Sorry to hear about the back getting thrown out! Quick questions, did you notice the X3’s front end starting to “wallow out” the bolt holes? Hopefully will run into you guys in the trails, happy riding from Illinois!
Doing this job right now with a combination of the CT raceworx bombproof, boxed lower a-arms and SuperATV lower frame stiffener with CT raceworx shock tower kit. Doing it solo and did not remove diff/axles, but I did have to cut off the front a-arm bolts on the bottoms and also on the passenger upper due to smartlock. When installing, using the CT raceplate the lower front bolts go in reversed, and I'm doing the same for the top making install a little easier. No doubt a puzzle! Oh one advantage of the SATV lower frame stiffener is it gets rid of the oem lower rear studs tied together. I did have to cut a little square access hole behind the bolts to get them out, and used a chisel to take the rivets clean off with a hammer. Easy. The SATV uses individual bolts so you can install the lower a-arms normally and slide the bolt through one at a time. The front bumper with all the bolts facing inward is a pain to do solo though.
I did this exact job by myself last year and couldn’t even put into words for my buddy’s what a pain in the ass it is.. now I can just send this video lol
Why do your videos constantly switch back and forth from 480p to 2160p? Do you use different formats on different cameras? Love your content fellas, but that is annoying as hell .. it's the only channel I watch that does this
Badland winches are actually very nice for the price. I have the 3500 on mine for plowing. Never let me down. I know a lot of towing guys that have the big ones on their flatbeds.
Same kit on mine. Lower rear mounts suck. Wish was alternative design. If bend an arm, its a nightmare. If had a bolt system vs stud, could simply remove just arm. CT radiator brace is nice. My RC winch bumper worked well with kit also.
Nice upgrades. Will help your car last longer, for sure. The next thing you should add to your car, and my favorite upgrade, is a steering rack brace. I recommend a Sandcraft. I have a Hess brace on my 2018 X3 and a Sandcraft on my 2022 XRS SS. It is the best design on the market and comes with excellent upgraded tie rods. Add Shock Therapy bump steer correction spacers and It improves the steering tremendously. It is an upgrade you can feel right away and will last the life of the car. Good luck!
Looking badass🤘🏼🤘🏼. You can use a chisel punch and smack those rivets out for those back bolts. You need a Hess rack support and the steering flag jack it up and look at all the play in the rack.
Too late now but a quick tip. The rear lower a-arm bolts are held by a small tab, cut the tab and you can easily pull the bolts back to make things much easier
I’ve owned both, and cam am is by far the worse off for maintaining. No question. Never again. I get that they are capable, but shit replacing a arms sucks. Changing oil sucks. You NEED to brace the front end. Plastic shock tower is a joke
I’ve had 4 can ams and again lol, I’d rather replace an an arm which I’ve never had to do on my cars but I’ve had to do on others in the Dunes. It’s actually simple. Changing the oil is simple and adding a bulkhead to the front of the car is something I wouldn’t want to tackle but I’ve had done to every single car. It’s a 600 dollar job. Much cheaper than buying a belt every dune trip because you know one is gonna blow, replacing a weak stock cage and blown transmissions in the turbo s. I’ve had multiple buddies do that. A bulkhead which costs 650 from ct race worx, A $60 oil change and $150 arm is not that big of a deal. Also, I don’t want to catch my car on fire. There are skeletons of rzr’s all over the dunes from cars that have burnt down. One guy died on Halloween because of it. Only because the car flipped. No thanks