Polaris Backed RZR-S Team
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Ordered the 4130 for the cage yesterday. It should be here next week. We will be building the cage at Blue Torch Fab (Blue Torch Fab|World Class Rock Crawlers).
The new model is the Lowrance Elite 5m. Its $20 cheaper than the HDS-5, but should be much easier to read at the 5" size. Ive been putting off buying a GPS, and Im glad I waited. Im going to pickup a Elite 5m before thanksgiving.
http://www.pciraceradios.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=-8681106244548787967
That may be the one I'm looking for. I just can't bring myself to buy electronics that are deemed obsolete by the manufacturer. This one looks like the best blend of old and new.
Thanks for the info.
I ordered one of these today. I'll let you know how it looks when it gets here.
It's official, I will be racing in the next ECORS race (November 13) along with four other UTV's as a sort of exhibition. This will be a "test" race for the full fledged UTV class for next season. I'm thrilled to have the chance to do this. This series looks VERY promising. I'm going to run a few GoPro's and I'm sure we'll get tons of video and pictures along the way.
We will have a full race report on ATVScene.com.
Our first shakedown race went very well. I was very surprised at how well the suspension worked right out of the box, with zero tuning.
I took it to Silver Valley, NC for their final race of the year. I had arranged, prior to the event, to race as an exhibition against one of their existing classes.
Here's the thread from the event about the RZR - Polaris RZR UTV in B-Class - NC4x4 Forum
From the looks of it, it was a huge success. I'm confident they will have at least one UTV class for the full series next year.
Woops
I bent both center frame braces during the race. Those will have to be cut out and replaced. Other than that, the ATVScene.com Polaris RZR was nearly perfect.
Special thanks to Blue Torch Fab for putting up with me late every night last week to throw the cage together. There's still a lot of work needed on the cage, but at least we got enough of it together to race.
I took it to Silver Valley, NC for their final race of the year. I had arranged, prior to the event, to race as an exhibition against one of their existing classes.
Here's the thread from the event about the RZR - Polaris RZR UTV in B-Class - NC4x4 Forum
From the looks of it, it was a huge success. I'm confident they will have at least one UTV class for the full series next year.
Woops
I bent both center frame braces during the race. Those will have to be cut out and replaced. Other than that, the ATVScene.com Polaris RZR was nearly perfect.
Special thanks to Blue Torch Fab for putting up with me late every night last week to throw the cage together. There's still a lot of work needed on the cage, but at least we got enough of it together to race.
Full ECORS writeup posted - Polaris RZR-S Turns Heads at ECORS UTV Debut | ATV SCENE Magazine - ATV Reviews, News, Racing, Scene Girls & more
I threw on a set of 30" Dominator tires from SuperATV for some testing. So far, I really like them for East Cost style riding. I don't know how they'll be in the sand yet, though.
Headed out to Hawk Pride Mountain Off Road | 1500 Acres of Off Road Fun to do some testing on them this weekend. Hopefully it won't be too crowded.
I threw on a set of 30" Dominator tires from SuperATV for some testing. So far, I really like them for East Cost style riding. I don't know how they'll be in the sand yet, though.
Headed out to Hawk Pride Mountain Off Road | 1500 Acres of Off Road Fun to do some testing on them this weekend. Hopefully it won't be too crowded.
The "testing session" Saturday was a success: I broke a hub. No doubt the extra stress of the 30" tires contributed to the failure, but I'm glad it happened when it did.
I've seen quite a few different companies selling billet hubs, some out of 6061, 7075 or even steel. This RZR will be driven wide open most of its life and pounded on like no other. The ECORS series will be brutal on parts, so I need something that will hold up to repeated torture, but at the same time, I don't want to overdo it. I'm still trying to keep the weight addition to a bare minimum.
Have any of you guys had any experience with aftermarket hubs?
I've also grown tired of the extra play in the a-arm bushings. This thing is almost brand new, so they're definitely not worn. I see where Racer Tech has some bushings that are supposed to be built to a more strict tolerance. Has anyone here used them? Do they work as advertised?
thanks,
-brit
I've seen quite a few different companies selling billet hubs, some out of 6061, 7075 or even steel. This RZR will be driven wide open most of its life and pounded on like no other. The ECORS series will be brutal on parts, so I need something that will hold up to repeated torture, but at the same time, I don't want to overdo it. I'm still trying to keep the weight addition to a bare minimum.
Have any of you guys had any experience with aftermarket hubs?
I've also grown tired of the extra play in the a-arm bushings. This thing is almost brand new, so they're definitely not worn. I see where Racer Tech has some bushings that are supposed to be built to a more strict tolerance. Has anyone here used them? Do they work as advertised?
thanks,
-brit
OEM RZR hubs are notorious for breaking exactly how yours did.
I have replaced them before and installed the hubs from ITI and they were very nice.
Fastco also makes some nice ones that you can get from ORW.
I have replaced them before and installed the hubs from ITI and they were very nice.
Fastco also makes some nice ones that you can get from ORW.
Ha, there are plenty of those types of posts on the Internets.
It seems like everyone has an opinion, but no one has actually used whatever product is in question.Ha, there are plenty of those types of posts on the Internets.
Ha ha ha...yep, the internet is great, isn't it?
I don't even know of anyone making steel hubs and I don't know why they would when aluminum is more than up to the task.
Today is the order day for the hubs and a-arm bushings. I'll post back what manufacturer I go with.
Santa came a little early today and dropped off the HCR skid plate and the very trick Fireball Racing hubs. I expected the Fireball hubs to be top of the line when they arrived and I was not disappointed in the least.
I'll get some more photos of the hubs and skid this weekend.
I'll get some more photos of the hubs and skid this weekend.
