the techs at polaris said it could not be done. well i have created a new breed.
my 2000 scrambler 500 4x4 needed a low range transmission to navigate the bolderus terrain of vancouver island. so i bought a new transmission and shifter for a explorer 400 4x4 and bolted it up to my 500 4x4 and with a few modifications to the shifter assembly, born into the atv world a new breed. the scrambler 500 4x4 with a low and high range (explorambler) an effective light weight mountain climber.
can anyone tell me why the stock polaris tries have so much of a difference in the rolling distance between the front tires and rear? do you think it is to make the front tires and front end parts ware out faster? or is the front and rear gear ratio not the same? i would hate to see what my 4x4 truck would do if i put different size tires on the front than the back.

 

different gear ratios front and rear.

Ok, I have to know because I have been wanting to do something like this from the start on my '99 Scrambler 500 to have a low and high range! Give a detailed summary of everything you did. If you can't post it on here, then please send it to wendyt68@msn.com because that is about my ONLY thing I am displeased about with the Scrambler.

Costs would be helpful, too, if you can.

Thanks and many congrats are in order to you!!

SnowDrift

 

The conversion to an exloprambler cost me $2600.00 canadian and that didn't include fabricating the bracket to mount the shifter which a machinist friend made for me at no cost. you have to jimy rig some of the wiring from the trans as the explorer has two and the scrambler has one wiring harness. My mechanic at the polaris shop figered it out. Do you still want to do it? It would be as cheap or cheaper to trade yours in on an explorer and walla! instant low range.
Does anyone know exactly what the front and rear ratios are on the 2000 scrambler 500 4x4 are? The rolling difference on my stock tires is 21/4".

 

I don't know whaty the ratio is but the front tire trun faster then the rears do so the fronts do not engage till the rear are slipping or spinning faster then the front.

 

I beg to differ. As soon as you hit the switch on the handle bar the electric hubs engage now. they don't wait for the rear wheels to spin. You must be thinking of some other atv. We are talking about 2000 scrambler 500 4x4.

 

No no no. I beg to differ. When the switch is on, the front wheels (hubs) do not engage until the rear tires turn 1/5 of a turn faster than the fronts, and when traction is regained, the front wheels disengage until needed again. This goes for all Polaris 4x4's, excluding the Magnum 500 RMK.

 

yes you are right again.
appreciate you'r onput