ChukarHunt
New member
Howdy Roxor Community,
(My original post from today got deleted, not sure what happened, I’m new to this)
Here we go. This is the first forum I've ever been a member of and/or made a post on. As the title states, I won a new 2023 Roxor HD All Weather edition a couple weeks ago in a raffle at an annual hunting tournament here in northern NV. I'll be honest, I had never even heard of Mahindra or the Roxor until the night before during check-in and I saw it sitting outside. Didn't think twice about it since nobody actually wins those grand prize things...well, so I thought.
It will primarily be a hunting vehicle. As you can guess from my username, I spend basically every weekend (and any spare day in between) from October through February chasing wild chukar across the NV landscape. That, and pursuing any antelope, deer or elk tag I can draw out here in the west! In NV it will be difficult to register for on road use, so it will be trailered most of the time and primarily used off road. Yes, i've looked into DirtLegal and MontanaTags and that may be in my future, but even then, it would be mainly around town considering the interstate to get to a lot of hunting in the state has a speed limit of 80 mph. I only say all this to give a sense for my use case. Never say never, but for now, no i'm not going to go rock crawling with it or go 'mudding' intentionally. I don't need 35-inch tires for wheeling around. I don't care that it only goes 55 mph because that is way faster than I need on small, washed out and rocky, mountain two tracks. I want it to reliably haul myself and maybe a buddy or two, and bird dogs, into the mountains and any animals we put down, big or small, out of the mountains. I know, I know, lame.
I have an idea of the minor mods i'd like to do. But I don't want to buy things that I don't really need for what I plan on doing. If you have good or bad experiences i'd appreciate the input. I also don't want to modify things to an extent that they cause accelerated wear or damage to components. In no particular order:
--235/85/16 tires. My understanding is I can get this little bigger of a tire for improved ground clearance without needing wheel spacers or lift. And i've seen some highly rated mud terrains that I know are good for less than $600 on ebay, or $630 mounted and balanced. And maybe I can sell the current A/Ts with less that 50 miles on them for $200-300? Anyone interested?
--Speaking of lift, a 1.5-inch shackle up front and 1-inch shackle in the rear. I read doing a front level only will change caster angles and what not and should be corrected with a shim. So will also doing a one inch in the rear negate that? Or will any level at all change stuff to wear out faster?
--The first trip I took into the mountains was...harsh. I am used to the ride of a Polaris General which I haves access to whenever. Yes, I know a leaf sprung vehicle will never (without extensive suspension upgrades) match the ride of a typical sxs. For my use case, I just don't feel like I need the long travel kit from Max. Wade said my best and simplest bet would to put in the shackles, upgrade the junk OEM shock absorbers, put on a bigger tire and run it at a low psi. Doing all that should soften the ride over factory by a lot. Thoughts/Experience? (I got a set for free of four new KYB 5473 gas-a-just shocks that I already put on). I know they aren't Bilsteins, but considering the OEM Gabriels were doing nothing, and the price was free, I went with those.
--Speaking of suspension, why do people bag on the composite leaf springs from Arc suspension. The videos looks like a drastic ride quality upgrade. Do they just not hold up or what? The quality? The price?
--Think I need some hub lockers? Seems some people say they are a must, while others say they ended up taking theirs off and were glad they did. Mine will primarily be used off road, so the fuel savings aspect of unlocking doesn't really apply to me.
--I was looking at the hardcabs or rallytops to fully enclose the machine. Or looking locally for someone to fabricate a bed shell to keep the dogs and gear out of the elements. Wade said he has sold many factory cabs when people do something similar. Is there a market for the factory cab? Not sure how i'd go about shipping something like that.
The only other non-functional changes I was looking at doing for now was the Willy's style grille from Diesel Freak in red to match and putting in a light bar and two square led flood lights that someone had given me awhile back.
I bet I will have more questions along the way and if you're wondering "how does he not know that?" or " why don't you just build it" I don't claim to be a motorhead at all. I can change the oil and put on shocks, but I don't work on cars, weld, or fabricate. I'm a civil-geotechnical engineer and engines just aren't my thing. I've read through this forum a bit, called and talked to Wade at Diesel Freak (who was great by the way) and checked out other places like On the Rox, Roxor Parts Direct, and GritShift. Also, seen my fair share of youtube videos as well. I've had many people give me their opinion, with a couple saying I should sell the Roxor and buy a Polaris or Can Am. Or sell it and invest the money (kind of a side gig of mine). But most people say I should just enjoy the once in a lifetime win and play with it for a year or two. Then if I decide its not for me, sell it then. The more I learn about this machine, the more I plan on keeping it. I love how simple and robust it is and the fact it sounds and feels like i'm firing up and driving a tractor around, oh and my young kiddos love it too. Thanks for your input, I know this forum has vastly more knowledge than I could possibly garner on my own and i'm looking forward to hearing people's opinions or experiences.
(My original post from today got deleted, not sure what happened, I’m new to this)
Here we go. This is the first forum I've ever been a member of and/or made a post on. As the title states, I won a new 2023 Roxor HD All Weather edition a couple weeks ago in a raffle at an annual hunting tournament here in northern NV. I'll be honest, I had never even heard of Mahindra or the Roxor until the night before during check-in and I saw it sitting outside. Didn't think twice about it since nobody actually wins those grand prize things...well, so I thought.
It will primarily be a hunting vehicle. As you can guess from my username, I spend basically every weekend (and any spare day in between) from October through February chasing wild chukar across the NV landscape. That, and pursuing any antelope, deer or elk tag I can draw out here in the west! In NV it will be difficult to register for on road use, so it will be trailered most of the time and primarily used off road. Yes, i've looked into DirtLegal and MontanaTags and that may be in my future, but even then, it would be mainly around town considering the interstate to get to a lot of hunting in the state has a speed limit of 80 mph. I only say all this to give a sense for my use case. Never say never, but for now, no i'm not going to go rock crawling with it or go 'mudding' intentionally. I don't need 35-inch tires for wheeling around. I don't care that it only goes 55 mph because that is way faster than I need on small, washed out and rocky, mountain two tracks. I want it to reliably haul myself and maybe a buddy or two, and bird dogs, into the mountains and any animals we put down, big or small, out of the mountains. I know, I know, lame.
I have an idea of the minor mods i'd like to do. But I don't want to buy things that I don't really need for what I plan on doing. If you have good or bad experiences i'd appreciate the input. I also don't want to modify things to an extent that they cause accelerated wear or damage to components. In no particular order:
--235/85/16 tires. My understanding is I can get this little bigger of a tire for improved ground clearance without needing wheel spacers or lift. And i've seen some highly rated mud terrains that I know are good for less than $600 on ebay, or $630 mounted and balanced. And maybe I can sell the current A/Ts with less that 50 miles on them for $200-300? Anyone interested?
--Speaking of lift, a 1.5-inch shackle up front and 1-inch shackle in the rear. I read doing a front level only will change caster angles and what not and should be corrected with a shim. So will also doing a one inch in the rear negate that? Or will any level at all change stuff to wear out faster?
--The first trip I took into the mountains was...harsh. I am used to the ride of a Polaris General which I haves access to whenever. Yes, I know a leaf sprung vehicle will never (without extensive suspension upgrades) match the ride of a typical sxs. For my use case, I just don't feel like I need the long travel kit from Max. Wade said my best and simplest bet would to put in the shackles, upgrade the junk OEM shock absorbers, put on a bigger tire and run it at a low psi. Doing all that should soften the ride over factory by a lot. Thoughts/Experience? (I got a set for free of four new KYB 5473 gas-a-just shocks that I already put on). I know they aren't Bilsteins, but considering the OEM Gabriels were doing nothing, and the price was free, I went with those.
--Speaking of suspension, why do people bag on the composite leaf springs from Arc suspension. The videos looks like a drastic ride quality upgrade. Do they just not hold up or what? The quality? The price?
--Think I need some hub lockers? Seems some people say they are a must, while others say they ended up taking theirs off and were glad they did. Mine will primarily be used off road, so the fuel savings aspect of unlocking doesn't really apply to me.
--I was looking at the hardcabs or rallytops to fully enclose the machine. Or looking locally for someone to fabricate a bed shell to keep the dogs and gear out of the elements. Wade said he has sold many factory cabs when people do something similar. Is there a market for the factory cab? Not sure how i'd go about shipping something like that.
The only other non-functional changes I was looking at doing for now was the Willy's style grille from Diesel Freak in red to match and putting in a light bar and two square led flood lights that someone had given me awhile back.
I bet I will have more questions along the way and if you're wondering "how does he not know that?" or " why don't you just build it" I don't claim to be a motorhead at all. I can change the oil and put on shocks, but I don't work on cars, weld, or fabricate. I'm a civil-geotechnical engineer and engines just aren't my thing. I've read through this forum a bit, called and talked to Wade at Diesel Freak (who was great by the way) and checked out other places like On the Rox, Roxor Parts Direct, and GritShift. Also, seen my fair share of youtube videos as well. I've had many people give me their opinion, with a couple saying I should sell the Roxor and buy a Polaris or Can Am. Or sell it and invest the money (kind of a side gig of mine). But most people say I should just enjoy the once in a lifetime win and play with it for a year or two. Then if I decide its not for me, sell it then. The more I learn about this machine, the more I plan on keeping it. I love how simple and robust it is and the fact it sounds and feels like i'm firing up and driving a tractor around, oh and my young kiddos love it too. Thanks for your input, I know this forum has vastly more knowledge than I could possibly garner on my own and i'm looking forward to hearing people's opinions or experiences.
