My Ranger XP-800 thread.........

AIRBORNE wrote:

Hey Pate, I think I see a small flake of dirt in there. You better trade that thing off.

Where...Where!!!! .....................Nah ,I cleaned her up Sunday. After the snow-weekend, she was nasty.....

Looks really good! how are you starting to like the machine now that you have had some time on it??

and just a heads up im not sure if your passengers complain when hanging onto the passanger handle grip but my dad complains he feels like he has to strech forward to much to hang on when driving aggresive, so I got these handles made by axia alloys http://www.axiaalloys.com/PolarisRanger.htm
there awesome much better than the soft material handles actually feel like there part of the cage, a little pricey but very worth it.

Man that thing looks sweet for $$$$.... lol

r6realtor wrote:

Looks really good! how are you starting to like the machine now that you have had some time on it??

and just a heads up im not sure if your passengers complain when hanging onto the passanger handle grip but my dad complains he feels like he has to strech forward to much to hang on when driving aggresive, so I got these handles made by axia alloys http://www.axiaalloys.com/PolarisRanger.htm
there awesome much better than the soft material handles actually feel like there part of the cage, a little pricey but very worth it.

r6,
I'm really liking it. The school-bus feeling is starting to go-away. The seat still sucks, but I'm gonna fix that. Where did you mount those handles?? Pics please!!
I wish there was a cross-bar with a "T' handle out there........

ridepate wrote:

r6realtor wrote:

Looks really good! how are you starting to like the machine now that you have had some time on it??

and just a heads up im not sure if your passengers complain when hanging onto the passanger handle grip but my dad complains he feels like he has to strech forward to much to hang on when driving aggresive, so I got these handles made by axia alloys http://www.axiaalloys.com/PolarisRanger.htm
there awesome much better than the soft material handles actually feel like there part of the cage, a little pricey but very worth it.

r6,
I'm really liking it. The school-bus feeling is starting to go-away. The seat still sucks, but I'm gonna fix that. Where did you mount those handles?? Pics please!!

The crew is really impressing me as well, I actually like the seats there not to bad at all in my opinion, I went out tonight and sent it sideways a couple of times, no doubt more powerfull than the rhino, also hit 48-49 dash.
and heres a couple of pics of the handle the passengers love em!

Gotcha-Thanks. You've got the good seats. The LE seats are flatter and the material is very slippery. I want a set of standard seats.

thats right I forgot about the LE seats, you should throw yours on ebay and maybe order some standard ones from cheapcycleparts.com or someplace like that? either way your ranger is looking good! I have a 4500# synthetic winch coming next week one of those vipers for $259 I had one on my old rhino and man it worked great and for the money all the crap it comes with is unbelievable! Hows the winch install coming?

r6realtor wrote:

thats right I forgot about the LE seats, you should throw yours on ebay and maybe order some standard ones from cheapcycleparts.com or someplace like that? either way your ranger is looking good! I have a 4500# synthetic winch coming next week one of those vipers for $259 I had one on my old rhino and man it worked great and for the money all the crap it comes with is unbelievable! Hows the winch install coming?

I too have the 4500 Viper comming. I'm just scratching my head on the mounting. It will fit on the top-plate, which is where I want it, to keep it out of the water. I think it is a Polaris-part only. I'm still researching it.

do you actually mean the mounting plate in which you would put the roller fairlead on?? is it just not mounting up? what the deal?

Pate it looks like it mounts like the ProArmor on the Rhino

S wrote:

Pate it looks like it mounts like the ProArmor on the Rhino

S,
You'd think that, but the inner plate is a strange looking thing. No way a winch would mount to it without some kind of adapator-plate/mount.
I'll get some pics tomorrow.

r6,
It's kind of hard to describe. Like I said ,I'll get it outside tomorrow and get some pics.

no problem

Looks like only the winch roller mounts to the bumper and the winch mounts in its standard place on the frame.

GunRunner wrote:

Looks like only the winch roller mounts to the bumper and the winch mounts in its standard place on the frame.

It looks like that Gunny, But with the stock-bumper, the front of the winch-mount bolts to the bumper. That point is now some 14 inches away....The fairlead does bolt to the skid tho.

New Viper-Max 4500 installed

Winch and bumper looks good. The Carlisle ACT's/Polaris PXT's/Ducks Unlimited Tires are not so pretty. My Can-am ate those tires up -- they tear very easy. Bighorns needed...

ridepate wrote:

New Viper-Max 4500 installed

Looks good. Did you have to make a custom mount?

Bumper looks bad-ass. I agree though, those tires gotta go. Get yourself some 29" Silverback mudding tires.

roamerr wrote:

Winch and bumper looks good. The Carlisle ACT's/Polaris PXT's/Ducks Unlimited Tires are not so pretty. My Can-am ate those tires up -- they tear very easy. Bighorns needed...

Bighorns next.............. .

mud-and-guts wrote:

ridepate wrote:

New Viper-Max 4500 installed

Looks good. Did you have to make a custom mount?

Kinda-Sorta. The bumper had a plate on the top, but it had no matching winch pattern holes. I drilled new holes and added a 3/16 plate under the universal-mount that came with the winch. Worked-out great. I also cut 7-inches off the bumper-ends. It looked goofy to me the way it was.

AIRBORNE wrote:

Bumper looks bad-ass. I agree though, those tires gotta go. Get yourself some 29" Silverback mudding tires.

Silverbacks............yeah sure, Thanks tho!!!

Looks great. Like that set up with the Winch.

Nice job Jimbo!!!!!! Does look better with the ends cut off.....mucho

ridepate wrote:

mud-and-guts wrote:

ridepate wrote:

New Viper-Max 4500 installed

Looks good. Did you have to make a custom mount?

Kinda-Sorta. The bumper had a plate on the top, but it had no matching winch pattern holes. I drilled new holes and added a 3/16 plate under the universal-mount that came with the winch. Worked-out great. I also cut 7-inches off the bumper-ends. It looked goofy to me the way it was.

Looks good bro, I really like the looks of the baja style bumpers. I am also digging the skid plate on the bumper I may have to get the skid plate for mine..... nickle and dime... nickle and dime......lol....