this is the number 1 best thing ive done to the p5 by FAR!!!!!!!
all in all definitely not a bolt on system and i still want to angle the fronts in an inch (move top mount) but this was so worth the little bit of work
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So have you had a chance to give it a good work out yet, and if so, besides the extra travel, did it improve stability?
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I hope it holds up to your riding. I'm not sure that one cross member can support the impact of both shocks where you relocated the tabs without further bracing material. But time will tell and hope it works out for you.
i thought about that also i did have a heavy wall c channel to put on top for extra bracing but it was alittle to short so i have to get another lenght of it today
a "good" work out no not yet but i did take it for q few quick loops in the trails next to my house the rear feels amazing and the fronts are alittle stiff im hoping either the springs will settle in a bit or i still want to angle the tops in some so i still have playing to do but so far they have been great
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Ok sounds good. After you've got them mounted just the way you want them, think them best, of course I'll be interested if it improves the stability, and makes this notoriously "tippy" machine less tippy, that will be a breakthrough for P-5 technology!
oh i can already tell you the handling is amazing i was stuffing turns without any worries at all
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LOL the term "Tippy" or less tippy to be more precise is very subjective. The machine may experience less body roll due to firmer suspension but the width, height, and center of gravity are virtually unchanged thus you will never defeat the laws of physics, with the shock you may just less of a leaning (warning) before it goes over.
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Of course it's subjective. Most everything discussed here is. Are you denying that when compared to the UTV's with much greater articulation (shock travel) even of the same width, that the P-5's tippiness isn't more remarkable? And inquiring whether or not shock modifications improve stability, isn't quite the same as asking if the law of physics has been conquered, lol.LOL the term "Tippy" or less tippy to be more precise is very subjective. The machine may experience less body roll due to firmer suspension but the width, height, and center of gravity are virtually unchanged thus you will never defeat the laws of physics, with the shock you may just less of a leaning (warning) before it goes over.
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yes taking sharper turns and punching the gas the ass end squats grips and slides ALL in a good way neither in an uncontrollable way more of a controlled power slide really strange for the p5 lol
and out of all the online searching i can do seems im the first to ever do this to the p5 i hope this pushes guys to try this and find better set ups and more way to push this amazing machine to prove its not just an econo box sxs god i heard 1 person say "that doesnt belong on the hm trails" then i loaded his wheeler in the back amd towed him home but im out to prove a bigger point then what i already did with a stock machine so EVERYONE STAND BACK WATCH AND ENJOY!!!!! because ive just started and @JACKAL im totally calling you when i do the same seat setup as u because they are amazing
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