2014 Polaris Ranger Crew 800

I will be using my ranger mainly for food plot work pulling implements, general property work like hauling wood/fencing materials, stand and feeder maintenance, and general transportation when deer and duck hunting. This includes driving through recent planted pine cut overs with lots of dropped limbs and stumps, grassy pastures with sandy loam soil, red dirt/clay creek bottoms, and thickly vegetated duck marshes with water 12-18" deep. It will also get used for occasional trail riding with the family but I do not foresee going "mudding" with it per say.

I have already ordered the steel one piece bedlined roof from Texas Outdoors and will be installing the Polaris lock and ride tilting windshield tomorrow.

I have looked into a few other things I want to do but want some advice/insight.

CV boot gaurds : with the cutovers I think these are needed. So far I am thinking of the EMP aluminum gaurds

Skid plate: I think the stock plastic one will get the job done as I am really not traversing any rocks.

Wheels/Tires: I have stocks now but I have a set of 27x12x12 Mudlites mounted on ITP's on my Honda Foreman I am going to be getting rid of. I don't think the ITP's will match the bolt pattern on the Polaris but the Mudlites are still in good shape and I was thinking of trying to have them mounted on the stock rims.

Lift kit: Although I don't plan on doing any joy mudding or competing in my ranger I will be going to and from the duck blind in it. Since the manual specifically says do not take deeper than the floor board, I think a lift would be useful. From what I have read a 2" lift will put minimal torque on the axles. I would like to keep the lift cheap if possible. I know lots here have noted they like the backwoodsarmor forward a arms and lift combo but they are a bit pricy. What do yall think of the EMP 2" lift?

Snorkle kit: not necessary I suppose but it would be nice. I found a link here to the mudinmyblood forum with a 900 xp snorkel diy thread. Looks pretty simple but I was wondering if anyone else had done a 800 crew and had advice.

Battery relocation: Why did they put it so low from the factory? Seems like it could be raised 9-12" to sit in the small storage compartment under the rear seat.

Winch mount: I already have a winch and it seems fairly straight forward with the EMP behind stock front bumper mount. any suggestions?

Sound reduction: I am not sure what can be done here. On my ATV I had a Koplin Stealth exhaust and it helped. I see that the stock muffler has a very small 1-1/8" ID off set outport. I have heard that the koplin style silencers are just glasspack mufflers and I could get one much cheaper that way and would like to try a DIY mod here but I need some direction.

Front Fender Flares: as a passanger in my buddies ranger I have been sprayed with mud several times. The wife will not appreciate this so I need fender extensions. I looked at the kits and at $250 they are a bit outrageous. I think I have a DIY mod that I can make work for less than $25 and if it works I will post pics/details. If it doesn't I was looking at the Universal fender extensions by Pacer. Has anyone used these?

LED lights: these are pretty self explanatory and I will just be looking for the best bang for my buck. I will likely mount on the roof front and rear. will also put a dome light in the front inside of roof. I found some custom novelty rocker switches which are pretty neat and will be adding those too. Any wiring dos and don'ts here?

Gun/Bow/Utility racks: Likely will put one or two behind the front seat and one or two behind the cab. Any suggestions or pics of homemade solutions?

Use for under seat storage: I'm not sure what I will use the front under the seat storage space for. It seems like it was a last minute addition. If I am to use it for storage I will need to silicone the floor mounted bolts to keep the interior dry and maybe put some form of dividers in it.

Custom camo: I will likely paint my own camo on the body panels/roof/bed to help hid the ranger when duck hunting. Has anyone had luck with the krylon spray paint specifically for plastic?

This post was edited on 6/4/14 at 2:20 pm