Well my portals finally got here! I got them from utvsolutions.com. They are for a 2015 Honda Pioneer 700-4, but im attempting to put them on my 2016 P5. So, right out of the box i can tell they are quality made. Im not real impressed with the sawblade looking brake rotors they sent with them though, they look thrown together. I guess maybe when you mount the brake caliper to the portal hub it brings the caliper further away from the centerline, so you need a bigger diameter rotor if you want brakes. Also, the brake lines are about 3 or 4 inches shy of letting the caliper bolt to the portal, so i gotta get new brake lines for the front. Also, they told me 6" portals will fit inside 16" wheels, so i ordered 16" wheels. Guess what? They dont fit inside 16" wheels. So now i gotta either spend big bucks on 18" wheels, or get about 1.5" wheel spacers to get the wheel off of the portal. I opted for the 1.5" spacers and ordered them on Amazon Prime just now. Thats another $120 towards this project.
I think the top a-arm ball joint is slightly too fat for the hole in the top of the portal bracket because the castle nut could use a few more turns so i could get the cotter pin in. Bottom ball joint is fine. The steering ball joint thing had to be loosened up and ran all the way in to shorten it up where i could plug the steering balljoint into the hole in the top of the steering bracket on the back of the portal. I took a measurement with the wheel all the way turned to see what size tires i could run, i think i can gey away with a 34" mud tire. I was hoping for 35's. The further out you go, the smaller the tires have to be because when you turn they could rub the floor pan. Who knows, i might get 35's and drive easy until i can find some aftermarket forward a-arms or something. Im not concerned with it getting wider. Getting wider on a P5 is a good thing, unless you live in a 50" state. Iy will make it more stable while im sitting up higher. All these things seem like a pain in the butt, but you gotta remember these things are made for a P7-4, not a P5, so overcoming little obsticles should be expected. Anyway, i guess im at a stand still until the wheel spacers come in, then im gonna get a final measurement with the wheel mounted to see for sure what size tire i can fit. Hopefully friday ill be running to buy my tires. Anyway, ive yacked enough. Heres some pics.
