SleeperLS's Maverick X3 XDS Max
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I like that this thread got bumped. I have a partial update for it and some more stuff to post up soon.
I decided to get my suspension re-worked and tuned up this season. There is an awesome company out in Phoenix called Shock Therapy that re-valves these and puts on new springs specific for the car weight and driving style. I took everything off and apart this last weekend and cleaned up the shocks. They work on them next week and will be headed back my way Thursday.
They are known for their racing pedigree and tuning abilities, so I am excited to get this thing set up as good as it can get. Next year will be power upgrades and some other random stuff. Modding these vehicles is just as expensive as a car unfortunately, so progress will be slow and steady.
I decided to get my suspension re-worked and tuned up this season. There is an awesome company out in Phoenix called Shock Therapy that re-valves these and puts on new springs specific for the car weight and driving style. I took everything off and apart this last weekend and cleaned up the shocks. They work on them next week and will be headed back my way Thursday.
They are known for their racing pedigree and tuning abilities, so I am excited to get this thing set up as good as it can get. Next year will be power upgrades and some other random stuff. Modding these vehicles is just as expensive as a car unfortunately, so progress will be slow and steady.
well that's prettttty neat.
This first "trip" we are going on is mainly in my mind- and it's basically old railroad grade. Later it'll be faster more technical shit, and then end of summer to Wyoming.
Get one bruh, you got a truck, snag a trailer, plenty of places to go!
looks awesome.
That's awesome.
Looks like such an animal. My hood would be more annoyed with me if i was ripping your kind around I feel
how I do mine as if it were a golf cart.
Where at in Wyoming? I want to hit up Moab later this summer if possible, but Wyoming also has some unreal spots.
That's awesome.
Looks like such an animal. My hood would be more annoyed with me if i was ripping your kind around I feel
cue the old lady yelling at you to slow down. I get nervous I am pissing off my neighbors when I drive it down the road to the mail boxes. Thankfully it isn't loud.. yet. I have my spare tire, high lift utv Jack, bunch of water, first aid kit, tire plugs and small electic tire inflator, extra hats and sunscreen, lighter, extra drive belt, basic tools to change a tire or belt, tow rope, and GPS. That is basically it, mainly just emergency stuff.
PRP is the company I use for storage solutions. Their door bags seem like thick good quality stuff. Big zippers.
Where at in Wyoming? I want to hit up Moab later this summer if possible, but Wyoming also has some unreal spots.
I have my spare tire, high lift utv Jack, bunch of water, first aid kit, tire plugs and small electic tire inflator, extra hats and sunscreen, lighter, extra drive belt, basic tools to change a tire or belt, tow rope, and GPS. That is basically it, mainly just emergency stuff.
PRP is the company I use for storage solutions. Their door bags seem like thick good quality stuff. Big zippers.
So apparently there's a pretty solid trail system in the Tetons where you can overnight to a lodge/cabins. So you ditch your truck trailer one place, then blast on to the lodge, then come back around the other way back to your truck/trailer.
I'm lucky in my hood since it's plenty hillbilly- there are kids on dirtbikes and quads like CRAZY and they drive them wide open down lots of the streets
I wish I could make my sxs quieter... no one else seems to share that mission though with me.
Have you had to replace a belt yet? Spare belt is something I for sure need to have with. At least it seems like it should be easier to change a belt on a sxs in the spring/summer than a belt in the middle of the forest on a sled in the winter.
There is definitely room to put a storage bag under there. I just don't have an actual bag to put under there. I need to get one though.
Funniest thing about the general i have is it's basically the red headed step child from polaris...
everyone makes shit for rzrs & rangers, but not everyone makes shit for generals... and generals are mechanically similar to rzrs with cages and bed shit similar to rangers.
Damnit. Are any parts interchangeable?
So apparently there's a pretty solid trail system in the Tetons where you can overnight to a lodge/cabins. So you ditch your truck trailer one place, then blast on to the lodge, then come back around the other way back to your truck/trailer.
I'm lucky in my hood since it's plenty hillbilly- there are kids on dirtbikes and quads like CRAZY and they drive them wide open down lots of the streets
I wish I could make my sxs quieter... no one else seems to share that mission though with me.
Have you had to replace a belt yet? Spare belt is something I for sure need to have with. At least it seems like it should be easier to change a belt on a sxs in the spring/summer than a belt in the middle of the forest on a sled in the winter.
That sounds amazing. I want to go to the Tetons now over Moab.
I know how to make your SXS quieter...TURBO
Thankfully I haven't had to replace a belt yet. If it makes it this season then I will change it out for a new one this winter. I put a transmission seal protection plate on behind my secondary clutch to keep a broken belt from ruining the seal. Belt changes are extremely simple on these, you will be pleasantly surprised.
I had 0 idea until I went to install turn signal kit- but there are under seat storage bins under each seat in my general- i figure i'll keep less accessed stuff in those because you have to pull the seat out (without tools at least) to access it.
Seems like suspension and motor parts are interchangeable to rzrs, ranger cage stuff fits because my cage is ghetto. The can am stuff is just higher fit and finish. my cage looks like they had some square tubing leftover and ran out of gas mid weld.
turbo
The one thing enticing about the honduhs is no belt and an automotive style trans with a torque converter... im glad to hear the changes are simple. doing em in sleds isn't my favorite. likely from the conditions you have to do that in.
Check out sxs blog if you haven't. They have a ton of machines and know a good bit about the market. They bought a wildcat xx, even though they had not had a good prior experience with one...blew the engine a couple months into ownership. I doubt I would buy a textron product
Doing some work this weekend. The next step on upgrading the suspension will be here tomorrow. Today, It was gusset kit day which made all of the front suspension mounting points beefed up and double shear. The kit was from CT Race Worx...really high quality stuff.
I had to take the front end apart, and to my surprise this thing is pretty easy to work on. Maybe 45 minutes to get everything unbolted. On to the pictures.
Timeline goes from taking the plastics off to getting everything out of the way. Then the stock thin stamped plates out.
I had to take the front end apart, and to my surprise this thing is pretty easy to work on. Maybe 45 minutes to get everything unbolted. On to the pictures.
Timeline goes from taking the plastics off to getting everything out of the way. Then the stock thin stamped plates out.
I completely agree with that. Sedona is on my list of places to go this year and ride. I think it is around a 6 hour drive from here, which is definitely doable over a weekend.
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