What have you done to your SidexSide this week?

chipper wrote:

Craig_C wrote:

Ive had only good with them. I even got to see some product devolpment at their place when I went to pick up a sprauge one evening. Very nice guys who build and sell alternatives to high priced parts.

What is their product development? Copying another design and sending it to China for production? I've bought some things from them and I'll probably buy more but they are clueless there.

Actually they had a Commander there on the "table" before the Commanders were for sale, building a lift kit (and maybe a long arm kit)

And sending to China....alot...I mean alot of parts are like that. Those DFR harnesses you have came from Tawian. Im a dealer for DFR and have been held up getting harnesses shipped because they were held up in customs coming off the boat!!

Craig_C wrote:

chipper wrote:

Craig_C wrote:

Ive had only good with them. I even got to see some product devolpment at their place when I went to pick up a sprauge one evening. Very nice guys who build and sell alternatives to high priced parts.

What is their product development? Copying another design and sending it to China for production? I've bought some things from them and I'll probably buy more but they are clueless there.

Actually they had a Commander there on the "table" before the Commanders were for sale, building a lift kit (and maybe a long arm kit)

And sending to China....alot...I mean alot of parts are like that. Those DFR harnesses you have came from Tawian. Im a dealer for DFR and have been held up getting harnesses shipped because they were held up in customs coming off the boat!!

So are those Polaris Fox-Podiums. Chino-Contracts from your friends at Fox..........

ridepate wrote:

Craig_C wrote:

chipper wrote:

Craig_C wrote:

Ive had only good with them. I even got to see some product devolpment at their place when I went to pick up a sprauge one evening. Very nice guys who build and sell alternatives to high priced parts.

What is their product development? Copying another design and sending it to China for production? I've bought some things from them and I'll probably buy more but they are clueless there.

Actually they had a Commander there on the "table" before the Commanders were for sale, building a lift kit (and maybe a long arm kit)

And sending to China....alot...I mean alot of parts are like that. Those DFR harnesses you have came from Tawian. Im a dealer for DFR and have been held up getting harnesses shipped because they were held up in customs coming off the boat!!

So are those Polaris Fox-Podiums. Chino-Contracts from your friends at Fox..........

Just hear-say, but I was told Popo buys the "Fox Podiums" from Fox for about 80 bucks per shock. Now my Fox 2.0's, I dont think you could buy the materials to make them for $80!! Theres so so so much stuff we buy, while maybe American company owned, is contracted out overseas, and sold with the thought of being a USA product.

Craig_C wrote:

Baditude wrote:

Removed everything but the front differential before the Super Bowl to replace the Sprague Carrier but ran out of time. Now its supposed to be low 20s in my unheated barn this weekend - probably will wait until next weekend when its in the 40s again.

Going to install a Racertech lfit kit while I am at it.

I can have the diff out in about 5 mins now! Knock the roll pin, take the upper ball joint and tie rod end off passenger side (leave axle in pass. side spindle) remove pass side axle from diff, remove diff mounting bolts, unplug wires and vent, use a plastic door trim wedge to pop the drivers side axle free, and out she comes!

The plastic wedge is priceless for doing that job....it was maybe 10 bucks from the Cornwell tool man. Is made for body work, and will pop the axles out of the diff without damage to the aluminum diff housing.

Must be nice - I had to remove Aluminum A-arm guards, Aluminum skid plate and front bumper and of course the last skid plate screw was stripped and took longer to get out that everything else combine.

Is it possible to rotate the front drive shaft to get a better angle to remove the roll pin?

You have to jack up all four wheels off the ground...or just roll it forward or back till its at the best spot.

If you can help from doing it.....dont knock the roll pin all the way out...leave it so its still in the driveshaft yoke....makes getting it back in alot easier!!

Installed my EMP full windshield today on the old Rhino.

Added some new seats tonight...

Twisted Stitch Vortex

Awesome jody!

Those seats look awesome. Where did u get them? I have been seat shopping some and am trying to find a good place to buy them

TBONE21 wrote:

Those seats look awesome. Where did u get them? I have been seat shopping some and am trying to find a good place to buy them

I have a buddy with a set of BS Sands seats he will sell....I dont think they have ever been used. I will see about getting a pic and price.

i have the excels love mine

Craig_C wrote:

TBONE21 wrote:

Those seats look awesome. Where did u get them? I have been seat shopping some and am trying to find a good place to buy them

I have a buddy with a set of BS Sands seats he will sell....I dont think they have ever been used. I will see about getting a pic and price.

Let me know! If you can get pics I would be interested. Lets just hope they match the machines colors.

Finished making the chain saw holder. It is very simple. Made from some old aluminum street signs, 1/2" square stock and some rubber.

I bent a flat spot on the piece on the left, to hold the weight/head of the saw. Glued the rubber to it.



Bought 2 rubber coated brackets. Thanks ARMY, they had them. Drilled two holes in the back of the bed. You can access screws or bolts to put on the washers and nuts, from under the RZR.



I used a plastic saw blade protector.





Side view with the plastic insert and you can see the rubber rest pad

Damn nice Les!

[quote="Gimpy"]Finished making the chain saw holder. It is very simple. Made from some old aluminum street signs, 1/2" square stock and some rubber.

Nice engineering there Gimpy!

nice job

looks good

I fired the little saw up today and cut a tank full of fuel on treated 6x6's. It did great.

Nice looking bracket Les! Good work!

Its Done!!!!!!!!!!

Wow looks good Craig. Nice engineering Gimpy!


Finally got the front diff removed and took it apart - full of mud and a slightly damaged carrier sprague -nice. I ordered the seal kit and got the diff in pieces all over my work bench, hope I can remember how to put it back together when the seal kit comes in.