2.5 challenger extreme

[fersch]

Just seeing if anyone is running this track and what its like? is it that big of an improvement from stock?

 

[glengine]

Just seeing if anyone is running this track and what its like? is it that big of an improvement from stock?

I run it on my personal '08 M1000, ove r the stock challenger track they had in '07 & '08 it is a drastically huge improvement. I couldn't beleive the difference it made on my M1000 the stock track was way to soft. I have 2012 M8 coming and i'll be switching out the track, i dont like the stock track especially for harder snow conditions. I find the powerclaw to be fairly sketchy goin downhill especially in harder snow conditions. You cant go wrong puttin a camo extreme 2.5" track on. I am actually going to try out the new camo extreme "peak" track on my 2012 this year, i really like the looks of that track.

 

[maxwell]

Best money I ever spent!

 

[bgraff1]

i have one coming for my '12 also. i cannot wait!

 

[0neoldfart]

Had the OEM challenger - too soft. Glengine is right about downhills on the powerclaw - I bought one first year they were out, pulled it off after two rides. Wife's M8 has a 2.5" x 156" on it (being stretched to a 162"x2.5" this year), and my M1000 has had a 162"x2.5" on it for two seasons - great track imho. The powerclaw works a bit better in bottomless fluff, but the extreme 2.5" is better everywhere else, and it works really good in powder, too.

 

[modmanmike]

awesome track. just had a 162 on the apex and going to a 174.

 

[Vertical-Extreme]

I switched from the power claw (162) om my M8T and I would never switch back, don't get me wrong the PC is a good track, but the first time you come back down a hill with the camo you will be stunned. and they are better in the harder packed snow. worth the upgrade for sure

 

[fersch]

how is it in the powder?

 

[oly]

This was a night and day change on my sled! It seems to get up on top way better and reduces the trenching issues I found. I run a M1000 turbo and the old track trenched big time! But those XP's still pop up on top better even with the same track.

 

[koby]

best upgrade I've done, and not huge dollars - got it for 950 ish, and sold my old one for 5 ish, so 450 dollar upgrade

 

[SUPERDUTY]

or the new challenger 2.5 extreme vs the old 2.5 extreme. and what were the differences?

 

[tavis43]

just put mine on. it does look a little diferent.

 

[0neoldfart]

The "old" 2.5 is a lot different then the "new" 2.5. The old style looks like any challenger track (teeth on the lugs), and works well in all snow conditions. I just installed the "new" style yesturday (Thanks to Curtis @ Tracks Canada), the lugs have no teeth on them, and the track pattern is slightly different. I suspect it will be a better powder track then the earlier version, but may be a LOT faster on downhills due to the square flat paddles. It is a bit lighter then the previous version, as well. Ride time was limited from the garage into the trailer - hooks up great on cement...

 

[maxwell]

The "old" 2.5 is a lot different then the "new" 2.5. The old style looks like any challenger track (teeth on the lugs), and works well in all snow conditions. I just installed the "new" style yesturday (Thanks to Curtis @ Tracks Canada), the lugs have no teeth on them, and the track pattern is slightly different. I suspect it will be a better powder track then the earlier version, but may be a LOT faster on downhills due to the square flat paddles. It is a bit lighter then the previous version, as well. Ride time was limited from the garage into the trailer - hooks up great on cement...

aslong as it hooks up good in the trailer and on the internet thats all that matters.

 

[moyiesledhead]

Those '07/'08 tracks work a lot better if you turn them around. Not a CE mind you, but much better than the way they came stock.