maybe you can get your hands on a set of Fox shocks from an xmr 850 or something?

 

Thank you for the tip.

 

That is really disappointing to hear. I was planning on purchasing the Elka Stage 3's for my 16' XMR 570 too. I just assumed because the fitment said "Outlander L" that these shocks would work with my machine. Guess not.

 

I wonder why they won't fit? I did some more research and the Outlander L and Outlander L XmR share a lot of the same parts.

 

Here is the response I received from ELKA.

John Ilkiw <jilkiw@elkasuspension.com>
Mon 7/13/2020 8:12 AM
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Hello,

At this time, we do not offer any products for the Outlander 570 XMR.

Regards,



JOHN ILKIW
Sales Representative
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ELKA SUSPENSION
1585-M, De Coulomb
Boucherville, Quebec
Canada, J4B 8J7
Phone: 450-655-4855 ext.257
Toll-Free: 1-800-557-0552 ext.257
Fax: 450-655-2821
www.elkasuspension.com

 

I'm very disappointed... I'm still wondering what I can do. My left front BANGS with each bump encountered. Granted this didn't happen when new. But, I'd like to upgrade vs purchasing the short travel crappy stock shocks to fix the issue.

 

I wonder if they would be willing to send you one front shock to test fitment on? If their shock package fits a "Outlander L" it should fit the XMR too.

 

you cant go wrong with the fox 2.0 . just put a set on my 570 in march. they are expensive but worth the price.

 

What are the part numbers for the shocks you purchased? I can't find any product offerings from Fox for the Canam 570.

 

Did you get them direct from fox racing or did you get those shocks through can-am parts catalog?

 

The below video is a little hard to hear and understand, but from what I understood, this youtuber compares a set of XMR 1000 shocks that were on his buddy's machine to the ones that are on his 16' XMR 570 and found out they were identical. The youtuber with the XMR 570 even swapped over the fox shocks and installed them on his machine and had no problems. Hmmmmm...

 

I decided to take a chance on the Elka Stage 3's today for my 16' XMR. I did some research from the parts fiche and found the suspension on my 16' XMR 570 is almost identical to the 16' Pro Hunter 570 except for the springs. Elka offers a suspension kit for the Pro Hunter edition, but not for the XMR. From what I found the upper and lower control arms, shocks, and steering knuckles are all identical between the two machines so these shocks should fit an XMR too. The company I purchased the shocks from has a 30 day money back guarantee which will allow me to send them back in the unlikely event they don't fit. I won't get the shocks until first or second week of September, but will keep you posted on if these will work.

 

Dan, That would be great news if they fit. Man I sure hope they do and I'm on board!!

 

Not saying it's the case here, and y'all probably already know this, but so many aftermarket manufacturers are so gun-shy to say "our product will work here, here, here, and here" when they know in the back of their minds that while yes, the (product) will fit/bolt-up, it may still not "work" for each and every user. Suspension is absolutely one of those playgrounds. They're factoring in machine weight, suspension travel, spring rates, shock valving, etc., when they come up with a product to offer. While we (know) most suspension components themselves are interchangeable, from a "will it it fit, yes" point of view, the rider may not be too thrilled with how the product actually "works" (performs) due to the minor differences in the machines suspension components as setup from the factory.

So the manufacturer just takes the safe way out and says "we don't offer anything for (insert application here)"

 

The company I purchased the Elka shocks from said the wait time is over 2 months. Unfortunately by that time it will be cold out and I won't be able to install them. I cancelled my order for now and will place a new order for them next spring when I'm able to install them.

 

Dam that sucks.