Description
RT Pro’s RZR XP 1000 SHD (Super Heavy Duty) Radius Rod Kitwill replace the weak factory radius rods with a substantially stronger design.Here’s the fix for the weakest link on the RZR XP 1000. These Radius Rods are adirect bolt-on replacement and work with the OEM trailing arm andknuckle/spindle. They are 1.2″ dia. USA tubing and use 5/8″ FK heim joints.The rods have a little room for adjustments for the inclined rider to tweak thehandling a little bit if desired. The adjustment provided from this kit is thestatic camber settings. By adjusting the rear camber one can control howaggressive the bite of the rear tire is in a corner and find a preferredbalance of understeer / oversteer which is how much the machine pushes orslides out in a corner. This setting while controlling handling going into acorner, can also fine tune traction coming out of a turn.
This kit includes the chosen radius rods, heim joints andhigh misalignment spacers needed for installation. The factory bolts arere-used and there is no modification to the vehicle necessary.
Installation Note: To fit this large of tubing in to thisapplication, some XP 1000’s will require VERY MINOR filing to allow for theneeded clearance of the trailing arm and our lower rods. It’s a minimal amountand shown in our instructions. The affected area is also shown on the last picon this page.
Q: Why straight radiusrods?
A: A lot of people have asked about our stance onbent lower rods for better ground clearance and why we haven’t offered them.Here is where we stand on the subject; the issue with any bent / trussed/ etc.design (beside the inherent weakness added by having a rod that’s already bent)is the additional leverage applied when something does try to wrap around thebar and tug on it. When it’s a straight tube there is only a two dimensionalpush/pull on the rod. If it’s a bend of any kind it’s a three dimensionalsituation and the center to center axis of the ends becomes a fulcrum point forthe bent tube to rotate about while it’s being pulled or pushed. Essentiallythe rod will just try to flop around. The biggest issue with this particularapplication is the ends need to be a form of a spherical joint to work with themotion of the suspension. If this was some sort of a bushing/sleeve applicationthe bent rod would be no problem. These new rods are going to be very hard tobend or break even if they do hit something.
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