Easiest way to change rails?

Quicksand · Mar 5, 2013

Got my new rails.

Is it easier to remove the entire rear skid assembly or to replace one rail at a time on the sled?

winter brew · Mar 5, 2013

Skid out for sure.

xc6rider · Mar 5, 2013

winter brew said:
Skid out for sure.

Definitely!

LoudHandle · Mar 5, 2013

Skid out and on a flat surface, you want both rails flat on the surface when you are done torquing it all up. Which may take some trial and error, shim opposite corners and clamp to surface. That way when it is unclamped and relaxed after torquing, both rails are completely flat and parallel with each other.

There is no way to ensure this, with the skid in the sled.

flatop600 · Mar 6, 2013

Also a good time to remove, clean, and grease all the shafts. The grease gun alone won't do it.

moly may · Mar 6, 2013

The hardest part i had was getting everything apart. Use air tools and run the bolts one at a time in and out to losen the loctite. Other wise the shafts will just spin. Small amounts of heat with a butane torch can also be helpfull.

Quicksand · Mar 6, 2013

Ya pulling the skid was definatly the way to go. Thanks

moly may · Mar 6, 2013

EdwardsZX said:
Ya pulling the skid was definatly the way to go. Thanks

Nice! Who makes them Ice Age? What was the benifit of the swap? Thank you

Quicksand · Mar 6, 2013

Ya these are IgeAge.

Benefit is these ones aren't bent all to hell. lol

If anyone is looking for rails, IgeAge gets my vote. Decent price ($700 with shipping and customs fees to Canada)

Only hiccup was my rail stiffeners are on "backorder" (so they say) which no one decided to tell me until I found out when I opened the box and they weren't in there.

Other than that, they're nice rails and quick shipping.

JLeosnow · Mar 6, 2013

EdwardsZX said:
Ya these are IgeAge.

Benefit is these ones aren't bent all to hell. lol

If anyone is looking for rails, IgeAge gets my vote. Decent price ($700 with shipping and customs fees to Canada)

Only hiccup was my rail stiffeners are on "backorder" (so they say) which no one decided to tell me until I found out when I opened the box and they weren't in there.

Other than that, they're nice rails and quick shipping.

Question for you on the IA rails... We're they per drilled for scratchers and will the stock/Holz scratchers bolt right on with existing holes or did you have to go with their scratchers..? I realize a person could drill their own holes but I'm not really crazy about drilling my own holes into $700 rails.

Thanks,
-John

827revdog · Mar 6, 2013

what rear wheels did you have to run?

Sheetmetalfab · Mar 6, 2013

Pre drilled. Same as stock location.

Mine were 350 plus shipping. And pow coat $60
Yeah my stockers broke at the front torque arm mount.
Ice age min. 8" wheel
Can order for 9 or 10

Quicksand · Mar 7, 2013

Yes they're pre-drilled for Stock scratchers. Also pre-drilled for The stock front bogey wheel/mount

But I did have to drill one of the holes out on each rail to a bigger size to fit the stock cross shaft in the rear.

Went with the 8" plastic wheel cause they were cheap ($35ea.) and i wanted black anyways, they dont make a plastic wheel in 9" didn't see a 10" option but I'm sure they would built it if you wanted. (stock wheels are 7 1/4")

JLeosnow · Mar 7, 2013

Sheetmetalfab said:
Mine were 350 plus shipping. And pow coat $60
Yeah my stockers broke at the front torque arm mount.
Ice age min. 8" wheel
Can order for 9 or 10

EdwardsZX said:
Yes they're pre-drilled for Stock scratchers. Also pre-drilled for The stock front bogey wheel/mount

But I did have to drill one of the holes out on each rail to a bigger size to fit the stock cross shaft in the rear.

Went with the 8" plastic wheel cause they were cheap ($35ea.) and i wanted black anyways, they dont make a plastic wheel in 9" didn't see a 10" option but I'm sure they would built it if you wanted. (stock wheels are 7 1/4")

Thanks for the info! Last question, do the IceAge rails run the stock profile Polaris hyfax?

-John

Quicksand · Mar 8, 2013

They come with hyfax included from IceAge

I didn't compare them side by side.

JLeosnow · Mar 8, 2013

EdwardsZX said:
They come with hyfax included from IceAge

I didn't compare them side by side.

Thanks. IceAge did confirm that they are the same profile as the OEM Polaris hyfax. I wanted to know because I was curious if a person could run the OEM white colored hyfax if so desired. In short, the answer is yes.

Thanks,
-John

mtevoracer · Mar 8, 2013

EdwardsZX said:
Ya these are IgeAge.

Benefit is these ones aren't bent all to hell. lol

If anyone is looking for rails, IgeAge gets my vote. Decent price ($700 with shipping and customs fees to Canada)

Only hiccup was my rail stiffeners are on "backorder" (so they say) which no one decided to tell me until I found out when I opened the box and they weren't in there.

Other than that, they're nice rails and quick shipping.

Im replacing my rails right now. And I think I'm running into the issue you are talking about. Are you talking about the bar that is about 8" in front of the rear axle? My rails are not drilled for the bolts. Are they supposed to have the correct bar and bolts and they didnt put it in the box? They didnt tell me **** about that.

ulost · Mar 9, 2013

mtevoracer said:
Im replacing my rails right now. And I think I'm running into the issue you are talking about. Are you talking about the bar that is about 8" in front of the rear axle? My rails are not drilled for the bolts. Are they supposed to have the correct bar and bolts and they didnt put it in the box? They didnt tell me **** about that.

Yes you do have to drill out the rear hole approximately 8'' from the rear axle. The existing hole is too small diameter. I drilled one size bigger than the bolt, I do believe 13/32. Other than that, everything is same as OEM.

mtevoracer · Mar 9, 2013

ulost said:
Yes you do have to drill out the rear hole approximately 8'' from the rear axle. The existing hole is too small diameter. I drilled one size bigger than the bolt, I do believe 13/32. Other than that, everything is same as OEM.

Thats what I ended up doing. That and I replaced all the bolts with allen head grade 8.8 so its a little easier to take apart this summer for paint and powder coating. Good right up. Thanks

Sheetmetalfab · Aug 26, 2013

On a sidenote don't get your rails Powdercoated.

Half a season and they are bent noodles.

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