I (literally) won a Roxor…now what?

[ChukarHunt]

Find someone with a long travel and ride in their Roxor before you do anything to the suspension aside from maybe a shackle lift or shocks. Otherwise you’re likely to spend your money twice on the suspension.

I agree with what your saying 100%.... buy once cry once. But I have only talked to a few people that even know what a Roxor is, let alone own one. Polaris is king in my area for off-road/utility vehicles, it is not even close. So finding one to ride in may take awhile. At least the shocks were free and I'm making a deal with another user on here to get the shackles and a few other items in new, unused condition. He can get them out of his garage and I can get a good deal. So at least the cost will be minimal before I splurge on a full long travel setup if I do end up going for it. Let me know if you have any other suggestions for me, here to learn.

 

[Hummingbird Ranch]

While you can improve the suspension over stock, nothing you do will ever make it ride anything like an IFS suspension on those SXSs, so don't spend too much money trying to make it so, or you will be sorely disappointed. But don't think too negative about an old school bullet proof straight axle. I would argue that the straight axle is superior to the IFS for crawling where one wheel in up on a rock and the other wheel is down in a rut. The more you push one side up, the more the other side is pushed down, and you will never slam the frame down on the ground like an IFS. You might also try removing the sway bar as that will give you more of that travel offroad and help keep both tires on the ground at the expense of more body sway in hard corners on the pavement. But if you don't drive hard on the pavement, you will hardly notice it missing.

 

[TomRox]

Taking the sway bar off is up there as a first thing
Unless you are 100% on road

With it on it has the flex of a piece of 3/4” plywood

You will get stuck even in 4wheel on small obstacles

 

[TomRox]

I would go with the shackle lift, shocks, larger tires at 15psi for year

Maybe the Roxor isn’t your thing after a year

The long travel kit is a big jump in $$ and effort

 

[ChukarHunt]

While you can improve the suspension over stock, nothing you do will ever make it ride anything like an IFS suspension on those SXSs, so don't spend too much money trying to make it so, or you will be sorely disappointed. But don't think too negative about an old school bullet proof straight axle. I would argue that the straight axle is superior to the IFS for crawling where one wheel in up on a rock and the other wheel is down in a rut. The more you push one side up, the more the other side is pushed down, and you will never slam the frame down on the ground like an IFS. You might also try removing the sway bar as that will give you more of that travel offroad and help keep both tires on the ground at the expense of more body sway in hard corners on the pavement. But if you don't drive hard on the pavement, you will hardly notice it missing.

Thanks, I will stick with realistic expectations. Even the cheap KYB shocks have made a noticeable difference. Is the sway bar easy on and off? Or it is more of a once it is off, it stays off? As of now, the road use will be minimal and it will primarily be used off road. So i'll probably do that.

 

[txroadkill]

I took my sway bar off when I did a level lift and left it off. No big noticeable difference between stock springs/sway bar and level lift springs and no sway bar. After I did the long travel kit there’s a huge difference in felt sway IMO. however I’m still gonna run it with no sway bar, off and on the roads

 

[ChukarHunt]

I would go with the shackle lift, shocks, larger tires at 15psi for year

Maybe the Roxor isn’t your thing after a year

The long travel kit is a big jump in $$ and effort

Appreciate all the insight. I think that is about exactly what I am settling on for now. Shackle lift, the shocks are already in, and the bigger tires are picked out. I wired in the LEDs that I had laying around and they work/look good, and then maybe the sway bar. I will probably just drape a tarp somehow over the cargo bed and build a little platform with scrap wood to elevate and secure the dog kennels. Like you said, if I discover it's not for me, i'll sell it without feeling like I wasted a bunch of money on stuff.

 

[ChukarHunt]

I took my sway bar off when I did a level lift and left it off. No big noticeable difference between stock springs/sway bar and level lift springs and no sway bar. After I did the long travel kit there’s a huge difference in felt sway IMO. however I’m still gonna run it with no sway bar, off and on the roads

Thank you, that's good to know. I'll watch some videos on how to do it.

 

[TomRox]

You can modify a quick release kit for YJ Jeep to keep the sway bar but quick disconnect

After a month or two I noticed I Never hooked up the sway bar, so I just removed the whole works

I can’t tell a difference on road

Off road
There is a softer ride and more axle flex which is needed

 

[ChukarHunt]

You can modify a quick release kit for YJ Jeep to keep the sway bar but quick disconnect

After a month or two I noticed I Never hooked up the sway bar, so I just removed the whole works

I can’t tell a difference on road

Off road
There is a softer ride and more axle flex which is needed

What a great place to learn all this stuff for a novice like me. Thanks!

 

[txroadkill]

Thank you, that's good to know. I'll watch some videos on how to do it.

Two bolts/nuts on the frame rail and two more on the steering box. Then the bolts that are on the axle. It can be slid out the side of the frame but might be tight without a level lift, in that case just remove the arms completely and/or remove the front wheel. Very easy. Takes less than a beer to do.