anybody know if the gen4 driveshaft will work in the xm???

[kingcat162]

so I have to buy a new driveshaft for my xm - it's $400 new and it's 7 tooth - the Gen 4 is 8 tooth and $405 - just wondering if anyone knows if the gen4 driveshaft will pop right in my xm - if it does I thought it would be sweet to run the 175" 3.5" pitch on my turbo xm any help with this would be great thanx

 

[gofast89]

Yes they do swap. 8 tooth on 2.5”track xm. 7tooth on t3. Are you sure the gen 4 is 8tooth? Pre sure it’s 6??....... but yes you can do the gen 4 3”.5 swap using the factory gen 4 parts on your xm

 

[kingcat162]

Yes they do swap. 8 tooth on 2.5”track xm. 7tooth on t3. Are you sure the gen 4 is 8tooth? Pre sure it’s 6??....... but yes you can do the gen 4 3”.5 swap using the factory gen 4 parts on your xm

looking online it looks like the 165 is 6 tooth i think but not 100 per on that 1 - they do make an 8 tooth i think just not sure if it's 3.5" pitch drivers or not - i'm hoping 8 tooth will fit in there cuz my life expectancy on the 7 tooth is too short - too much power - keeps tweaking the shaft - its got a bend in it and track is shifting to brake side and rubbing in the tunnel right next to driveshft - I need a solution that is going to be construction grade - I thought about trying to spray - spray foam inside the shaft to try to make it maybe 5% stronger - I dunno - need some help with this 1 - I don't think the 6 tooth would hold up to Boost

 

[gofast89]

You might wanna look aftermarket then? There’s a lot of turbos and/or big bores running stock drivers with no issues

 

[kingcat162]

You might wanna look aftermarket then? There’s a lot of turbos and/or big bores running stock drivers with no issues

I'm wondering if the avid drivers are my problem - i never had issues on stock drivers for the first 1500kms - i changed to the avids i think just to spend money on my sled one day getting trigger happy online - so now since i gotta get a new shaft I'm debating what to change it to - 3.5" pitch and change to the 175" or change back to stocker 7 tooth and run my 174"

 

[gofast89]

I’d go 3.5 175 but that’s me. I built my 154 “t3” years ago but if I could do it again now it would be a 165 3.5pitch

 

[Jsymes]

I have an xm drive shaft off a freeride, I'll sell yea. never been used

 

[kingcat162]

I have an xm drive shaft off a freeride, I'll sell yea. never been used

How much? 7 tooth 3" pitch?

 

[Jsymes]

I dunno like 250 and not sure whatever comes on a stock 2016 freeride

 

[kingcat162]

Ok so what are peoples thoughts on the 6 tooth gen4 drivers and the 175 3.5" track holding up to the boost and not getting destroyed - opinions pls

 

[Bnorth]

Freeride will be 8T 2.86 pitch.

 

[Bnorth]

Ok so what are peoples thoughts on the 6 tooth gen4 drivers and the 175 3.5" track holding up to the boost and not getting destroyed - opinions pls

I haven't done it personally but if you are wrecking 7T avids I would say the 6T stockers aren't going to be an improvement. Call Dale at H20 in Sicamous he was doing T3 swaps into G4's.

 

[kanedog]

I haven't done it personally but if you are wrecking 7T avids I would say the 6T stockers aren't going to be an improvement. Call Dale at H20 in Sicamous he was doing T3 swaps into G4's.

I was gonna suggest that for more reliability.

 

[kanedog]

Ok so what are peoples thoughts on the 6 tooth gen4 drivers and the 175 3.5" track holding up to the boost and not getting destroyed - opinions pls

G4 with 6t 3.5p stock Doo drivers is a junk setup. Even the stock powered g4 track shafts are bending. It's pretty much a guarantee with a turbo that the track shaft will fail.
Go with a 174 t3 setup.
9115m camoplast. Stock 174 3" paddles fold over under boost.

 

[kingcat162]

G4 with 6t 3.5p stock Doo drivers is a junk setup. Even the stock powered g4 track shafts are bending. It's pretty much a guarantee with a turbo that the track shaft will fail.
Go with a 174 t3 setup.
9115m camoplast. Stock 174 3" paddles fold over under boost.

Ok so challenger extreme track with stock t3 driveshaft and drivers - only crappy thing is the challenger is 15" wide - I guess it's not the end of the world - I have the 9115m on my kingcat 900 and it's pretty rank

 

[Bnorth]

Have you looked at Powderfreaks drivers?

 

[kingcat162]

Have you looked at Powderfreaks drivers?

I haven't looked at powderfreaks yet - I was talking with Dave at a sicamous st the shop across from timmies forget the name of the shop - hes super knowledgeable about the doos- he said the avids are no good cuz they can tear the windows with boost cuz rhe extroverts are so square like - my bad on the 9115M I see they make it in a 16 wide - I've also heard people say that if the person putting the aftermarket drivers on - screws it up at all and that can cause problems too - I thought maybe an 8 tooth setup might reduce a bit of the insane load on the shaft - but not sure if an 8 tooth fits - all I know right now is - I'm not putting avids back on - have to buy a new driveshaft right now anyways - windows are in a it of ruff shape right now from my track running to one side due to half mangled shaft - so ya thinking changing the track and keep the stock track as backup

 

[kanedog]

Ok so challenger extreme track with stock t3 driveshaft and drivers - only crappy thing is the challenger is 15" wide - I guess it's not the end of the world - I have the 9115m on my kingcat 900 and it's pretty rank

I hope you get it sorted out. Being backed into a corner with big ticket items sux.

 

[kingcat162]

The 9115m is 16" wide.

Ya I researched it after - I've got the challenger extreme 3" 162 x 15" on my kingcat it's a good track that's for sure - the one on my cat is flat paddles across the top - no little notches cut in them

 

[kingcat162]

I hope you get it sorted out. Being backed into a corner with big ticket items sux.

K so - will the camoplast 3.2" fit in the XM without rubbing?