P1000m5 Adam490's Short Bus

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Adam490's Short Bus Budget Build

Bought new from Honda Powersports of Covington. Went with the P1k5 after riding a few times with my daughter on my Rubicon and realizing we needed something more secure and comfortable to fit the whole family. She's been dubbed the Short BusView attachment 142813

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[Adam490]

Going through the buggy after our trip last weekend. First up was to pull the skids and I had 3 bolts break off. Should be pretty easy to get out since there is still thread showing. Figured there'd be more since they've taken a beating since the last time I pulled the skids off. Crossmembers all look good but my side rails have taken a severe beating. I'll have to replace them and reinforce with angle iron soon. I've got a little slack in the steering somewhere that I'm still chasing. Think it might be slop in the rack bushing since everything else seems to be tight.

 

[Adam490]

Should have done this from the get go....

 

[JTW]

Should have done this from the get go....

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Yup...

 

[Russ989]

Should have done this from the get go....

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Should’ve bought a General. 🤷‍♂️

 

[Ragnar406]

I have couple of question for u. Are your your rear springs 3" inside diameter, 14" long and 300lb rate? Aslo where did u order them from and about how much were they?

2.5" ID x 14" L x 300#, around $100 for the pair

Summit Racing Link

rears are 3” diameter
Front are 2.5” diameter

at least on the foxes

 

[Adam490]

rears are 3” diameter
Front are 2.5” diameter

at least on the foxes

I'm running 2.5" ID in rear on Fox QS3

 

[Ragnar406]

I'm running 2.5" ID in rear on Fox QS3

You must have gotten rid of all the plastic and put some different end caps on? The fox shocks come with a 3” rear diameter spring ... i was first going to try some spring of Joeys that were 2.5 and they did not quite work. @GlockMeister

 

[Ragnar406]

Here is a link to the stats for the fox shocks for the 100o-3 and 1000-5

P1000m5 - GlockMeisters P1K5 Build Continues

Foxes are 3” in the rear and 2.5” in the front spring diameter. Also when @GlockMeister got the numbers off his spring and we looked them up the 1000-5 comes with progressive springs rear:187/350 and the front:252/350 I was surprised at the front springs .. hoping we can get someone with a...

hondasxs.com

 

[TripleB]

rears are 3” diameter
Front are 2.5” diameter

at least on the foxes

Well hell I already ordered them. Oh well lol

 

[TripleB]

Here is a link to the stats for the fox shocks for the 100o-3 and 1000-5

P1000m5 - GlockMeisters P1K5 Build Continues

Foxes are 3” in the rear and 2.5” in the front spring diameter. Also when @GlockMeister got the numbers off his spring and we looked them up the 1000-5 comes with progressive springs rear:187/350 and the front:252/350 I was surprised at the front springs .. hoping we can get someone with a...

hondasxs.com

How did those caps for the reservoirs work out for u? The fronts are pissing me off how they pop when they extend down into a hole. I was kinda of waiting to see if those fixed that problem before I ordered.

 

[Adam490]

You must have gotten rid of all the plastic and put some different end caps on? The fox shocks come with a 3” rear diameter spring ... i was first going to try some spring of Joeys that were 2.5 and they did not quite work. @GlockMeister

Yep, I got rid of all the plastic. The little boots just held mud in there.

 

[Adam490]

I've got about 350 miles on these now in some pretty gnarly stuff and have no complaints. Only time it bit me in the ass is when a stick or something jammed into the retainer and a rock magically wedged itself between the retainer and the shock end. Had the spring tweaked and it rubbed the shock body. I don't think having the plastic would have done anything to help it in that case either, but I can't say for sure.

 

[Ragnar406]

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I've got about 350 miles on these now in some pretty gnarly stuff and have no complaints. Only time it bit me in the ass is when a stick or something jammed into the retainer and a rock magically wedged itself between the retainer and the shock end. Had the spring tweaked and it rubbed the shock body. I don't think having the plastic would have done anything to help it in that case either, but I can't say for sure.

there is a plastic piece that you can get that will fit the the 2.5 better on a shock that take a 3.0 but I can’t remember the name of it ... it is like a collar spacer - helps to keep the spring off the body of the shock ..

 

[Ragnar406]

How did those caps for the reservoirs work out for u? The fronts are pissing me off how they pop when they extend down into a hole. I was kinda of waiting to see if those fixed that problem before I ordered.

Adding the caps and really getting the shocks charged up made a huge difference .. I think it was the leaked gas that started me looking to make suspension adjustments.. A easy way to tell if your shocks need to be recharged is by simply turning the dial from soft to firm...if you can feel a good indent as you change you are probably alright.. when I took mine in I could almost make the rotation with one finger on the dial. There was nothing to stop the dial at each location - if that makes sense

 

[TripleB]

Adding the caps and really getting the shocks charged up made a huge difference .. I think it was the leaked gas that started me looking to make suspension adjustments.. A easy way to tell if your shocks need to be recharged is by simply turning the dial from soft to firm...if you can feel a good indent as you change you are probably alright.. when I took mine in I could almost make the rotation with one finger on the dial. There was nothing to stop the dial at each location - if that makes sense

10-4. I'm pretty sure mine has lost its charge.

 

[ToddACimer]

I've got about 350 miles on these now in some pretty gnarly stuff and have no complaints. Only time it bit me in the ass is when a stick or something jammed into the retainer and a rock magically wedged itself between the retainer and the shock end. Had the spring tweaked and it rubbed the shock body. I don't think having the plastic would have done anything to help it in that case either, but I can't say for sure.

I hated those rear shock plastic covers. Broke 4 of them on my 2 sets of Fox shocks. Taking them off was a good idea

 

[Adam490]

You must have gotten rid of all the plastic and put some different end caps on? The fox shocks come with a 3” rear diameter spring ... i was first going to try some spring of Joeys that were 2.5 and they did not quite work. @GlockMeister

If you're referring to the spring retainer as the end cap, the stock springs have a plastic spacer that accounts for the slight overhang. 2.5" ID springs fit perfectly on the spring retainer without all the plastic pieces.

 

[Adam490]

Figured out where my slack was when I pulled the wheels to change brake pads. Damned driver upper SATV arm. Anybody ever figure out how the hell to prevent this from loosening or should I just check it every ride??

 

[Russ989]

Figured out where my slack was when I pulled the wheels to change brake pads. Damned driver upper SATV arm. Anybody ever figure out how the hell to prevent this from loosening or should I just check it every ride??

Lock tight, I had the same problem.

 

[Hondoman]

rears are 3” diameter
Front are 2.5” diameter

at least on the foxes

Wasnt there an older version of the fox rear shock that took the 2.5" spring?

Mine are newer and were 3".