Turbo XP Rear Skid ?

[Buck]

Is there a setting for the stock skid to help keep the front end down or should I go aftermarket?

I've ridden Polaris, Yamaha, Cat and the ski-doo has the best ride on rough trails up and down the mountain. I would like to keep the ride quality and the front end down up the shoots without kissing the front bumper the whole way.

Sled, 09 800 XP with 163 track and turbo running 10-12 lbs of boost.

Thanks,

 

[fredw]

do not think the stock skid will handle that much boost... i have the stock skid on 7 lbs at that seams to be around its max, i have did the sizor relocate and tighed up the coilsprings around two inches, it so far seams to work ok, but nothing as good as a aftermarket skid

seams the ezyride, racers edge, are the most common around revy, for big hp machines

kmod, toms, timbersleds also make great skids

dan at alternate impack just built his own as well

good luck, i plan to go aftermarket soon as well

 

[Duke]

Racers Edge rear scissor kit works slick....

 

[Rotax_Kid]

Currently working with a Rmotion/Tom's EA skid built for boost. Not enough time on it to say whether it works or not..will know this weekend in Revy. Rides well out here on the flats and is quite adjustable.

 

[badass1000]

the stock skid with rear scissor relocate brackets would not work no matter how I adjusted it. front end up in the air every where. sucks not being able to give the sled full throttle. having to feather the throttle to keep the front end down or having to turn out because the sled is almost strait up and down in a climb.
I put a timbersled skid on and a 155x2.5 challenger extreme. (was stock skid and stock 154" track) sled works great now. I have it setup as per timbersleds recomended setup for 10lbs of boost. I can actually hold it full throttle in a climb now. skiis come up a foot or so, but I don't have to let out of it. if you hit a really big bump or something in a climb you may have to chop the throttle, but that will happen no matter what skid you have. I had one climb last year that the last 4 or 5 feet were almost strait up and down. turned out their was a bunch of willows under the snow also. sled came up and over on me.

 

[brycter]

we run the kmod, timbersled, and easyride. in that order. or you can get a doo 121 rear skid and lenthen it. they seam to work pretty good.

 

[taylorbok]

I put a timbersled in mine, works awesome, I put the exit shocks in and it handles the trail better than stock, wheelies way less, trenches less and is wicked easy to adjust, I have only been running 7-8psi boost, hopefully going to turn it up this next weekend a bit more.

 

[turboxp]

rear skids

TSS has a fifty dollar fix and it works well maybe not as good as a after market but it will get you by untill you want to spend 3to6k i have a ez-ryde on my 1200 and love it.

 

[Buck]

Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate the responses now I just have to make a decision.

 

[DLUX]

I'm running a toms with a 174 3" it works well, keeps the front end down at 8 psi but still wheelies when you want it to. I'm not sure if its the turbo, big track or big suspension but this thing is a billygoat on the hills but pretty boring to play on, I find a stock machine much funner to horse around with, anybody else have any opinions on this?

 

[skidawg]

Absolutely! I think all this new iron has really pushed the climbing ability of these high horsepower sleds to the point, where sometimes, it does take the challenge out of climbing some of those monster hills. I guess that's why I have a turbo nytro for the big hills and a stock xp for the trees and to bring me back to earth.

 

[taylorbok]

I'm running a toms with a 174 3" it works well, keeps the front end down at 8 psi but still wheelies when you want it to. I'm not sure if its the turbo, big track or big suspension but this thing is a billygoat on the hills but pretty boring to play on, I find a stock machine much funner to horse around with, anybody else have any opinions on this?

Absolutely! I think all this new iron has really pushed the climbing ability of these high horsepower sleds to the point, where sometimes, it does take the challenge out of climbing some of those monster hills. I guess that's why I have a turbo nytro for the big hills and a stock xp for the trees and to bring me back to earth.

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I think the "long track" sleds are not as fun to jump, play in the trees or just horse around on the small stuff, ya its fun to take a 174" 250-300hp sled and do a chute but I would rather do a technical line through the trees so I left my sled a 146, climbing the big stuff is still a challenge and fun, but thats not my riding style.

I ride with a few guys with 162 turbo nytros and a 174 twisted cat 800, fun sleds, but they just dont fit my riding style.

 

[badass1000]

that is why I left it a 154. It will still climb pretty much any thing i want to climb. obviously it would climb better with a 174x3. I only wish I had the 174x3 a couple days out of the year. the 154 climbs way better than any NA 174x3. I can sit back and watch the NA 174x3 sleds take 6 tries track poaching to make it up a climb. Then do it first try strait over the top. Fresh tracks all the way and still be great in the tightest of tees. Only thing to out doo it is a good turbo sled. I just like my sled as a good all around sled.
as I posted earlier. I got the rear scissor relocates that TSS sells. they help a little, but still not any where close to where I wanted to be on my turbo xp. My experiances posted above with the stock skid was with the relocate brackets.

 

[adam8781]

Is there a setting for the stock skid to help keep the front end down or should I go aftermarket?

I've ridden Polaris, Yamaha, Cat and the ski-doo has the best ride on rough trails up and down the mountain. I would like to keep the ride quality and the front end down up the shoots without kissing the front bumper the whole way.

Sled, 09 800 XP with 163 track and turbo running 10-12 lbs of boost.

Thanks,

what turbo setup are you running?
fuel, compression turbo etc, pics?

xp at 12lbs would be something else.

and i vote ez ryde skid.

 

[turbo800]

I would try tightening the limiter straps on the front arm first and see what it does. Typically it will have a heavier steering feel and more weight is being pushed down on the nose. Its probably most noticeable on the trail. I would try that first before forking out $3K on a skid. I'm still running the stock skid on my REV with 10+ lbs boost on a 159.

 

[Buck]

It's a Turbo Performance kit with the Garret turbo and their cold air intake that sits up by the windshield. I also put a boost controller and the mechanical Powervalves in it. The motor, y-pipe, and pipe is all completely stock and I run 100% 110 race fuel. The clutching has TP's spring and pin weight they sent with it, and a Shockwave Helix in the secondary. I also have the R&M vent kit in the side panels a Boss seat, VE tunnel extension from 154-163, a 163 2.3 16 wide camo track and rail extensions on the stock 154 skid. I will try and get some pics soon.

I will try the limiter strap and see what happens. We don't have much snow around here yet, but I got to ride in a couple ft of powder and it seemed to wheelie more in the pow then the hero snow I rode in recently. Is this a typical experience?

I have a 800 E-tech that I ride also and kept it stock with slp can. I admit it, I'm a snowmobiling addict and the e-tech is great to ride, but when the snow is deep and its time to get gnarly nothing beats a good running turbo in my opinion. I stretched it from a 154 to 163 hopeing that would help and I'm sure it did but the tinkering continues. Thanks for the replies and info

 

[Alpine_Bound]

Is anyone using the Holz skid? Any feed back would be appreciated.

 

[taylorbok]

what turbo setup are you running?
fuel, compression turbo etc, pics?

xp at 12lbs would be something else.

and i vote ez ryde skid.

12lbs is rank.

 

[PJ-Hunter]

12lbs is rank.

12 psi on an XP is kickas$ fun!

I'm running the stock 154 skid. I had the scissor relocation bracket, but under boost it sucked. So off it came, much better but was still trenching and dragging the front end. I added a Challenger Xtreme track and that was even better. I've always had Fox Zero Pros so I'm good there. To give it what I wanted (I happen to like a little ski lift. 2' in the air ) I ended up loosening the limiter, adding a stiffer preload to the front shock and loosening the rear springs to the #2 setting. Trenching is gone and that baby climbs! But with the 154 I can also play in the trees all day long and then turn uphill in the trees and challenge myslef.

I typically run 10-11 psi and that's more than enough. I usually end up going home with sore arms and shoulders.

 

[swrev]

I let my pocket decide boost more this year. Running 7 a lower elevations and 10 up high-3 gallons race gas. Ran 12 a few times last year. Makes ya giggle when hitting the throttle.

For suspension on my '09 w/ 163, I found stock skid w/ relocation brackets and moving the front shock forward 1 1/4" is working great. You can control the amount of wheeling and it comes all the way to the top of its travel. For straigh hill climbing it isn't as good as a coupled skid, but I think more fun for boondocking and screwing around.