P500 Roof height and home made mud flares

[Good1]

I have a 520 on order. I am busy buying bits and pieces. reading all I can-lots of talk the stock tires are not great and the ground clearance is not spectacular. Lots of "if you go up, go out".
Ok, so here is the thing- I have 94" into the garage, the machine is 71.2" the trailer is 18". Looks like the Honda roof is taller, so how much height is added with a Direction 2 plastic roof? This will determine the tire size I can squeak under the door with the 520 on the trailer.

Home made mud flares
A plastic slippery slider toboggan is like $6 (Cad) I am going to attempt to make mud flares. Has anyone tried this?

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/classic-turbo-carpet-assorted-0825201p.html#srp

 

[Admin]

 

[Red500]

Got no answers for you but, welcome to the club from East Tennessee.

 

[TxDoc]

Although it's not on a Honda pioneer 500..... This may give you some ideas during your project.

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[Bomersteve35]

26 inch rocktane tires gave one more inch of ground clearance and they almost rub front inner fenders and frame by 1/4 inch. So sounds like you should be fine with any roof an 26 or 27 tires

 

[Good1]

Although it's not on a Honda pioneer 500..... This may give you some ideas during your project.

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Nice job!

 

[BillyC]

You might be able to pull it down a couple of inches by pulling it down to the trailer with a couple of good ratchet straps and then let them loose when you get inside so the suspension isn’t compressed while inside.

 

[Good1]

You might be able to pull it down a couple of inches by pulling it down to the trailer with a couple of good ratchet straps and then let them loose when you get inside so the suspension isn’t compressed while inside.

Oh, that would work. I am going to be real close and was thinking I might have to remove the roof, but compressing the suspension will work, unless I forget to compress it lol.

 

[DaddyDubbs]

Welcome from Alabama.
Not familiar how the Direction 2 roof mounts to roll cage, but it looks nice on their web site. The EMP aluminum roof only adds a little more than 1/2" above frame.
The overall height of my P500 with 26" Blackwater Evo tires is about 72" to the top of the roof.

 

[bowhunterbill]

Or let air out of the trailer’s tires and reinflate with a garage compressor (a good excuse to buy one!).

For the flares, I made front mud guards from the plastic housing from over an old Precor elliptical exercise machine’s flywheel. I posted it in the accessories and modifications section. No reason you couldn’t do what you’re thinking.- other than the color.


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[Good1]

Or let air out of the trailer’s tires and reinflate with a garage compressor (a good excuse to buy one!).

For the flares, I made front mud guards from the plastic housing from over an old Precor elliptical exercise machine’s flywheel. I posted it in the accessories and modifications section. No reason you couldn’t do what you’re thinking.- other than the color.


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The toboggan comes in red too lol.