Rock Hard Cage and rear seats.

Clay from Bluegrass UTV gave me a great deal on the RockHard cage, rear harness bar and cooler mount. I finally got everything on and mounted and I am very impressed with this set up. It is very sturdy and has a great fit and finish. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to turn your Rhino into a station wagon.

I have another thread on how I made the seat brackets but in case anyone didn't see it, they are made with quick disconnect pins so I can take the seats out in under a minute. I also have the snaps on the harnesses so they come out with the seats.

looking good.

Looks good I like how you did the rear seats with the pin setup.

whats in the ammo can??? hope its ammo :draw:

looks good......i just got done installing my four seat cage today.........i'll have to get some new pics taken.....

Looks Sweet.......

bush-rhino wrote:

whats in the ammo can??? hope its ammo :draw:

LOL< nah, its just a dry storage box for the trail. All the ammo is in the house

Lookin good dude!

diggin it ! really like the idea of the pins to release the rear seats,smart, very smart!!!

Very nice.

Looks great! I'm glad you like it. I see you already have the Progressive shocks, did you have to adjust the rears and how do they do?

I have the front progressives only and wont get the rear. Roamerr had the rears and they were way to soft, he ended up putting EPI springs on the. I am going to go ahead and get the EPI springs for the rear stock shocks and see how that does. As for the front, I LOVE the progressive shocks. They made a huge difference.

That's only true with the standard rears not the HD's. I've had both and the HD's "can" be set much firmer than stock. I didnt like the standards at all for my needs but the HD's are great.

I had the Progressive Heavy Duty rears and changed the springs to the Progressive newly revised rear heavy duty springs. They are maybe 70% of the EPI Heavy Duty. I am now running the Progressive Heavy Duty Rear shocks with the EPI Heavy Duty Springs. They seem to start out hard but soften up a little after 30 minutes or so of riding. I like that combination but have to keep some weight in the rear or it bounces around. I've got some T7 Beadlocks and BigHorn's on the way to soften the ride....


Neuro -- I like the fit of the gas pack behind the seat. That is smart!!

roamerr wrote:

Neuro -- I like the fit of the gas pack behind the seat. That is smart!!

Thanks, I saw the way Matt mounted his and you mentioned you wish you had mounted your seats a bit farther up so you could fit one so I made mine to fit that way. I mounted the cooler rack today, its going to be nice to have it but I wish it was a bit larger than it is.

Damn! What are you hauln' back there a real Rhino?

I had a heck of a time getting my 2005 to stop sagging. I hate the way the Rhino rear wheels will bow in. The EPI Springs takes care of that. It sagged hauling nothing. I'm the heavy weight in my family but no one else weighs over 105lbs. Heck my daughters in the rear are only 76 lbs and 84 lbs.

The front Progressive's are great but the rear HD's left something to be desired. More hassle than the value for me. they do seem to work good with the EPI Springs though...