P500 SSS Off-Road UHMW skids.....thoughts?

[futzin]

Can someone share with me why a forum moderator says: "SSS is crap"? Points for brevity, deductions for lack of clarity. Further demerits for lack of tact from a forum moderator. Not all us have been around for seven years, ohana.

 

[Admin]

 

[Russ989]

Can someone share with me why a forum moderator says: "SSS is crap"? Points for brevity, deductions for lack of clarity. Further demerits for lack of tact from a forum moderator. Not all us have been around for seven years, ohana.

I have no idea. All I can say is the majority of us run Trail Armor and they make top notch skids. I only know one person that runs a SSS skid. I’d search the site and see if there’s been any issues.

 

[futzin]

I have no idea. All I can say is the majority of us run Trail Armor and they make top not skids. I only know one person that runs a SSS skid. I’d search the site and see if there’s been any issues.

Thanks for the response, but what is "Trail Armor" that you're "running"? Is that a brand, a retailer or a material??

 

[Russ989]

Thanks for the response, but what is "Trail Armor" that you're "running"? Is that a brand, a retailer or a material??

It’s a brand but last I checked they don’t make one for the 500. My buddy @Big-Country bought one from SSS and it’s been good so far but that all I can tell you about them.

Welcome to Trail Armor

Welcome to Trail Armor Trail Armor manufactures their own brand of custom parts and accessories for side by side utility vehicles including Can Am, Yamaha, Arctic Cat, Polaris, Textron, Kawasaki, and Honda

trailarmor.com

 

[Russ989]

Just checked, they still don’t make one for the 500.

 

[futzin]

So what majority were you referring to here??

 

[Russ989]

So what majority were you referring to here??

The 700 and 1000 crowd.

 

[Russ989]

So what majority were you referring to here??

Here’s another good company to look at as well.

Honda Pioneer 500/520

Ricochet Offroad Skid Plates offer complete Protection Floorboard, A-Arm Guards

ricochetoffroad.com

 

[JACKAL]

Can someone share with me why a forum moderator says: "SSS is crap"? Points for brevity, deductions for lack of clarity. Further demerits for lack of tact from a forum moderator. Not all us have been around for seven years, ohana.

I have has SSS skids on my P500 for 5 years now. Very happy with them. That said, now that FUTV offers the UHMW Ultimate kits in 1/2" I do prefer them, especially on the bigger machines ( P1K & Talon) where FUTV uses less pieces for the same or better coverage.

Note: About the time I bought my SSS skids there was a pricing kerfuffle, I had no problems but, between SSS directly and or Overstock.com / Amazon.com there was some unbelievable prices advertised and product was not shipped after a few people paid. What ever the end result was, the issue left a VERY negative opinion on the brand name with a few affected members.

 

[KYhillbilly]

Those are pricing errors by Amazon or the other site and not by SSS, I have had the same issues with them and Wayfair numerous times. I have the skid plates on my short list. I am worried about running a stick through my floor board.

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

I have no idea. All I can say is the majority of us run Trail Armor and they make top not skids. I only know one person that runs a SSS skid. I’d search the site and see if there’s been any issues.

I have SSS and a lot of people I know have them as well and many members have them also.

 

[JACKAL]

Those are pricing errors by Amazon or the other site and not by SSS, I have had the same issues with them and Wayfair numerous times. I have the skid plates on my short list. I am worried about running a stick through my floor board.

I bought mine direct from SSS, and via an email he matched the price online and gave an additional 10% discount. That was 5 years ago. I personally didn't have any issues whatsoever, but I vaguely recall the posts on here about the price problems.

 

[JACKAL]

Here are old posts using the search function, note from fall winter 2015, what happened 5 years ago may have zero application to what is going on currently.

P500 - SSS OFFROAD SKID PLATES PRICE MONOPOLY. BEWARE!!!

I want everybody to know what SSS OFFROAD price policy business and how they treat customers. I was looking for upgrading skid plate and arm guards and decided to invest into SSS OFFROAD combo. After speaking with Rick the owner of the company I received email that with honda sxs discount I...

hondasxs.com

P500 - SSS Skid Plate Review

After reading about another members bad experience with Overstock regarding buying a SSS skid, I just wanted to post up a review of my SSS skid plate. I wanted a full coverage skid plate because I knew it wouldn't take me long to bust the floor boards out. To my knowledge SSS make the only full...

hondasxs.com

 

[Mudder]

I got the Ricochet aluminum skid plate, rock sliders and A arm protectors. If I did it again, would go UHMW for the skid plate as the width of the frame allows the aluminum to bow upward after rock hits. It was rubbing/rattling so bad I had bend them back by driving on top with my tractor. Thats my 2 cents.

 

[pFive]

My SSS Skid has been awesome, it has taken serious abuse and I would buy it again.

 

[Russ989]

Here are old posts using the search function, note from fall winter 2015, what happened 5 years ago may have zero application to what is going on currently.

P500 - SSS OFFROAD SKID PLATES PRICE MONOPOLY. BEWARE!!!

I want everybody to know what SSS OFFROAD price policy business and how they treat customers. I was looking for upgrading skid plate and arm guards and decided to invest into SSS OFFROAD combo. After speaking with Rick the owner of the company I received email that with honda sxs discount I...

hondasxs.com

P500 - SSS Skid Plate Review

After reading about another members bad experience with Overstock regarding buying a SSS skid, I just wanted to post up a review of my SSS skid plate. I wanted a full coverage skid plate because I knew it wouldn't take me long to bust the floor boards out. To my knowledge SSS make the only full...

hondasxs.com

They’ve definitely got the P5 market locked down, I don’t know why more people don’t make skids for the 500, I see them everywhere.

 

[Russ989]

I have SSS and a lot of people I know have them as well and many members have them also.

I don’t have any issues with SSS, I bought the Trail Armor because I liked it better personally. @Big-Country has a SSS on his 500 with zero issues.

 

[trigger]

Went a different route with mine because I already had Ricochet rock sliders installed and didn't need the rocker panel coverage. It also looked like the SSS skids wrapped up in the front and I didn't want issues with the bash plate I made or the KFI plow bracket. I bought UPI skids, they're UHMW as well, about 3/8" thick. No drilling either, bolted right on. Priced a bit more reasonable too.
UPI Honda Pioneer 500 UHMW Skid Plate | Side By Side Sports

 

[Big-Country]

Like @Russ989 said, I bought the SSS for my p500 and love it, I have had some pretty hard hits with it and I love it, it was well worth the money and paid for it self many time, I have tss as ken to Tennessee twice.

 

[WillyBill]

SSS is crap

Why is SSS crap? Thanx.
WB