RZR question - radius rods

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https://shocktherapyst.com/dual-rate-spring-kit-drs-2015-2017-polaris-xp-turbo-4-seat/

No, I believe level 4 is just shocks as well which include both upper and lowers opposed to uppers only on level 3. I guess I’m asking is there any major differences. I have a full radius cage, a spare to the rear of cage, and some misc cargo weight. Would like to attack terrain at times and not as hard with family. It appears shock therapy comes with a crossover ring that claims to help both shocks work better together.

The crossover controls the transfer to the stiffer spring.. I thought the Eibach kit came with the rings as well. It is in the parts list in the directions.

 

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I rounded out this radius rod deal with a Cognito Radius Rod Cage to replace the piece of tin Polaris provided. This piece fits any radius rod that will fit in the stock setup. Pretty nice piece, and puts the radius rods in dual shear to gain even more strength.


I originally bought this one below that is now for sale.. it is 3/8 aluminium and powder coated black. Brand new never installed. A lot stronger than the flimsy tin stock one. It will fit 2014-early 2017 XP1000s and 2016 XP Turbos. If your radius rod bolts are 15mm, this works.

$55 if someone wants it. This plate is flat, so you may need to add a washer to each lower radius rod to get the plate to sit flat if you have stock style radius rods.

 

[Boat 405]

Whole set of 4. I went ahead and ordered them, it was $214 shipped. A few people that bought them had pictures in the review section. They look decent. They appear to just be raw aluminum, and just turned out of 7075 hex bar stock.

Apparently in the middle of 2017, the XP 1000 went to the larger 12mm hardware on the radius rods that the Turbo has on the inside.

https://www.superatv.com/polaris-rzr-xp-1000-rear-hex-suspension-links

This is correct. My late year 2017 xp 1000 had the beefier rods.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I just looked and SuperATV raised the price of these radius rods to $379. Kind of a bummer.

 

[Iman]

Have you seen these? A few of my friends bought these and have been impressed.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LM-UTV-POL...h=item2603ba3692:g:t1IAAOSwFnxbpWH4:rk:7:pf:0

 

[FlyByWire]

Lol sounds good! Car should be bad ass.

Oh man night and day difference. Car soaks everything up. I may not have the “cool” factor as the 72” cars, but she’s a keeper. Haha.

 

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Oh man night and day difference. Car soaks everything up. I may not have the “cool” factor as the 72” cars, but she’s a keeper. Haha.

Awesome!! Looks like you got some ride height back too!
You’ll be faster through the bumps than a stock 72” car I’d wager.

Now if you want to revalve, you can pull the shocks off yourself and do it whenever. Amazing what a quality set of springs can do, huh?

 

[thmterry]

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Oh man night and day difference. Car soaks everything up. I may not have the “cool” factor as the 72” cars, but she’s a keeper. Haha.

I just got that kit, how long did it take you to install the springs? Any tips?

 

[FlyByWire]

Took us way longer than it should have. We spent about an hour total looking for
Dropped shock bushings. [emoji23][emoji23] Id plan probably 30-45 mins per shock.

A good spring compressor is a must. Also something we didnt have.

 

[boatnam2]

I threw this radius rod cage on so I can throw the wave runner in river. Next up radius rods.

 

[HB2Havasu]

Highly recommend changing out the cheap ass Chinese Radius Rods from Polaris. One of mine turned into a pickle fork last weekend, lol.

 

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Oops!

 

[FlyByWire]

View attachment 722664 View attachment 722663 Highly recommend changing out the cheap ass Chinese Radius Rods from Polaris. One of mine turned into a pickle fork last weekend, lol.

Yikes!!

Mine will bite me in the ass sooner than later I’m sure. My lower one is bent.

 

[HB2Havasu]

I would do it sooner than later. I got lucky this time. We were going maybe 5mph when it gave out. If this happened at high speed like we normally are going thru the desert we may have been looking at a new trailing arm, shock, upper radius arm, etc. or worse if it makes you car rollover