If the OEM radius rods on your Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000 keep catching rocks and rut edges, the fix is clearance and a full set, not one replacement rod. This LM UTV six-piece high clearance kit swaps all of them for Billet HD radius rods running RH/LH 5/8 bearings with O Ring seals on bearings, so the rods clear the obstacle instead of taking the hit.
The set uses two bearing types by position: FKS Spherical bearings rated at 40,000 static radial load and JMX Teflon Heims rated at 18,000 static radial load. All of them are 3 Piece Chromolly PTFE lined 5/8 bearings (Not Nylon injected) with O Ring seals on bearings, which is what keeps dust out of the race — the failure mode that ends most rod ends in desert use. Rods are 6061 Aircraft grade aluminum on 17-4 Stainless Steel spacers.
Key Features
- 2020+ Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000 High Clearance Radius Rods (6 pc) - Billet HD radius rods
- Six-piece set: radius rods with RH/LH 5/8 bearings for on-car adjustment
- 3 Piece Chromolly PTFE lined 5/8 bearings (Not Nylon injected)
- FKS Spherical bearings rated at 40,000 static radial load
- JMX Teflon Heims rated at 18,000 static radial load
- O Ring seals on bearings
- 17-4 Stainless Steel spacers
- 6061 Aircraft grade aluminum
- Direct Bolt-on Replacement
- Available in machined finished, Black Powder Coat, and Powder Coated
- Designed and Manufactured in-house, in the USA
- Lifetime warranty
Built To Solve: Radius Rod Strikes And Bearing Contamination On The Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000
- Rods dragging and denting on rocks and rut edges. High clearance geometry is the actual answer; a stronger rod in the stock line still sits in the same place and still finds the same rock.
- Rod ends going gritty and notchy after a few dusty rides. O Ring seals on bearings keep the race sealed instead of letting sand grind it out.
- Nylon-injected ends going slack. These are 3 Piece Chromolly PTFE lined 5/8 bearings (Not Nylon injected) — a different construction, not a different brand of the same thing.
- A bent rod pulling alignment out. Replacing all six at once resets the geometry as a system rather than leaving five tired rods around one new one.
- Alignment that means pulling rods off the machine. RH/LH 5/8 bearings let length be set with the rods on the car.
Best For: Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000 Owners In Rocks, Ruts And Heavy Dust
- KRX 1000 owners riding rocky, rutted or technical terrain where the rods are what meets the obstacle first
- Desert and dune riders in fine dust, where unsealed rod ends are consumables rather than parts
- Owners who have already bent or dragged a factory rod and are done replacing them one at a time
- Riders rebuilding the back of the machine who want to change geometry while everything is apart
- Honda Talon and Can-Am Maverick X3 owners need their own machine-specific kits — this is a Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000 part and does not cross over
- If you ride smooth, groomed ground and have never touched a rod on an obstacle, clearance is not your constraint and the OEM rods may still be doing their job — this kit earns its keep where strikes and dust are the real problem
Specifications
- Product type: Billet HD radius rods, high clearance
- Kit contents: six radius rods with RH/LH 5/8 bearings (6 pc)
- Bearings: 3 Piece Chromolly PTFE lined 5/8 bearings (Not Nylon injected)
- Bearing brands and ratings: FKS Spherical bearings rated at 40,000 static radial load; JMX Teflon Heims rated at 18,000 static radial load
- Sealing: O Ring seals on bearings
- Spacers: 17-4 Stainless Steel spacers
- Rod material: 6061 Aircraft grade aluminum
- Adjustment: RH/LH 5/8 bearings, adjustable on the car
- Installation: Direct Bolt-on Replacement
- Finish options: machined finished, Black Powder Coat, and Powder Coated
- Origin: Designed and Manufactured in-house, in the USA
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty
- Manufacturer Part Number: LMU-RRR-04-01
Fitment
Fits 2020+ Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000 models. LM UTV lists this six-piece high clearance kit for the 2020 and newer KRX 1000, and it is a Direct Bolt-on Replacement onto the factory mounting points on those machines. It is not a Honda Talon or Can-Am part, and no other Kawasaki model is covered by this part number. Confirm your model and year before ordering. Fitment is not guaranteed on applications not listed here.
FAQ
What does high clearance change on a Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000?
It raises the rods relative to what is under the machine, so on rocks and in deep ruts the rod clears the obstacle rather than meeting it. The mounting points are unchanged — LM UTV lists the kit as a Direct Bolt-on Replacement.
My rod ends went gritty and notchy after a couple of dusty rides. What is different here?
Sealing and construction. These carry O Ring seals on bearings to keep dust out of the race, and they are 3 Piece Chromolly PTFE lined 5/8 bearings (Not Nylon injected) rather than an injected end that goes slack as it wears.
Why are there two different bearing ratings in one kit?
Because the loads are not the same at every position. The kit uses FKS Spherical bearings rated at 40,000 static radial load and JMX Teflon Heims rated at 18,000 static radial load — two bearing types chosen by job rather than one part used everywhere.
Which KRX models and years does this cover?
It fits 2020+ KRX 1000. That is the fitment LM UTV publishes for this part number, so check your model year against it and confirm with us if your machine sits outside that range.
Do I need to cut, drill or weld anything to install the kit?
No. It is listed as a Direct Bolt-on Replacement using the factory mounting points. Because the rods run RH/LH 5/8 bearings, length can be set with them on the car once they are bolted up.
How do these compare to the OEM Kawasaki radius rods?
Different geometry and different materials. These are Billet HD radius rods in 6061 Aircraft grade aluminum with high clearance shaping, on 3 Piece Chromolly PTFE lined 5/8 bearings (Not Nylon injected) with O Ring seals on bearings and 17-4 Stainless Steel spacers, and all six are replaced as a set instead of one at a time.
Why LM UTV
LM UTV parts are Designed and Manufactured in-house, in the USA and carry a Lifetime warranty, which is a reasonable thing to expect from a company that names the bearing brand and its static radial load rating on the spec sheet instead of calling the whole set heavy duty and moving on. When a listing tells you the bearings are FKS and JMX, what they are rated at, how they are constructed and how they are sealed, you can compare it against what you are running now on a real basis rather than on adjectives.
Complete Your Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000 High Clearance Radius Rod Upgrade
Confirm the machine first — this is the 2020+ KRX 1000 kit — then pick your finish, since machined finished, Black Powder Coat, and Powder Coated are chosen at build. When the rods come off, look hard at what they bolt into: the mounts and hardware behind the old rods absorbed every strike the old rods did, and new rods in a tired mount just move the weak point. Bolt the set on, set length at the RH/LH 5/8 bearings, and have the alignment checked before the first hard ride rather than after it.
