P1000m5 Remi’s Stroker 30 Build And Other Cool Bs!

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Remmy's Stroker 30 Build
And Other Bs!

Sorry for the late build fellas. I must say with work, honey do's and owning a cabin that like another house, it take up a lot of your time! Now that bow hunting season is upon us, more time will be taken up in a good way
This all started when I wanted a SXS to go along with my 2 ATV's and my property/cabin in the great northern woods of northern lower Michigan. There we have some nice trails outside my cabin door. The other was for hunting and general work around the cabin and home. I owned a nice 02' jeep TJ that I fixed up and never really used it that much not to mention the insurance sucks on those! So I convicted my wife of 16 yrs if I sold it I could get a SXS. Now I've owned Polaris ATV's for sometime, and a 2000 Honda Forman that the wife drives. After selling the jeep, I went to looking for a SXS. I wanted a Polaris general, needless to say, nice seats but wasn't impressed. Then I got into a P100-5 and WOW!! I was hooked, and so begins this Journey.

She looked like this when I found her! Needed some wheels
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Ah much better!


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[GlockMeister]

I might add, I put a little thread locker on the lugs before hand. torque them down to 80 foot pounds I’m assuming that’s good ?

Lookin good bud!Thats what i torqued mine to.

 

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[Remington]

Thats what i torqued mine to.

See....good minded patriots think alike

 

[GlockMeister]

What shocks did you end up going with?

 

[CumminsPusher]

Thanks bud. It sure does. Like you said, I’m gona be happy with that. Just need to get the tension right. You can see in the pic where I have it set now. View attachment 69556

Mine are pretty tight too.

 

[Remington]

What shocks did you end up going with?

I’m on the fence, just got my quartly bonus, so I’m getting them late. I was going to get stage 3 Elkas but there at least 2 weeks out. The others I had in mind were the QS3 foxes. Any advice either way?

 

[Remington]

I’m told there both pretty comparable. I just don’t want to show up to the take over with out them. The foxes are about 3 bones (as @trigger would say) cheaper

 

[GlockMeister]

I’m on the fence, just got my quartly bonus, so I’m getting them late. I was going to get stage 3 Elkas but there at least 2 weeks out. The others I had in mind were the QS3 foxes. Any advice either way?

I think @nbomar is running the elka 3s and likes them. The foxes are pretty popular..at this point i have neither lol. But i plan on going with the foxes because of the simplicity and price. I like the fact there are only 3 settings on the fox. I figure its less for me to screw up.

 

[Remington]

I think @nbomar is running the elka 3s and likes them. The foxes are pretty popular..at this point i have neither lol. But i plan on going with the foxes because of the simplicity and price. I like the fact there are only 3 settings on the fox. I figure its less for me to screw up.

Yeah I’m kinda thinking the same way. I’ll see. Probably ordering tomorrow.

 

[Remington]

I think @nbomar is running the elka 3s and likes them. The foxes are pretty popular..at this point i have neither lol. But i plan on going with the foxes because of the simplicity and price. I like the fact there are only 3 settings on the fox. I figure its less for me to screw up.

I like the spacers that you told me about and I did that for last summer, made a nice difference. We ride a lot and some of our trails up here in the Great white north lol have some ripply sand and bet the crap out you. That’s why I’m doing it like @trigger did to his after he took a roller coaster ride on the trail by my cabin

 

[trigger]

I like the spacers that you told me about and I did that for last summer, made a nice difference. We ride a lot and some of our trails up here in the Great white north lol have some ripply sand and bet the crap out you. That’s why I’m doing it like @trigger did to his after he took a roller coaster ride on the trail by my cabin

You got that right! Bringing a chainsaw up to your cabin next time and getting rid of those damn roots before someone else takes that ride. Shocks are worth every penny, they help keep the wheels on the ground.

 

[GlockMeister]

I like the spacers that you told me about and I did that for last summer, made a nice difference. We ride a lot and some of our trails up here in the Great white north lol have some ripply sand and bet the crap out you. That’s why I’m doing it like @trigger did to his after he took a roller coaster ride on the trail by my cabin

The spacer do help some...but once you ride with someone that has good shocks you're ruined and got to have em.

 

[Remington]

The spacer do help some...but once you ride with someone that has good shocks you're ruined and got to have em.

You got that right! It’s like driving a Yugo then going to Lincoln, you don’t want to drive the Yugo again! Lol

 

[CumminsPusher]

The spacer do help some...but once you ride with someone that has good shocks you're ruined and got to have em.

Agreed. The spacer helped not bottom out but shocks are big difference. I think any aftermarket shocks most will be happy with compared to stock. Love our Fox but they were too soft for setup from the box. Added 3/4 in compression in the spring and very happy. I killed off the lift kit this time around and really like how they work.

 

[Remington]

Agreed. The spacer helped not bottom out but shocks are big difference. I think any aftermarket shocks most will be happy with compared to stock. Love our Fox but they were too soft for setup from the box. Added 3/4 in compression in the spring and very happy. I killed off the lift kit this time around and really like how they work.

By tightening the compression adjustment nut, do they give u a tool for that or is it fairly easy?

 

[CumminsPusher]

By tightening the compression adjustment nut, do they give u a tool for that or is it fairly easy?

Unfortunately no but it’s not too bad. Tool is cheap but IMO if a vise is handy crank the fronts a little off the rig. You probably won’t have to adjust again

 

[Remington]

Unfortunately no but it’s not too bad. Tool is cheap but IMO if a vise is handy crank the fronts a little off the rig. You probably won’t have to adjust again

If I do the foxes I’ll have to do that!
Did u do all 4 or just the fronts?

 

[trigger]

By tightening the compression adjustment nut, do they give u a tool for that or is it fairly easy?

Spanner wrench, it's like $7 at an atv dealer. Super simple, just take the weight off the machine.

 

[CumminsPusher]

If I do the foxes I’ll have to do that!
Did u do all 4 or just the fronts?

All 4. Bought just fronts at first because I did like the self adjustable rear but literally next day rushed and got rears. No regrets here! Even heavily loaded they work great

 

[Remington]

All 4. Bought just fronts at first because I did like the self adjustable rear but literally next day rushed and got rears. No regrets here! Even heavily loaded they work great

Yup, I remember you buying those rears quickly lol

 

[Remington]

@CumminsPusher, I see you removed your sway bar. I had quick disconnects for my Jeep for rock crawling. Same advantage with the P1K5? Or are there other reasons? Cuz putting on the new shocks is the time to take it out if that’s a good plan?