P500 New 520

[iawolfeman]

I haven't had it long enough to do anything but ride up & down the alley behind my house. Will post first impressions soon!

 

[Admin]

 

[DaddyDubbs]

Congrats, welcome from Alabama

 

[TBea]

Looks great, what’s your opinion on the suspension/ride quality on rough terrain?

It rides kinda rough. I have it on the softes settings for now. I consider it more of a rock crawler. still breaking it in. Never really get of 3rd gear. I'll switch out to Walker Evans shocks near future. It's great little workhorse.

 

[rtn001]

Another welcome from Central Florida. Never was a blue kind of guy but danged if I dont kind of like that. Congratulations!

 

[LilRedDonkey]

silver delta wheels look good on that.

 

[Ketch]

I ordered these for my 520. Great looking ride!

"NEW" Ultra light 1.5 Wheel Spacers - Honda

I ordered these for my 520. Great looking ride!

"NEW" Ultra light 1.5 Wheel Spacers - Honda 500/700

Forgive my ignorance. How hard is it to install the spacers? I have no experience with them but I like the idea of a more stable stance and getting a better tire. One that will give more clearance on rough hill country ranches with OLD trails/roads.

 

[Bigtee]

Forgive my ignorance. How hard is it to install the spacers? I have no experience with them but I like the idea of a more stable stance and getting a better tire. One that will give more clearance on rough hill country ranches with OLD trails/roads.

Just remove your wheel and bolt on the spacer (I would use some blue locktite on studs on your SXS), torque them and re-install your wheels.

 

[trigger]

Just remove your wheel and bolt on the spacer (I would use some blue locktite on studs on your SXS), torque them and re-install your wheels.

That's how I've always done it too but learned a little more about it when I put some on my truck. Added fender flares but liked the stock wheels, didn't want the muffin top look so gave them a little poke with 2" spacers on all 4.
Spacers are aluminum and will react with the steel of the rotor causing corrosion over time, making them hell to get off later. Also aluminum expands and contracts at a different rate than steel, this is why they recommend checking the lugs after a couple hundred miles, after everything's been heated up. Manufacturer recommended to put anti-seize between the spacer and rotor and to recheck torque after being ridden a while. FWIW

 

[Mudder]

That's how I've always done it too but learned a little more about it when I put some on my truck. Added fender flares but liked the stock wheels, didn't want the muffin top look so gave them a little poke with 2" spacers on all 4.
Spacers are aluminum and will react with the steel of the rotor causing corrosion over time, making them hell to get off later. Also aluminum expands and contracts at a different rate than steel, this is why they recommend checking the lugs after a couple hundred miles, after everything's been heated up. Manufacturer recommended to put anti-seize between the spacer and rotor and to recheck torque after being ridden a while. FWIW

Sounds like some rubber “Trigger guard“ is needed between the spacers and steel rotor. (Insert laughing emoji here).

 

[rtn001]

silver delta wheels look good on that.

That's it. It's the silver wheels that makes the blue seem OK. HEHEHEHE

 

[TBea]

Forgive my ignorance. How hard is it to install the spacers? I have no experience with them but I like the idea of a more stable stance and getting a better tire. One that will give more clearance on rough hill country ranches with OLD trails/roads.

Question: Do the spacers make the 520 wider?

 

[J80]

Question: Do the spacers make the 520 wider?

Yep they sure do