I am thinking about getting aftermarket struts for my t-boss and was wondering if i do this will i have to get bigger a-arms cause i didnt think they made any for the boss.also do you think 350$ is a good price to pay or do any of you know where there is a better deal.thanks for any info

 

The struts should fit without modifying the Arms. $350 for the set seems steep. I see them advertised for like $250 all the time.

 

ok thanks,ill look around.i thought 350 was alittle steep but i have never looked at struts so i didnt know,250 sounds alot better..thanks.also does any one have aftermarket struts on there polaris if so how do you like them?

 

Are your stock ones worn out already?If not why do you want to replace them? If you have good stock ones and just want to upgrade I will buy your stock ones off you if the price is decent.

 

no there not worn out.I just want to be able to jump better and be able to rebuild them.As of right now there not for sale but may be in the near future.

 

polarisrules 44,

Works Performance make the standard (short travel) struts for your machine. The only reason you would need longer A-arms is because you put the long travel struts, springs and tie rods on your machine as I did. The 1" more travel they will give you will be mostly taken up by sag in the front supension. Don't worry, that's normal. When the struts are fully extended (as being in mid air on a jump) the struts will use compression dampening rather than the springs to cushon the landing. On a stock system, the springs will take most of the abuse, this is not good. To make a spring to absorb big (sick) air you would have to make them so stiff that it would ride like you had stone wheels. To make a spring that will remain soft over the small bumps, it would be too soft and bottom if you got any air. The springs have to be strong enough to absorb the landing, yet supple enough to work well on bumps. You could try a dual rate spring kit, but these are generally made for use with the aftermarket struts. With the variable rate compression dampening on the Works struts you can get the best of both worlds. On jumps they stiffen up and on small bumps the remain pliant. Therefore you can (if you want) run a lighter spring(s) and still get good performance off big (within reason) jumps and still retain the cushy ride for smaller bumps.

I hope this helps.

 

Polarisrules44,

I have a set of works performance struts that I bought for my Xplorer 400. The rebound and compression dampening are set soft, for a very supple ride. I put the stockers back on since they work better for mud riding, which is what I mainly do. The works have about 10 hours on them. You can have them for $150 plus shipping if you want them. Let me know. They will fit your T-boss.

Waylan

 

THANKS for all of your help.I think i am gonna go with the works short travel struts.sorry but the struts are gonna take a lil while to get.cause i just bought a stage one kit from rcr so i have no money.thanks for the offer though that is very genorous of you.also does works shock company have a web site if so could you tell me.thanks agin for all of your help

 

polarisrules 44,

Here is the link:Works Performance