So in bought my 99 Polaris explorer 400 know it needed parts and work. One of the items I knew it needed was the racks both front and back. So as I am looking for used pars because I do not want to buy new ones for over 200 dollars each I find myself having a hard time finding a front rack. However one thing I noticed is those that are posted on say ebay the front rack and the rear both appear to be the same. Am I right does anyone know if there is a difference or would a rear rack be able to be used for a front rack?

 

another thing I am curious about is what kind of grease does everyone like to use on the countless grease fittings on their quad?

 

Plain old chassis grease which most is lithium based now days.

 

The racks on my 97 are different; they are shaped a bit differently and the mounting holes won't line up if you swap them.
Here's a parts diagram to show the two racks, look on pages A7 and A9:
http://pi54.com/corp/manuals/Parts/9914963r01.pdf

There's a guy in my area that has a bunch of parts for the xplorers, I bought a couple parts from him recently.
Polaris ATV Parts ~ Sportsman Xplorer Scrambler Magnum Trailblazer etc