I didn’t use SATV for the warranty, I used the stuff I used because I thought it was better than some of the other stuff I was looking at. I still think it is in some ways, that’s just how shitty SXS’s are in general. You gotta keep ‘em light, light means fragile and shorter life span.
Maybe I should have (maybe still could) used HCR suspension with Keller balljoints. That’s the only thing I see on the market for a Polaris that should be better than the SATV stuff I used. Box tube a-arms > round tubular a-arms of any brand. CT race works doesn’t make anything for Polaris and their stuff is obviously the best of the best. By default that has to make CanAm the best of the best since that’s what market CT serves.
HCR suspension with Keller balljoints, FTMFW
i know satv is good and has a great reputation for the polaris stuff, x3 stuff- not so much.
when it comes to their x3 a arms and rhino2 axles for x3. its been terrible. a friend has a pile of their bent arms and i've warrantied probably 6 of the rhino2 axles in the last year, it takes 2-4wks from submiting warrentie and they have made me pay $50 in shipping the last few times. but i'm getting good at changing them. the rhinos are now only back up, i use oem axles now.
(rhino2 axles where flawless in my rzr, i cant make since of why i cant make them work in the x3?)
i dont pay attention to whats available for polaris anymore but since you mentioned - HCR suspension with Keller balljoints- that is what i run on my x3 and its very good stuff. for can am i think the HCR and CT arms are in the same league, most i know run CT with keller... my shit fell apart at sand hollow and there was a vender there that was able to get me the HCR stuff in hours, so HCR it was. HCR is a bit more $ than CT for the can am arms. the HCRs are so good that before i did the front double shear bulkhead, i actually hit hard and moved and an upper arm mount location... took both arms off to check for damage the arms where still perfect didn't take a bend.
also just remembered, i am running an SATV bulkhead kit. and i do like it, has done a great job holding it together and taken hits that folded up a stock car.( that car runs ct arms bulkhead, and keller joints now. his first trip out was an expensive one
) i had to make some changes to it to fit with the HCR arms. the rest of my front end is CT tie rods, and a hess steering rack stabilizer. other than the front have done CT's weld in frame stiffening, and some home brew radius rods and a toe link connection. otherwise car is stock and beat relentlessly. i'm leaving in 3-4 days to beat on it again in glamis, probably gorden wells, then going to head to arizona or utah for a bit before coming back home.
so yeah, not trying to bag on SATV. they do have great and resonably quick customer service. they stand behind their parts. they just aren't a great choice for some parts on some cars.
and did i say HCR/ CT and Keller FTMFW
especially on x3 where it seams arms folding and baljoints failing are the root of allot of headache
