Against my better judgement I thought I would try installing my fox float shocks that are on my Arctic cat snowmachine on the front of my 08 rzr with stock suspension.
I took some basic measurements and the fox float is 1" longer than the stock Polaris Coilover.
I was tired of bashing the bejesus out of the non existent bumpstop on the front right factory RZR shock so it was an act of desperation.
I pumped the pre load on the Fox up to around 60PSI (max allowed is 150psi @ static rest, zero weight on shock). I took some initial measurements before and after install and I have lost zero height after the swap. The only compromise thus far is the shock eyelets match up however the width of the shock mount is narrower than the A arm and fram mounts so I will need to add some washers or play around with bushings.
I only installed 1 shock on the right side for an easy comparison, took her on a quick trip up a pot holed road near the house and was pleasantly surprised at how the fox side soaked up the nasty bumps compared to the paint mixer action of the left shock.
I did this because I had them around, and could not find anywhere on the forum where someone has tried this. I understand if I blow a seal I am coming home on whatever nitrogen charge is left on the Fox, however these things have been proven to be fairly robust in the sport quad world as well as getting hammerred on under my 700lb arctic cat sled, and enduring much larger jumps than any RZR will ever see.
I will test this setup this weekend with both fox floats on the front suspension and report back how things went. If it goes wlel i will shoot for a long term test and see how it survives tons of mud/snow and ice we get up here on a regular basis. I understand the valving for this application may be a bit off, however in the off road world sometimes you never really know what might work perfectly!
I am new to this forum and th rzr world and thought I would add my little contribution since so many of you have done TONS of research for us other guys already. Seems like a great group of people!
I live in Wasilla Alaska, and ride forest trails with mostly mud, roots, rocks and water. EVERY ride is a mini adventure and I am astounded at what the rzr can do!
I will post up pics asap. Last trip I somehow lost my iphone off the back of the utv :sad:
I took some basic measurements and the fox float is 1" longer than the stock Polaris Coilover.
I was tired of bashing the bejesus out of the non existent bumpstop on the front right factory RZR shock so it was an act of desperation.
I pumped the pre load on the Fox up to around 60PSI (max allowed is 150psi @ static rest, zero weight on shock). I took some initial measurements before and after install and I have lost zero height after the swap. The only compromise thus far is the shock eyelets match up however the width of the shock mount is narrower than the A arm and fram mounts so I will need to add some washers or play around with bushings.
I only installed 1 shock on the right side for an easy comparison, took her on a quick trip up a pot holed road near the house and was pleasantly surprised at how the fox side soaked up the nasty bumps compared to the paint mixer action of the left shock.
I did this because I had them around, and could not find anywhere on the forum where someone has tried this. I understand if I blow a seal I am coming home on whatever nitrogen charge is left on the Fox, however these things have been proven to be fairly robust in the sport quad world as well as getting hammerred on under my 700lb arctic cat sled, and enduring much larger jumps than any RZR will ever see.
I will test this setup this weekend with both fox floats on the front suspension and report back how things went. If it goes wlel i will shoot for a long term test and see how it survives tons of mud/snow and ice we get up here on a regular basis. I understand the valving for this application may be a bit off, however in the off road world sometimes you never really know what might work perfectly!
I am new to this forum and th rzr world and thought I would add my little contribution since so many of you have done TONS of research for us other guys already. Seems like a great group of people!
I live in Wasilla Alaska, and ride forest trails with mostly mud, roots, rocks and water. EVERY ride is a mini adventure and I am astounded at what the rzr can do!
I will post up pics asap. Last trip I somehow lost my iphone off the back of the utv :sad: