what rzr mods????????????????

just curious of a list of mods you guys have made to your rzr's. which ones you are happy with which ones you are disappointed with and so.
so far....
i have...
1. two inch lift(love the added clearence)
2. heavy duty front springs (stiffer ride but with lift and springs got around 13" clearnce)
3. home made skid plate(stock one sucked)
4. dg slip on exhaust( makes it sound like an old super beetle...HATE IT)
5. mystery wheels bought used puts me bout 56 inchs wide
6. 26 inch dirt commander tires love them a lot more then the terracross and big horns i have owned
7. half windshield(keeps some dust off of you)

Raise the half windshield about 2 inches and get a dash block-off kit, and the dust will not be so thick in the cab.

Never thought about doing that. It sounds like it would be a pretty good idea..... sometimes in the summer I think about taking the 1/2 shield off though just so I can get more air lol. It ain't too often I ride with a big group where I have to worry about dust. Specially here in southwest pa most of our trails are usually pretty damp or it is old slate and that black coal type dirt

I think all RZRs should be snorkeled and double filtered....especially the 08's.

Also, KEEP THOSE BUSHINGS GREASED!!!

Man all these rzr guys on here and noones wanting to share their list of mods.....HOT ROD RHINO must have everyone nervous lol....I know mine ain't the fastest in the woods...BUT....come on guys its just a rhino. You can share most of your secrets lol

Front and rear brush gaurds.
Rock sliders, skid plate, Roof, windshield, map bag, shoulder bag, rear storage box, grab handles, flame decals, parking brake, fender flares, ITP SS112 14 wheels, 26 inch Bighorn tires, Progressive 425 shocks, and Dunertunes kicker sound system.
I bet i've missed several things at least. I like everything but I love the sound system. Due for new shocks, they weren't the greatest new but they were still 10 times better than stock. They've held up for 2300 miles so I can't complain to much. I'm also thinking about going to a 12 inch wheel so I can run 27 inch Bighorn. No peformance mods yet.

a mirror and a cooler.

I also build a spare tire mount like one sold on utvcrap.com that has the tire standing upoff to one side of the bed so I still ha e room for my cooler. I would post a pic of it but don't know how

Legend Air Shocks,Snorkeled with double air filters,Top Dog Doors, JBS metal roof, EMT 2 in lift,AM FM CD MP3 radio,oil water temp and volt gauges,Palaris hood scoop, Warn front bumper, 3500 Warn wench, Palaris rear bumper, HID headlights,fender flares, Folding windshield, Dixie horns,Warn duel battery kit ,rearview mirror, Nuvi 500 GPS, Palaris hard glove box, Diamond plate storage box. Wish list will never end I may have to sell the house to get more money to finish but I'm happy with all mods so far

Walking right now

Do most of you guys make your snorkel kits or buy them. You use them more for fresh air or actually going thru deep water ????

Most make them. Wv hot rod rhino has some good ideas for a snorkel.

On other message forums I seen some ppl just snorkel for fresh air only n don't worry about the breathers and other ppl go full out for going deep. Has anyone actually ever gotten any dyno results on how much the fresh air actually helps?

emp skids, suzuki shocks w/new springs[after market shocks a must for good ride], emp metal a arm guards [don't need], snorkeled w/double uni filter in air box and on snorkel [a most to protect engine, keep reading you will see why], crusher 14 inch rims, 27 inch swamplites [don't like, for sale], itp rims w/bead locks 26 inch bighorns, several aluminum heat shields, hid headlights [a must], 5 pia lights [draws to much amperage [get led lights or even better led light bar], 2 optima full size red top batteries [they now make lithium batteries 7lbs full size the best you can do no high output stator for rzr yet and alternator kit to exposed won't last], fireball billet hubs rzr rhino patterns [no more broken hubs but expensive 730.00], rzr s header [a must stock broken cracked poor design gets to hot then cracks], stock muffler good flow thru the best of all sxs my 2 bros repacked several times threw the damn thing away header a must, billet motor mounts stock don't last and too much play bad on drive train, fuel controller, holz big bore kit, holz 46mm billet throttle body, billet intake, jbs custom ported head, ipod amp speakers 2 adding 4 more soon and amp, and more to come have 10 more mods to do

What type of suzuki shocks?? Fronts rears? Are you putting them on front or rear of the rzr?? Do they increase ride height any?? More info please....

09rzr wrote:

What type of suzuki shocks?? Fronts rears? Are you putting them on front or rear of the rzr?? Do they increase ride height any?? More info please....

Ya need to see James Davis ( WV Hot Rod Rhino ) owner operator of - JBS - a WVSXS vendor/dealer in all kinds of parts & does general repairs/ overhauls or full blown HP mods. He covers everything from bumper to bumper & can make your ride regardless of what make/model go faster, better handling & of course smoother riding. He has a shock package made up of factory piggy back Suzuki 450 something sport quad shocks & some tricked up springs that work absolutely great on a stock rzr. They give you a great ride & app. 3 inch lift all in 1 . There's several guys on this site running them & I guarantee you all of them love them. Some are using them only on the front but myself & a few others I know of have them on all 4 corners.Best $$$ I've ever spent on my 08 rzr !

I have Suzuki lt 450 shocks w/different springs front and back, they are fully adjustable. They came from HRR (James Davis, JBS all the same person). He has friends on the riding circuit. They are getting harder to find. He makes a bracket extension for the rear shocks. A very cost saving way to have great shocks versus' other brands. On mods also I have rock sliders (a must), front sway bar extension rods ( u need w/shocks from James). I'd recommend them to anyone + relocate radiator reservoir (very easy to do).

Superatv front and rear bumpers,roof with storage bag,rear cage support,spare tire carrier,beadlock wheels,4 speaker tunes,1/2 wind shield,rear view mirror,home made doors...but the best and least expensive mod was my drink holder...99 cents...mounted on the dash so I don't get all that mud in my adult beverage...

Home built front bumper-Love it.
Home built doors-Look good, keeps alot of the mud off, but they are a little sloppy, and hard to latch.

Emp cooter brown roof- Like it. Very nice for the money.

Emp full windshield- should have got the scratch resistant one they sell, I got the cheapest one due to limmited use. (I hate windshields, unless it's cold)

Viper winch- Love it. Best winch for the $. Get the synthetic rope, it's awsome.

Mp3 stereo setup-Gotta have tunes.

smith700 wrote:

I think all RZRs should be snorkeled and double filtered....especially the 08's.

Also, KEEP THOSE BUSHINGS GREASED!!!

09rzr wrote:

Do most of you guys make your snorkel kits or buy them. You use them more for fresh air or actually going thru deep water ????

I got mine at www.atvoutfitters.net ...and modified it......I'll show you at the spring ride....

Sadly I ain't going to make it to the spring ride...I go back to work this wednesday for 14-12's on midnight. Which sucks but at the same time I get 14 days off also every 14 days which is pretty nice. Gives me lots of time to play on the rzr.

You guys need to see rzr joes snorkel kit. It's the nicest I have seen on a rzr by far.

I tried searching for pics real quick but did not come across anything. Is it a home made deal or bought. Could someone post some pics of it?

I'll pm rzr Joe and ask for pics. I was big time impressed.

Here's a few pics of our 08. Bought it used about a month ago. Had 40hrs & 270 miles showing.

3" Super ATV lift
27" Bighorns on ITP Wheels
Polaris front & rear bumpers
Polaris Acc rack & spare tire kit
Polaris gas can racks
Polaris folding windshield
Polaris Sport roof
Polaris rock sliders
Super ATV lock-n-ride box& cooer rack
Super ATV 4-point harnesses
EMP Bumper winch bracket
4500lb winch
2 sets of aux driving lights
And a long wish list LOL Can't leave anything alone for long (the above in just last months mods)


Homemade snorkels - I will try to document this setup in another thread later. It turned out pretty decent for my first one. Basically it's a Donaldson comercial air cleaner above the bed and ABS tubung from Lowes.

Here's a few pics, sorry have not had time to clean it up from yesterdays ride.

Near future mods will be:

Custom header & pipe
S model suspension

And just for Tbone - Custom tubo kit

We'll I had a post on here a while back about my exhaust manifold cracking....I took the cheap way out and welded it cuz I was going riding the next day and couldn't get a replacement that quick. Well needless to say I remember someone saying don't waste your time and weld it cuz it will crack and sure enough they was right. For an "s" exhaust manifold do I have to get the whole exhaust or what pieces do I need? Is that the best option.. I have that dg slip on exhaust that I am taking off and putting the sticker back on. It is just too annoying!

I love that snorkel system. If Joe gets that turbo system he may be doing alot of this to them Rhinos.....

09rzr wrote:

We'll I had a post on here a while back about my exhaust manifold cracking....I took the cheap way out and welded it cuz I was going riding the next day and couldn't get a replacement that quick. Well needless to say I remember someone saying don't waste your time and weld it cuz it will crack and sure enough they was right. For an "s" exhaust manifold do I have to get the whole exhaust or what pieces do I need? Is that the best option.. I have that dg slip on exhaust that I am taking off and putting the sticker back on. It is just too annoying!

You need the S header and mid pipe.