I was ready to put a lift on mine but decided to try better tires first. 26" Bajacross gave me 2" more clearance. Going to wait on the lift.

 

Went out yesterday with my wife and some friends riding.



The 570 could only get up to about 40-45 MPH in the loose sand. About the same as my sportsman 500 and 550...though my buddy said he got up in the 50s on my 500.



I have a vibration/rattle on the exhaust. Seems to be coming from the heat shield on the muffler. Quick glance looked like it was welded on. Is there a fix for this?



We got high centered on the trail out there, and the frame catches on my trailer when trying to unload sometimes...so looks like the 2 inch lift will be my next mod. Any of them better than others? Best place to buy from? I think the one I stumbled on was the highlifter one.



Just happened, that when we got high centered, we were about 45 feet from the nearest thing to tie the winch off to...and the winch had a 40 foot rope..heh. We were able to get out and push it back while my wife put her foot in and gave it some gas.



Fun day.



Sean

Take a closer look at the muffler. My rattle was from the sway bar bushing bracket touching the exhaust where the springs are. If you look at the rear of the rzr look to the right side where your exhaust pipe is going into the muffler. That slip joint has a couple springs on it. My inside spring mount was hitting the sway bar bushing bracket. I notched it and now it's silent. Hope that helps

 

I had a rattle from the exhaust also and discovered the muffler has a lot of play in it, so I attached a couple of springs on each side of the muffler where the exhaust comes out to center the muffler, and noise went away.
As far as your ground clearance, how much do you and wifey weigh? Theses things only have a claimed 9.5" to begin with, which aint much, and it wont take long for springs to sack giving you only 8". I put on the "so called "2" Highlifter lift kit and gained about an inch and a half. Went to 26" Duro tires and got another inch. Then Racer Tech springs and got another inch to give me 11.5 with nobody in the rig.
Preventing getting high centered is more judging the height of the obstacle and determining the speed needed to clear it, than just depending on the rig to be high enough to clear it. Sorry, don't mean to sound condescending.

 

No problem Rokitman. I am 6'4" 290 lbs... I know the Y in the road and my trailer that I got hung up on would have been no problem with the ATVs I am used to. That is what I am looking for...similar clearance to that.

Long term plans for the suspension are 26" tires, 2 inch lift, and new shocks. Just need to prioritize based on $$ right now. The lift seemed like the most bang for the buck. I have a sportsman x2 I am selling now that we got this. It has 4-3 rims on it with 26s. If the buyer of the ATV does not want them, I may stick them on there short term...

Sean

 

Just need to prioritize based on $$ right now. The lift seemed like the most bang for the buck.

Sean

Sean, hello. If you decide on a lift anytime soon HighLifter just sent me a 10% off coupon that i could send the code to you.

The difference between HL & RacerTech is; HL mounts bottom of shock mount, RT top.

Which is better? Which ever one that particular rider bought! All brand loyalties aside i have a HL, and i would have bought whichever one had the best deal and free ship.

I too killed a rattle with a BFH to bend muffler mount tabs away from frame and springs.

 

I had the muffler rattle too when mine was new, I used a pry bar and bent the brackets holding the exhaust system so it held it away from the sway bar bracket. Took all of a minute to fix

 

My Rattle was the bolt at the very end of the muffler holding the spark arrestor. Take out the bolt, put in a lock washer, tighten. Done

Thanks for the ride report


Shoe.

 

I too had exhaust rattle problems. Baffle inside the muffler came loose.

 

My rattle was the mounting point for the rear sway bar pivot, mounting bolt was loose.

 

Polaris RZR RAZR RZR 4 RAZR 4 2" Lift Kit CFM Ranger | eBay
This is all you need to raise your 570. Doing it this way maintains your shock travel as your springs start to sag. Other lifts that add height by adding to either end of the shock leave the shock compressed when it starts to sag thus reduced travel and more likely to bottom out.

 

Sorry, but I disagree. Standard lifts don't reduce travel, just raise ride height. The CFM kits are just spacers that add preload to the springs, thus adding some stiffness, thereby adding some lift, and compensating for the sag.

 

That might be worth looking into. And it's cheap

 

Just happened, that when we got high centered, we were about 45 feet from the nearest thing to tie the winch off to...and the winch had a 40 foot rope..heh. We were able to get out and push it back while my wife put her foot in and gave it some gas.

Fun day.

Sean

Let that be a lesson.

I always carry at least 1 if not two or three extra 20' tow straps

 

Polaris RZR 570 800 ATV 2" Lift Kit RZR570 RZR800 RAZR RZR4 | eBay
Here is another brand. Note the shipping may show my location in Canada. Change the location to get your costs...this one I think is free shipping in the US.


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Just happened, that when we got high centered, we were about 45 feet from the nearest thing to tie the winch off to...and the winch had a 40 foot rope..heh. We were able to get out and push it back while my wife put her foot in and gave it some gas.

Fun day.

Sean

Let that be a lesson.

I always carry at least 1 if not two or three extra 20' tow straps

We always bring a tree saver and tow strap with us...they were in my ATV that a buddy was riding about 4 miles away. Every ATV/UTV I own has a winch on it. That is normally enough...

Sean

 

Does the spring sag affect both ends, or just front?

Sean

 

Both ends, but mostly the rear in my experience.

 

I have the RT lift and added their springs as well , they offer a package deal and I'm at 11" front and rear , however I wish I would've just added Carl's 2.0 shocks and benefited from the lift and improved the ride. I may add the Carl's shocks in the future anyhow.

 

I have a line on a pair of 450LTR shocks. If that works out, I will have those on the front. Not sure what, if anything, I will do for the rear (outside the 2 inch lift). If the rear sags worse than the front, I guess I will have to do at least springs.

Sean

 

I've seen/heard the exhaust rattle on three different 570's (including my own). The spot welds that hold the heat shield on the muffler are very poor and come loose. I took a pry bar and bent the shield away from the muffler. No more rattle

 

Tried sticking a screw driver in there but was afraid of making it worse (breaking it free). I will look at it again...

Sean

 

A UHMW Full Skid Plate, doesn't help with lift but helps/stops the underside from hanging up as well as getting beat up
UTV INC POLARIS RZR 570 1 PIECE 3/8" UHMW SKID PLATE

 

Once things had cooled down I took a rubber mallet and started tapping on things until I found what was rattling on mine.

 

I used the HL 2" kit and put the shocks on the stiffest setting. This has made a huge difference in bottoming out. I'm 6' and 240 lbs. Still need to watch where I'm going & avoid the big rocks. Remember these have a longer wheel base and much heavier than a 4 wheeler.

 

Another lift option is the Quadboss 2" lift. I bought mine from Amazon for $130 which was cheaper than I could find the HL kit. It is currently up to $138 from the same seller:

QuadBoss Lift Kit - 2in. EPILK179 : Amazon.com : Automotive

It isn't the same welded together kit shown in the picture though. It appears to be exactly the same as the HL kit from what I have seen of the pictures of the HL. I just added a review on Amazon and added an image of the High Lifter kit to their gallery as a more accurate representation.

It definitely helped stop me from hitting every rock on the trail.

 

We were able to get out and push it back while my wife put her foot in and gave it some gas.

I use that method all the time...have the passenger get out, then get half way out myself to get the weight off the machine and drive it out.

 

I wasnt completely happy with my mods, first did the springs RT, then the RT 2" lift..big difference but still now how i wanted. Ended up going the 5+ a-arms, beefed up the 2" lift,
and went with stock takeoff from a rzr4 and works awesome!!!!took off both sway bars too
I am now 3" longer wheel base, about 64.5 inches wide with arms, offset wheels and 1"spacers, 12.5 ground clearance...rides awesome, handles better and only hit in the worse of spots!!!! nice improvement if you dont need to be 50"

 

oops didnt put that they were stock rzr4 shocks,,big body and running with the lightest preload.

I have the Racer Tech medium weight springs on stock shocks to sell also.
the shocks have 30 hours on them and the RT springs have (2) 3 hour rides
just in case you or anyone else are looking for a set
thanks

 

HL 2" lift kit, HL 800 springs and 26" tires. I have ground clearance of 12" in the front and 12.5" in the rear. Don't bottom out, don't get high centered.