Houser Racing Polaris XP Race Cage

Kit-073301

Included Parts 2-M6x1x20 Bolt 2-M12x1.75x25 SHCS 8-M10x1.5x20 Flange Bolt 2-Rubber Spacer 2-M12x1.5 Nyloc Nut 2-M12 Flat Washer 2-L Hook Bolt 1-Left Center Mount 1-Right Center Mount 1-Lower Mount 4-M8x1.25x4 BHCS 4-M8x1.25 Nyloc Nut 4-M8 Flat Washer 11-M6x1x16 Flanged BHCS 12-M10x1.5x30 SHCS 2-Light Bar Brackets

If you order the Race Cage or Rear Bumper for the High Lifter Model, it will come with longer L-Bolts as well as

4 Rubber Bushings instead of two. The Rubber Bushings get stacked, two per L-Bolt before the Center Mounts

get put into place. This is due to the radius rod pivots being wider where they attach to the frame.

The cage will need to be unpackaged from the shipping skid. Cut the film and remove the plastic. The Roof can be removed by taking out the four M6x1x16 Flange bolts with a 4MM Allen wrench. Keep these bolts as

they will be used to reattach the roof. The light bar cover is held in place by three press in friction pins. It can be removed and installed after the roof is re-installed or the cage installation is complete.

Cut the film from the parts box and remove it from the skid. Unscrew the rear bumper at the bottom mount and cut the cable ties holding it to the cage. Remove the rear bumper. Unbolt the skid from the cage using an 8MM Allen bit with extension and ratchet. Keep the M10x1.5x30 bolts as they

will be used during the cage assembly. Open the parts box and lay out the rear sub cage assemblies and struts. The hardware box inside should also be checked

for contents at this time.

Installing the Roof Panel can be done before or after the cage is installed on the vehicle. To help

eliminate noise transfer from the chassis, we put foam weather seal (not included) on the cage where the

roof touches. Foam weather seal can be picked up at most home improvement or large retail stores.

Using the 11, M6x1x16 Flange bolts, attach the roof panel starting with the front bolts. Tighten them to where

they bottom out and work your way back to the rear of the roof. You may have to put pressure on the rear

corners to start the bolts. Once all bolts are lined up and in place, torque them to 7 ft-lb.

If you are installing a light bar, the mounting brackets can be installed. The cage is designed to use a 32”

light bar, slightly shorter bars may be used with the included brackets if spacers are installed. The brackets

get bolted to the cage using the four M8x1.25x14 socket head bolts, M8 Flat Washers, and M8x1.25 Nyloc

Nuts as shown. Use a 5MM Allen wrench and 13mm combination wrench to tighten them to 17 ft-lb of

torque.

Removing the factory cage can be done

pretty quickly. To protect the paint, tear off

a piece of cardboard and cut a semi-circle in

it. Place it around the cage at the front

mount and use tape to keep it in place.

It is easier to remove and install the cages if

the seats are removed from the vehicle. You

can tilt the steering wheel down also. Less

parts in the way makes it easier.

Remove the seat belts from the cage. A 16MM wrench will remove the top bolt. A pair of 13MM wrenches will

remove the rubber adjustment strap from the door bar. As the Houser Racing cage has mounting brackets for

harnesses, the seat belts will no longer be used and can be removed completely from the vehicle.

We recommend removing the doors and frames from the vehicle. The top of the door frames are held on where the

cage bolts to the chassis. The bolts can be removed with 15MM wrenches. The bottom of the door frame is held by

a single bolt, remove it with a 13MM wrench.

The front cage mounts can be

unbolted. Use a 15MM wrench

to remove the bolts. The nuts

are held in place by the cage.

Make sure they don’t spin

when loosening the bolts.

There may be tension on the

cage, a hammer and punch can

be used to drive the bolts out if

necessary.

Remove the shock reservoirs from the rear bars.

Depending on the model, it may take a

screwdriver to remove band clamps or have an

integrated clamp as shown. This model will use a

5MM Allen wrench to remove the clamps. Set

the reservoirs to the side in the cargo area.

Remove the bolts from the rear cage mount with

a 15MM wrench. The nuts are held in place by

the chassis. To loosen the bolts, push up on the

nuts from the bottom to keep them from

spinning. Be careful removing the nuts, they can

fall out of holders and drop into the engine area.

Remove the factory cage from the chassis. It can be removed in one piece or taken apart and removed

in pieces.

Now install the Houser

Racing Race Cage. It helps

to put grease on the

chassis mounts before

setting the cage into

place. Doing this reduces

the friction between the

mounting lugs. Frame

tolerances vary between

units. Some cages drop

right into the mounts,

others need to be helped

with alignment punch or

small pry bar at the

mounts.

Once the cage mounts are lined up you can

install the front bolts with nuts. Leave them

loose at this time.

The center mounting points are next. Reinstall the

door mounts and use a punch if needed to align the

holes for the bolts to be installed.

With the bolts in place, loosely install the nuts at the

center mounts.

Bolt the bottom of the door frame back in place with the

bolt using a 13MM wrench. Torque to 17 ft-lb.

Attach the rear cage struts to the cage

first. Use two M10x1.5x30 socket head

bolts per side. Use the factory bolts at

the bottom of the struts where it ties

into the chassis. Hold the nuts in place

from the bottom of the mount so they

do not spin while tightening the bolts.

With the main cage and rear bars in

place, the mounting bolts can be torqued

to 50 ft-lb.

The next step of the cage assembly will be installing the rear bumper and mounts. The instructions are continued

on the next page.

Remove the M6 bolts from the brackets with a 10mm socket and ratchet. The

lower M6 bolts are removed with a T40 Torx bit.

With the cover out of the way, it is easier to access the M6 bolts that hold the rear support

bracket in place. Remove the factory bolts that are pointed to.

After the bolts are removed, use a drill with a ¼” bit to remove the threads from the hole.

Then install an L-Bolt into the larger hole, with the threads on the outside as shown.

*Placing an M12 Nyloc Nut on the outer threads will keep the L-Bolt from falling into the

frame tube.

With the L-Bolt in place and the threaded

hole lined up, loosely install the oem bolt or

provided M6x1x25 Flange bolt. It is your

choice which bolts to use.

With the L-Bolt loosely in place, reinstall the

plastic exhaust cover using the oem bolts.

Install the included Lower Bumper Mount as shown. You will

need to remove the Upper Radius Rod bolts. Use a 15MM

combination wrench on the back side of the frame. Putting

a little grease inside of the box end will help the nut stay in

place. Use a ratchet and 15MM socket on the head of the

bolt. Reinstall the bolts through the mount and tighten.

Install the Left and Right Center Mount brackets

onto the Rear Bumper. The mounts sit on top of

the flanges on the bumper. They are attached

with three M10x1.5x20 Flange bolts. Leave the

bolts loose at this time.

On this install we are using the optional

Houser Racing Hitch Receiver, PART #073202

in place of the standard Lower Bumper

Mount. The Receiver has a mounting point

for the rear bumper built in. This does not

change the Rear Bumper installation.

With the center mounts in place, put the

bumper in position. The bottom of the

bumper rests on the Lower Mount. The

Center Mounts will slip over the L-Bolts

that were installed earlier.

With the Center Mounts in positioned over

the L-Bolts, add a M12 Flat Washer followed

by the M12x1.5 Nyloc nut on each side.

The bottom of the bumper is held to the

Lower Mount with two M10x1.5x20 Flange

Bolts. Leave these loose for now.

The bolts that hold the Center Mounts to the bumper can also be torqued to 50 ft-lb at this

time. A ratchet and 15MM socket and 15MM wrenches will be used for this step.

After the rear bumper is mounted, install the rear cage extensions. They will use four M10x1.5x30

socket head bolts on each side to attach them to the main cage. Add a light coat of grease or anti-seize

to the threads. They should be left loose at this time. The rear bumper mounts and cage extensions

are left loose to help make the alignment of the single attachment point easier on each side of the rear

bumper. You may have to apply pressure to parts to get the mounting holes to line up.

The rear mounts are attached with an M12x1.75x25 Socket head bolt at each side. Add a light coat of

grease or anti-seize to the threads. They should be tightened to 60 ft-lb using a 10MM Allen wrench.

With the cage and bumper connected, tighten the

rear cage extension bolts using an 8MM Allen

wrench. Tighten to 50 ft-lb.

Tighten the lower bumper mounting bolts to 50

ft-lb. The center mounts should be tightened

until the nylon lock ring is flush with the threads.

Re-install the shock reservoirs.

Depending on the model RZR you have,

use the band clamps or clamp mounts to

attach them to the single struts in the

rear cargo area.

Install the harnesses of your choice as

instructed. (Harnesses are not included)

Then put the seats back in the vehicle.

Double check all mounting hardware is

tight and properly torqued before

operating the machine.