Studding for trail
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stinger440
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- Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Studding for trail
I would like to put 96 studs in the track of my 85 vmax. Any recomendations on how to protect the heat exchanger? Or do I not need to worry about it due to the location? Thanks in advance.
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Undertaker#13
- Posts: 156
- Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:44 pm
- Location: Death, Valley
Studs
I use 750's and have never had any trouble with heat Exchangers and I stud around exchangers! Don't run under 96, the guy that had it before me didn't run enough studs and the were bent Bad! I had to cut everyone off with a cutting wheel. I run 144 and the sled hitches up Great!! 
I had 144 studs in my track when I got it and I had trouble steering it.
The studs on the outer row (outboard of the windows) would occasionally hit my heat exchanger on big bumps.
I removed the outer row of studs and I no longer have contact problems with the heat exchangers and it steers better.
It does have more track slippage though.
The number of studs is a trade off.
More studs provide more traction and less steering.
Less studs provide more steering and less traction.
Look in the archives and in the shop manual.
I believe it says not to put studs outboard of the windows.
I agree with that.
The studs on the outer row (outboard of the windows) would occasionally hit my heat exchanger on big bumps.
I removed the outer row of studs and I no longer have contact problems with the heat exchangers and it steers better.
It does have more track slippage though.
The number of studs is a trade off.
More studs provide more traction and less steering.
Less studs provide more steering and less traction.
Look in the archives and in the shop manual.
I believe it says not to put studs outboard of the windows.
I agree with that.