{"id":31183,"date":"2026-11-05T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/?p=31183"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T20:30:00","slug":"why-can-am-outlander-owners-add-aftermarket-floorboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/why-can-am-outlander-owners-add-aftermarket-floorboards\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Can-Am Outlander Owners Add Aftermarket Floorboards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/can-am-outlander-floorboards\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/image\/cache\/catalog\/Outlander%20Floorboards\/2460%20new%20pic%201-1080x1440.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Wild Boar metal floorboards and footwells for Can-Am Outlander 2012-2023\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a call we get all the time. Someone puts bigger tires on their Can-Am Outlander, takes it for a ride, and the tires rub or throw mud right into the plastic footwells. The fix is not always a bigger lift. Often it is the floorboards.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/can-am-outlander-floorboards\">Can-am Outlander Floorboards \/ Footwells<\/a> are a set of two metal floorboards made for the Gen 2 Can-Am Outlander 450, 500, 570, 650, 800, 850 and 1000 from 2012 to 2023. They are powder-coated flat black and come with foot pegs and hardware.<\/p>\n<h2>The trouble with stock footwells<\/h2>\n<p>The factory footwells on many ATVs are plastic, and they sit close to the tires. That is fine on stock rubber. Go bigger and the tire can start contacting the footwell on suspension compression, especially in rough terrain. Plastic can also crack when it gets hit by rocks, stumps or frozen mud on a winter morning.<\/p>\n<h2>How our floorboards help<\/h2>\n<p>We designed these floorboards as a solution for running bigger tires without the rubbing that plastic footwells can cause. A metal floorboard with foot pegs also gives you solid footing, which matters when you are standing up through ruts or bracing your feet on a steep climb. Muddy boots get better grip on pegs than on slick plastic.<\/p>\n<p>Floorboards also pair naturally with other mud upgrades. Riders who add bigger tires, a lift or a radiator relocation kit to an Outlander often find the plastic footwells are the next thing in the way. Swapping them now saves a headache later.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what you get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two metal floorboards, left and right<\/li>\n<li>Flat black powder coat finish<\/li>\n<li>Foot pegs<\/li>\n<li>Mounting hardware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Direct bolt-on<\/h2>\n<p>These floorboards are a direct bolt-on, so you are not cutting or welding. Pull the stock footwells, bolt the new ones in, and you are ready to ride. It is a good weekend project with basic hand tools, and most riders can finish it in an afternoon without any special equipment.<\/p>\n<h2>Fitment notes<\/h2>\n<p>These fit 2012-2023 Gen 2 Outlander 450, 500, 570, 650, 800, 850 and 1000 models. They will NOT fit Max models, meaning machines with a passenger foot rest. Double-check your model and year before ordering. If you are unsure, call the Wild Boar team at 850-912-4350 and we will help confirm fitment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/can-am-outlander-floorboards\">Shop Wild Boar Can-Am Outlander Floorboards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wild Boar&#8217;s metal floorboards for the 2012-2023 Can-Am Outlander help clear bigger tires and come with foot pegs and hardware for a bolt-on install.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3708],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31183"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31183\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31183"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=31183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}