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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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Hi guys

I have a quick question. This morning I was messing around in the garage and noticed that my SP 500 body is about 1" lower on the driver's front right side. When looking at it straight on from the front it slopes down. I'm not sure if I did something to it or not, but I never noticed this before. So basically the front end is not level from side to side

Is this typical?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 02:10 PM
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Are the tire pressures of equal pressure????????
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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Hi John - thanks for the suggestion

Yes the tire pressure is all good.

I called a few services departments in my area and so far most everyone believes the problem to be plowing. They said the stock shocks take a beating causing one side or the other to sag over time and plowing habits, i.e. always tilting the blade to the same side. No other damage is being caused but heavy duty shocks are recommended. The front is sagging to the same side I tilt my blade. I have done nothing else to cause this to happen so I think this may be the problem.

What do you guys think? Sound reasonable?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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It's probably the springs, not the shocks, the springs sag after vwhile with the plow, they make heavy duty ones , chck EPI inbstead of Polaris.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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king........
What machine do you have? I've replaced my front springs with the heavy duty ones from EPI and it made a big difference...The front springs on the sportsmans have a tendency to sag after a bit.....

https://www.erlandsonperformance.com...gory_Code=susp

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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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John

I have a SP 500 HO 2002
 
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