P500 Elka stage 1

[DaddyDubbs]

Well I finally upgraded and joined the Elka Stage 1 club.
Ordered August 14 on Amazon from RacingPowerSports, recieved email the next day inquiring about riding style tires etc. Shocks arrived September 1 and I installed them this past weekend. Figured I might as well rotate tires while I had them off, one advantage of running same size on all four corners.

 

[futzin]

Well I finally upgraded and joined the Elka Stage 1 club.
Ordered August 14 on Amazon from RacingPowerSports, recieved email the next day inquiring about riding style tires etc. Shocks arrived September 1 and I installed them this past weekend. Figured I might as well rotate tires while I had them off, one advantage of running same size on all four corners.

AND??

🍿

 

[railrunner]

Well I finally upgraded and joined the Elka Stage 1 club.
Ordered August 14 on Amazon from RacingPowerSports, recieved email the next day inquiring about riding style tires etc. Shocks arrived September 1 and I installed them this past weekend. Figured I might as well rotate tires while I had them off, one advantage of running same size on all four corners.

Running 9x12x27 all around as well and as futzin said.....AND??....lol 🧐

 

[Janesy]

Running 9x12x27 all around as well and as futzin said.....AND??....lol 🧐

So...? How do they ride?

 

[DaddyDubbs]

You people sure are persistent

AND...
I forgot rule #4 (usually on the Introduction and Welcome page) but who knows where and when the Picture Police lurk. 🤣

Front -


Rear -


btw - only took a short ride so not a lot of seat time to determine increase in ride quality.

 

[aukllc]

Installed Elka 1s on the front and disconnected the sway bar last week. The ride is so much better. Also removed the vibration noise from the door latches which I hated.

 

[futzin]

Add me to the list. Placed the order today.

 

[futzin]

Add me to the list. Placed the order today.

Scratch that. My order has been canceled apparently.

 

[Rdrcr]

^^^^
That sucks!!!

Mike

 

[Yomama101]

Scratch that. My order has been canceled apparently.

Did you order them for the 520 or your 2017 500?

 

[futzin]

2018 P500

 

[Yomama101]

2018 P500

When I got mine I placed to order for the 22 520 but they wouldn't accept it. Said they wont fit. The next day placed an order for my 2017 500 and it went though without a hitch.

 

[crewcabrob]

So strange... I told them I was getting them for a 2021 P520 and it went without a hitch when I ordered them off of Ebay.

 

[GRANITE]

Got mine from same place off eBay and they asked me weights and specs and said they’d get them ordered.

 

[crewcabrob]

Got mine from same place off eBay and they asked me weights and specs and said they’d get them ordered.

Yep, seems to be the normal procedure. Gave them weights for typical load and weight of passengers along with tire size and any suspension mods I have done. Also what type of riding I do and how fast I go.

Rob

 

[futzin]

Got mine from same place off eBay and they asked me weights and specs and said they’d get them ordered.

Yeah, that's how mine was proceeding until they canceled. Two emails and two phone calls . . . no response from Power Racing Sports.

 

[futzin]

Put me back on the Elka S1 list. Just ordered from ishocks. Happy New Year to me!

 

[BWHunter]

I would echo all of the reviews so far. The machine eats up the smaller terrain and rides much smoother through the swales. I'm certainly able to pick up 5-10 mph in speed with a better ride. We do have some really rough and rocky sections of trails on our property in northern MN. Some of those sections I still won't travel more than 5-7 mph. It doesn't make the terrain tame but the Elka's do take some of the harshness out of those sections. Definitely worth the investment.

 

[futzin]

Put me back on the Elka S1 list. Just ordered from ishocks. Happy New Year to me!

Shocks arrived yesterday! Less than three weeks turnaround . . .

 

[crewcabrob]

I'm excited to hear what you think of them. You get to ride a lot more than I do, so while I notice there is a difference, I don't really know how much of a difference they made.