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Kawasaki Teryx 750 UTV Links |
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Kawasaki Teryx 750 4x4 UTV |
Alexandria, IN - After being
invited out to the Kawasaki Intro at Paradise
Off-Road Park in Kentucky, I was immediately hooked
on UTVs. Before the Kawasaki ride, I had only
driven a Kawasaki Mule, so getting a chance to
drive a Kawasaki Teryx 750 4x4 was a whole new
experience because comparing the Kawasaki Mule
to the Kawasaki Teryx 750 is like comparing a
cargo van to a sports car.
After having the opportunity to experience
the ride of a Kawasaki Teryx 750 first hand,
I was looking to obtain one for a SxS / UTV
project build for the Indianapolis Dealer Expo,
so we contacted Kawasaki, and by January, a
brand new 2011 Kawasaki Teryx 750 4x4 Sport
had arrived, so it was now time to start ordering
parts for our project build and find it a display
booth at the Indy Dealer Expo, which was just
over a month away.
As with most builds, we started off with the
suspension. There is no since in building up
a monster of an engine without being able to
control it, that rule can be applied to just
about anything in power sports. To kick off
the build we contacted our friends at Lonestar
Racing to see what they could do with the suspension
and A-Arms.
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The Lonestar
+5” XTR-F Suspension Kit comes
with Fox Racing Position Sensitive Shocks
that need extended shock towers to be
able to bolt up to the Teryx 750 UTV
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To our luck, Lonestar Racing just released
their new +5” XTR-F suspension kit. This
kit includes heavy-duty +5" a-arms front
and rear, extended shock towers, and extended
axles, and Streamline Braided Steel Brake Lines.
The Lonestar Racing +5” XTR-F suspension
kit requires the use of Fox Racing Shox new
Position Sensitive shocks. These shocks are
by far the biggest we have seen for any UTV!
They are about a foot longer than Kawasaki Teryx
750 stock shock and are so big in fact, that
they require holes cut in the stock hood for
the shock towers
Installation of the a-arms and suspension
were fairly straightforward however, we did
run into an issue when installing the rear shock
towers. With the Lonestar’s extended shock
towers it is required that you cut holes in
the bed of the Teryx as well, so that the extended
shock towers and Fox Racing Shox have enough
room to bolt up. This part was a little tricky,
as we had to make many measurements when cutting
our holes/ slots for the shock towers.
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To make
the front Lonestar shock towers to fit
on the Teryx some modifications need
to be done to the stock hood so that
the hood will fit. This requires the
removal of the headlights & holes
to be cut in the hood
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