps)... they hold up well.
What about tubular-Ti suspension pivot shafts with threaded spuds welded inside at the ends?
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TBD.
So perhaps it would have been more accurate to say something like . . . "it is possible the stock rails may bend in some extreme situations" rather than imply that everyone needs to get your rails because the stock rails will "snap like toothpicks" . . . ? That makes it sound more believable, at least to me, a savvy consumer =)
We only hear from guys that have wrecked stuff so maybe we are just a bit cynical
Reality is 95/100 guys will never have issues. Just how it is. But the patrons of snowest have a knack for being in that 5% of people that like to break stuff!
We only hear from guys that have wrecked stuff so maybe we are just a bit cynical
Reality is 95/100 guys will never have issues. Just how it is. But the patrons of snowest have a knack for being in that 5% of people that like to break stuff!
Truest statement on Snowest!
Looks like I need to add another part to my list. Minimal weight and cost for security. Good info here on Snowest
We only hear from guys that have wrecked stuff so maybe we are just a bit cynical
Reality is 95/100 guys will never have issues. Just how it is. But the patrons of snowest have a knack for being in that 5% of people that like to break stuff!
I have been through more stock rails than I can honestly count, I have also been through I think 3 sets of Ice Age standard rails but one of those for sure was due to rider error, I have yet to go through Ice Age Bomber rails. They will go on my new Axys before the first ride, simple as that.
One thing about Ice Age is that they always stand behind their products, that goes a long way for me!
Hoping the weather is good at Haydays this year. I usually make a few trips back to my truck with arms full of stuff I can't live without
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