OR 2019 Max XT

[JDK]

Thought I’d follow suit and start a build thread. Always a work in progress but so far:

• Kolpin under middle seat gun rack
• Clearly Tough front foldable windshield 
• Extra cheap rear window, can’t even remember the brand name. But it came with a real good weather stripping 
• AuxBeam 12” led and wiring harness
• can am rear view center mirror
• seizmek side mirrors
• Battle Armor bracket lift kit
• can am half doors

Just finished the doors today. Wish I just would have bought them right off the bat. I really like them and they make a big difference with wind inside the cab. Hoping they help with dust too. Full doors cost way too much.  Next mods are 30” tires and some rock sliders. Need to upgrade to LED headlight bulbs. Then a decent sound system.  A few pics:

 

Edited March 26, 2020 by JDK

[JDK]

I've been skulking around the forum without adding much content lately but it's time to up my game.  Pics coming soon but I found some good and cheap storage options to share, built a homemade bed divider, and the 30" Kenati Mongrels are on order.  I am hoping they arrive this week since we have a trip with friends planned with several days of trail rides.

Stay tuned.

[JDK]

Well, the tires didn’t make it before the trip which was a bummer.  But I just got them on and what a difference!  These should be factory if you ask me.  

So I put a 1.5” space on the rear and kept the factory wheels.  The tires are Kenati Mongeral 30”x10”x 14R and line up perfect front to back with the rear spacer.  If you look close you can see a bit of a difference with the tires on the narrow front vs. wider rear wheels, but it is negligible.  The wheel width doesn’t seem to have really made a difference on the overall circumference of the wheel which is good.  

I am measuring about a 4” difference in ground clearance between these tires and the 27” factory bighorns.  Overall clearance is sitting a little over 16” now.  That is with a battle armor bracket lift, rear preloads on full and front preloads at half.  If I crank the front to full it sits higher in the front than the rear.  I want to do the S2 HD springs at some point in the future for sure.  Some pics:

 

[JDK]

I also got pics of my budget divider and storage.  

Pretty simple, I took a 1”x12” and angled the ends to match the taper of the bed slots.  Then I customized it with some sweet aerodynamic holes and rounded the edges with a router.  Once I put my knock-off yeti in the back I was having touble with the latches so I took a little off the middle of the board.  

Next my wife found these little tubs for $9 at one of the essential stores that didn’t close due to Armageddon.  They were leaking some dust so a $10 roll of standard weather stripping around the inside of the lid pretty much sealed them up.  There is a little dust that gets in where the yellow latches attach to the black tub, but it is minor.  My cooler fits just to the other side of the tubs, all pretty cozy.  They move around a little but everything stays in the back even at speed.  A strap across the top would keep it all secure but seems fine so far.

 

[ToddG]

How do you like the fold down windshield?  Does it rattle much, any leaks when raining?  About to put one on my xt. 

[JDK]

For the money it’s fine. Doesn’t rattle too much but it does leak a little water at the top corners when it is raining. I added weather stripping to the top of the roll bar where the windshield touches. That helped the leaks and rattle some.

Really surprised at the scratch resistance. Much better than expected.