Power steering

Have any of you guys with commanders installed power steering?

I have not yet. I talked with Rick at EMP and he has a system I was thinking about installing.

I was going to talk to hot rod rhino about this and see what he thought about it.

If I do it I will video it and record doing it so you can see CommAndrew

http://www.extrememetalproducts.com/Can-Am-Commander/c44/p339/Commander--Power-Steeering/product_info.html?osCsid=1623da90d63ac47e9dafe918d97e33ef

There's the link......this is what I'm going to try

You can get that same unit from atv outfitters for $750

Well Rick may price match. Either way I may give it a try. I'm trying to find install instructions for it

There's a guy on the commander forums, flyin Brian, that gives a good overview

I guess power steering would be nice, but i've honestly never really had the need for it myself. I had put one of those suicide knobs on my steering wheel on the rzr and that alone made steering a whole lot easier at slow speeds. Once i'm up at a decent speed steering becomes extremely easy anyways.Not to mention, i like to be able to have that solid mechanical link to my tires on the ground, just so i can more easily feel problems in the steering link from the steering wheel all the way to lug nuts. Plus i hate the thought of adding that extra weight. Don't get me wrong, if power steering could be achieved for a couple hundred bucks then i may give it a try.

But of course i have a rzr and have no idea whatsoever how the steering on a commander feels without pwr steering

CommAndrew wrote:

There's a guy on the commander forums, flyin Brian, that gives a good overview

I'll try to go find it.

sprinklerhead wrote:

I guess power steering would be nice, but i've honestly never really had the need for it myself. I had put one of those suicide knobs on my steering wheel on the rzr and that alone made steering a whole lot easier at slow speeds. Once i'm up at a decent speed steering becomes extremely easy anyways.Not to mention, i like to be able to have that solid mechanical link to my tires on the ground, just so i can more easily feel problems in the steering link from the steering wheel all the way to lug nuts. Plus i hate the thought of adding that extra weight. Don't get me wrong, if power steering could be achieved for a couple hundred bucks then i may give it a try.

But of course i have a rzr and have no idea whatsoever how the steering on a commander feels without pwr steering

The commander is a little rough to turn when on a tight goat trails. Power steering would help that.

The XP is tight to turn on goat trails as well. Keep us posted on an install or your findings.

Yeah...you need power steering on those goat trails....it also helps on steering wheel kickback.....

Are the 11 xps hard to turn?

TBONE21 wrote:

Are the 11 xps hard to turn?

Big Hoss has power steering on his new red 900xp and he loves it....

Yea but is it necessary? My rzr don't need it. Someone with an xp would know

TBONE21 wrote:

Yea but is it necessary? My rzr don't need it. Someone with an xp would know

Tbone...if you buy a XP...make sure you get the power steering....

Added expense if not needed. I'll wait to hear from an xp owner.

TBONE21 wrote:

Added expense if not needed. I'll wait to hear from an xp owner.

Ok...fair enough....don't forget... ( PM Big Hoss...he'll tell you)

Mine is a little hard at slow speeds, but not as bad as the Rhino. Bump steer would be the biggest help. I have heard that the power steering eliminates all of that. Thunter's dad just got power steering for his S from Super ATV, I think it was right around $500.

Ok bubba

Seems to me, just guessing that a sxs with greater width than 50inches on the front would be expected to be a little harder to steer as compared to a sxs that is more narrow without power steering. Guess diameter of steering wheel differences could be something to affect the feeling too....i guess

500.00 sounds like a pretty good deal on pwr steering too!

I think HotRod was either planning on , or maybe already has, put pwr steering on his rhinobeast. Don't think he would if he knew it wasn't gonna be for a good reason for him. With power steering he'd turn a little goat trail into the pasture they graze in and leave all trees standing and untouched.

Could be right. I have no idea. I just know some machines can be difficult to turn

Also all that weight on the front end will cause the steering to be a little bit more hard to turn.

My rzr does not need power steering at all. Very easy to drive.

My commander is great on everything except the goat trails. It gets really hard to turn when the machine is not moving any at all in those tight turns.

TBONE21 wrote:

Also all that weight on the front end will cause the steering to be a little bit more hard to turn.

My rzr does not need power steering at all. Very easy to drive.

My commander is great on everything except the goat trails. It gets really hard to turn when the machine is not moving any at all in those tight turns.

Thats because the Commander is made for the farm.....

bubba53 wrote:

TBONE21 wrote:

Also all that weight on the front end will cause the steering to be a little bit more hard to turn.

My rzr does not need power steering at all. Very easy to drive.

My commander is great on everything except the goat trails. It gets really hard to turn when the machine is not moving any at all in those tight turns.

Thats because the Commander is made for the farm.....

Right bubba! Keep thinking that

TBONE21 wrote:

bubba53 wrote:

TBONE21 wrote:

Also all that weight on the front end will cause the steering to be a little bit more hard to turn.

My rzr does not need power steering at all. Very easy to drive.

My commander is great on everything except the goat trails. It gets really hard to turn when the machine is not moving any at all in those tight turns.

Thats because the Commander is made for the farm.....

Right bubba! Keep thinking that

That pooplaris is made for a service center

TBONE21 wrote:

That pooplaris is made for a service center