HERE IS YOUR SIGN AWARD FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND

in the spirit of mr.nice guy,i let a friend drive my rzr for a few while i rode b!!ch. he drove it straight into a tree, at about 25 mph! at first glance i thought there was no damage. it was the right front tire that took all of the impact. then i noticed the tire was rubbing the finder well. long story short the frame is bent! what do i do? do a frame swap or a repair? it is pushed back about 2 inches. the square tube is crushed and the a arm sup. is bent . the bottom center sup. is warped . i can not tell if the a arm is bent . all the damage i can see is on the lower a arm sup. and frame. i dont trust the local dealer to do any thing to my rzr especially a frame swap. if the frame gets swaped i'll be doing it myself so i am sure it is done right. what would you guys do????????

That sucks, hate to hear about damage. I think you can fix it without swapping frames though.

Well , its not really the Frame so relax , its a Gusset . you can see if they sell one but believe I would take all the parts off and Dolly it straight . When straighting metal use 2 hammers one on each side and hit to each other ( just as a body guy would do a dent in a door ) . Problem is the metal gets thinner the more you work it and it also gets longer . You can also try heat , just avoid cooling the metal Fast , let it cool slow ( don't thow water on it ) . Mostly you need another RZR there to measure off of so that you get it back in the same spot . Once you have it right , belive I would weld a plate on the back for strength and roll on cause it was a freak thing to hit in that area , be easy on you Bud , just make him help you fix it .

Well if it was mine I would be calling my insurance company if you have full coverage and let them deal with it :yea that: I have been known to have a few claims in the past

fixable, might take it to a frame shop and let
them pull it back out the n weld in a new gusset,
should not be a big deal to fix. Its a woods buggy
so getting it back to near factory location should be
easy, unlike a car that runs at high speeds getting it close will be fine. Our if you
want to home fix it try a porta power set, or come a long
strapped to a tree or something strong and jack it back out.

I agree with Bobby let the INS. company deal with it.

:yea that:

at first i was thinking it was just the gusset, but the square tube is crushed on the front of the frame. i know i can get it back close , i just worry about it being weak in the future. that area is constantly getting pounded.

on insurance

i have full coverage but i have a $1000 deductable . i got the insurance last wed. before my 5 day trip. i had been putting it off. i was afraid it would get stolen from the camp, not crashed! i wish i would have gone with a lower ded. if would look bad turning in a claim after 7 days of coverage. dont you think?

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Go for it thats why we pay INS.

Ouch $1,000 deductible. Might be time for more serious damage so you cna get a new one. My insurance is very cheap (around $200 /year if i recall correctly) and the deductible is $500 through Progressive.

Good luck, I have no advice on how to fix.

Humm, I saw on another forum, you can get a new frame for $880. So you wouldn't really benefit much on the insurance. I would take it to a local weld shop and see if they can fix it or atleast fab up something. Prolly be much cheaper. Sucks it happened.

Good Luck

That's why I went with the zero deductible......

the person that way driveing should be responsible!! HIS INS. SHOULD HAVE TO PAY NOT YOURS. IF I WAS DRIVING SOMEONE ELES, AND HIT SOMETHING, IT WOULD BE ONLY WRITE THAT I FIX IT OR, HIM AND I COME TO A DEAL OF SOME SORT TO GET IT FIXED.

I think it would be an easy fix, do you ever come to the Charleston area? I could fix it for cheap (I have a weld/fabrication shop). Might be able to do it for a couple of cases of beer......lol

my friend is going to pay to have it fixed . im going to order a new frame, and a arms for that side. the lower a arm was also bent. im going to do the work. i dont trust any of the local shops to do it. im going to beef up the new frame before i install it. ill let ya know how it goes . you know ya have good friends when they step up and insist on a total fix not a patch and pay for it all! i told him i would pay 1/2 . i feel pratially responsabel.