Back in 2002 I bought my first Polaris Ranger 500 which I sold to a land owner in 2005, and then bought the Ranger Xp 700. Still to this day the Ranger 500 is running and doing its job. The 500 did not have the power or the top speed of the 700 but it did everything the 700 has done in every way. It had a 41 MPH top speed which was more then the stock rhino at the time and basically the same suspension and drive line as all rangers till 2010.

The Ranger 700 I have has done some real amazing things and rate its stability far better then the rhino. I have hauled 600 lbs of firewood and gear in the bed and climbed some very, very step hills with no problems in stability; in fact I normally lose traction before any danger comes along. In a few occasions I have done the same job with a near stock Rhino and boy do you want to have an E-Ticket ride in the stability test, there is no comparison. I have only heard of this tippy thing twice and one was just now with zrated and the other was a comment by someone that does not even own one. I have even hauled over 1000lbs of firewood in a trailer along with what was in the bed with now problems. I guess it could be a problem on models built from 2009 since I have not tried the same stuff with the newer ones with the suspension changes. Also the much added power of zrateds ride and the added weight could have change the UTVs geometry as well. 

What I do like on the new ones is the power steering and the 800 engine. The ride is also an improvement as well but the older models still have a very good ride anyways. I like the storage better on the older models as well. 2005 and 2006 had under hood storage as well as a real big storage box accessible from the driver side without pulling the seat. 2007 had a gearing change that improved top speed from 44 mph to 50 mph. My 2005 does 49 mph with the SP belt and SP Ecu and 51 with the cam upgrade. Low end and mid range was a big improvement with all the upgrades.

As for multiple people, I do not recommend this even though there are kits available to make this all happen, the Ranger Xp was not designed for this and that is my opinion. You would be better getting a Ranger Crew for this job.

One last thing on the tippy issue. All UTVs have there limits and from all the ones I have driven, the pre 2009 rangers have been the best so fare. Like I stated earlier, I have not tried it with a newer one so I can not make a comparison. All years have had there pluses and minuses, but they are all good UTVs.

As for the suspension, it is the same as the pre 2009 Ranger Xps   .

Even though I do like the idea of the 800 in the ranger, I would hold out for at least another year till the one piece transmission rear end system proves itself more. The 2009 does only have the 700 but it uses the proven two piece transmission rear differential system which I would rather have over the more costly one piece system....

No,There is a problem with copy rite issues and most online manuals are done out of country or when on line tracking can not be done on them. If you search hard, you can find them but this site does not do it or post it. Most are now on PDF format now days on current modules but it may require paying for them on special sites.....

The EPA and there ETHYNOL is going to cause a lot of problems with rubber parts in the engines fuel systems and obama has signed into law just recently to make it even worse. Your dealer could have a good point but it takes more then a few years for the problems to show up unless they used real poor quality rubber in your rig.

Put a fuel pressure gauge on the engine and watch it as you drive it around and take note on what happens with the pressure when it stalls. if there is no change then it may be electrical....

Adding a bigger or second battery will only add reserve capacity and will take longer to charge two batteries then one off the stock stator, This is OK as long you charge it after a ride with a battery charger. I do not know much about mules but is there any way to add a pulley off the engine crank somehow for a small automotive style alternator. I am also not sure if it also may have a PTO ability as well. One last thing is on some road race cars and Winston cup cars they run a alternator off the drive shaft but it will only charge as long as the UTV is moving at cruising speed :idea: .

They could have easily put a hotter motor in the crew and four recaro style seats instead of the bench seats and still have room for a center counsel in the front and back seats for drinks and stuff, It already has better stability due to it wider stance but can get better with a good shock upgrade. It even has a great bed to put stuff in and is way more practical then that the RZR-4 so called bed, The rzr 4 seating arrangement is way to close together for me, It is not meant for bigger adult people.

Yes I still do think it was a waste of money and resources and yes it sells well. I just think the money should have been spent on a Ranger Crew Xp that would seat four full size adults and be more practical. I drove a Rzr-4 and was not impressed. It was to small and the seating was to tight and uncomfortable. The sport of the RZR-4 was lost compared to the RZR-s due to the added weight and and length. It does not turn as well and it is way less stable due to the added weight of passengers. It is like adding a Race big block to a crew cab truck and expecting it to keep up with a ZR-1 Corvette, it just was not meant to be.

I would not own one but that is me. The RZR-s and Rzr-Xp would be the exception, they are true sport Utvs. Other then that I will stick with the Ranger line for carrying multiple passengers. Maybe I would build my own custom crew to eat Rzr-4s instead :idea:  .....

Almost all the parts for the xp and the HD should work except maybe the head pipe. As for the ECU, a programmer will not do much unless you start heavier modifications like changing cams and exhaust as well as head porting and intake improvements. It is the same motor but the HD and the crew come with a little restrictor plate and they all have the clutch limiter installed.....