P1000 Do I need a frame stiffener?

[Alaska350]

What’s the deal with these? 2021 1000 stock suspension and no plow…..do I need one? What makes having one a good idea?

 

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[SuperATV]

Probably....if you do much hard riding, rocks, mud, bigger tires...full send into tree stumps. Its better to do it now, than try to do it after you get some damage...and the frame tabs are already tweaked.

Not an absolute requirement if you're just a cruiser, but definitely a good idea for preventative insurance.

 

[CumminsPusher]

I agree. May not need it but once the machine gets bunged up is not the time to buy it. IMO if you’re already asking then you might just do it.

 

[Alaska350]

Will one of these work with a full aluminum skid plate?

 

[Alaska350]

I agree. May not need it but once the machine gets bunged up is not the time to buy it. IMO if you’re already asking then you might just do it.

I don’t plan on being hard on this thing…..
Just didn’t know the reason to install the stiffener

 

[Pilotadam]

I wasn't planning on being hard on mine either. My first trail ride and I bent the front left arm on a rock sticking up and tweaked the frame. Cheap insurance

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[Remington]

Cheap insurance

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[100Acre]

Ain’t never heard of a frame stiffener. I would think this would make it prone to breakage, but what do I know?

 

[russknight]

Probably....if you do much hard riding, rocks, mud, bigger tires...full send into tree stumps. Its better to do it now, than try to do it after you get some damage...and the frame tabs are already tweaked.

Not an absolute requirement if you're just a cruiser, but definitely a good idea for preventative insurance.

I'm patiently waiting on the next 50% off sale....

 

[Alaska350]

So I ordered the stiffener brackets for each side of the upper a-arms from a Facebook member that makes them but have not ordered the big bottom stiffener because I am not sure it will fit with the aluminum skid plate. does anyone know if it will?

 

[tdhanses]

So I ordered the stiffener brackets for each side of the upper a-arms from a Facebook member that makes them but have not ordered the big bottom stiffener because I am not sure it will fit with the aluminum skid plate. does anyone know if it will?

Hard to say, i cut that part off as the frame stiffener is way more heavy duty then the skid and provides full protection of the bottom of the frame area in the front, it’s your machine but I personally wanted the extra piece of mind the frame stiffener adds vs being worried about trimming a skid plate.

If you look at my build you’ll see a few pics of where i cut my skid plate and what the stiffener looks like installed.

 

[bumperm]

So I ordered the stiffener brackets for each side of the upper a-arms from a Facebook member that makes them but have not ordered the big bottom stiffener because I am not sure it will fit with the aluminum skid plate. does anyone know if it will?

Can you post a picture of the brackets or a link? (I try to avoid Faceplant but will go there if I have to).

 

[tdhanses]

Can you post a picture of the brackets or a link? (I try to avoid Faceplant but will go there if I have to).

Think I got some upper stiffeners off ebay.

 

[Remington]

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[Alaska350]

Can you post a picture of the brackets or a link? (I try to avoid Faceplant but will go there if I have to).

They are in route as we speak. I dont believe they have a website man…..didn’t know they were on eBay. Once I get them I will share some pics.

 

[Alaska350]

Hard to say, i cut that part off as the frame stiffener is way more heavy duty then the skid and provides full protection of the bottom of the frame area in the front, it’s your machine but I personally wanted the extra piece of mind the frame stiffener adds vs being worried about trimming a skid plate.

If you look at my build you’ll see a few pics of where i cut my skid plate and what the stiffener looks like installed.

Yeah you cut the plastic one which is wayyyyy easier then doing the aluminum one. Not excited about cutting mine that cost almost a grand.

 

[bumperm]

They are in route as we speak. I dont believe they have a website man…..didn’t know they were on eBay. Once I get them I will share some pics.

Or the link to the eBay page would be good . . . I searched, but couldn't find it ( I may not have used the right verbiage ).

 

[tdhanses]

Or the link to the eBay page would be good . . . I searched, but couldn't find it ( I may not have used the right verbiage ).

Honda Pioneer 1000 upper control arm gussets | eBay

Gussets made from 3/16" steel plate and powder coated gloss black. These may not work with all applications.

www.ebay.com

 

[SuperATV]

Yeah you cut the plastic one which is wayyyyy easier then doing the aluminum one. Not excited about cutting mine that cost almost a grand.

Any pics of that front skid piece? I'm not familiar with any of the aluminum aftermarket skids out there. I'd need to take a look. If not, it could easily be modified, but you may have to chop of some of the aluminum skid. We won't know for sure till we see it.

Here's a link to the frame stiffener instructions so you can get a better look at the installation, and the area covered.

https://www.superatv.com/amfile/file/download/file/2991/product/54455/

 

[StewB]

Do I need a frame stiffener?​

This question weighs on my mind more and more all the time . . .