'17 Snowcheck - What to do...

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!!!

Thanks Hamlin that's what I was looking for! I thought the Skinz looked like it had enough area to get a good hold of but maybe I should try and find a B&M one around these parts to have a closer look at.

Kiliki - I'm not trying to start a debate but I'll bite. Over 100 sleds sold each year and we mighta had 3 come in w a scuffed piston over the span of a single sled year. As we all know a scuffed piston can be a few different things, like our sales manager running the demo out of oil, or snow ingestion in the intake. The last one was on a turboed sled and he cold seized it.

I'm asking opinions on my new RMK, not looking to debate reliability of each of the OEM's.

I have turbos, bigbores and sleds on nitrous already in the garage. I'm looking for something fairly stock and reliable. Hence the reason I don't wanna talk about bigbores or turbos with this sled. Not just yet anyways.


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Something else I forgot, I'm not a huge fan of the Pro Tapers either. Has anyone swapped them out for a set of CFR bars and risers? I'll ride it as is but wasn't comfortable Rodin my friends' sleds here and there.


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I'll address these as I remember.

I forgot these don't come with a tether. Absolutely I'll be installing one. No brainer there.

I forgot about Fire & Ice. I'll look some stuff up there.

I've made my own versions of the blowholes with a $20 bilge fan before, I have a few ideas already for this one.

As for tunnel storage, while I concur that most tunnel storage is wet before noon, I was hoping someone came out with something fairly low profile and waterproof for us. The days of carrying 50lbs on the back are gone. Only the essentials nowadays and that still equates to a 25lb bag at least. And since underhood storage is a thing from ten years ago I'm gonna hafta figure something out. I'd be interested in a Pelican case but was looking for something at maximum 6-8" tall. Kinda like the BCA tunnel bag or Cat spare shovel bags. I was hoping the Burandt bag would fit the bill.

The more I read the more I'm talking myself into some bottom a-arms. ZBros all the way or are there other options without having to replace the whole front end?


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Also, are guys not liking the stock boards? Why go to the tube boards?



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Good info guys. The list grows but I will keep some things on the back burner until I get a few hundred miles on her. Then decide where the rest of the money is going.

So far what I should be gathering up right now is;

Tether
B&M Bumpers front and rear
TRS Springs for sure
E-Series Backcountry Bag
Fire & Ice Intake and tunnel braces
An Exhaust combo of some brand for sure
NXT LXL Windshield Bag
Skidplate
Softer Drivebelt
Richen the oil pump a tad
My own version of a blowhole

What I'll be putting on the back burner for now is;

Skis
Handlebars
Beltdrive
Zbros 36" front end
B&M Running Boards
IceAge Rails

That's the list for now but I'll keep updating it as I hear more opinions. I might swap some things out simply because I gotta be able to sell the products I put on this thing and some companies and the crappy CND dollar make it hard to buy over the border.