AC Panther 440 track change?

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Tiz

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Hello everyone,
I have a 01 AC Panther 440, 136" track, i want to get more involved in deep powder riding, but the lugs's height is only .75"... I was looking around in TRACK USA, and saw the challenger 2 track, with 2" lugs on, that got me thinking about changing track. Could this track work? will i have any kind of problem? Will it be worth or i'm gonna get stuck every 10 meters anyways?
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Tiz

 

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You would need to check for clearance around your drivers and tunnel and bulkhead. I know there was not a lot of room. Cat had an older notched track that was 1 3/4" that may work and can usually be gotten cheap. I would not put too much into that old sled with a small motor. As soon as you start pulling in deeper snow you will see you don't have enough HP to do much.

 

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do you know the sled that track was mounted on?? Here i don't have really deep powder, and many times i have to switch between packed snow and fresh powder, should i think about a cross country track? I saw on TRACK USA, the back country 15"x136"x1.75" which has about as the same specs as the one you suggested, and this retails for 580$ plus shipping( not cheap to switzerland... )
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Those tracks were on the powder specials from the late 90's to 2002. Around here people give them to friends or sell them for $50 at a swap meet! A track off a cross over sled would work too, most of them are 1 1/4 to 1 1/2". You would have a 2.52 pitch track so that is what you need to look for to fit your drivers. I know nothing of what you have over there for resources to choose from.

 

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do you know anyone who sells one? i looked on the AC parts website and the track costs 631$ :sad:
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Our fall swap meets are the time to get a cheap track. I see 'mountain' has one for sale it the swap meet section for $150 but shipping anything used across the pond can be a more trouble than it's worth.

 

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• Jan 13, 2013

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I put a 2"x136" track on a 91 440 prowler and it works awesome! No clearance issues at all!

 

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thanks guys, i'll try to contact him and see what the shipping's gonna cost. If that's not worth, i might just buy a new one off TRACK USA, maybe the new lug design will perform better...