if i stand behind my 650 artic cat i notice the right wheel looks straight but the left wheel the bottom seems bent in towards the differential and the top of the tire bends towards the outside of the bike.it looks crooked or slanted.the wheel is on tight.is there an adjustment i can make to straighten this out.PLEASE someone who knows about this help me.THANK YOU.i didnt feel it on the ride or anything but.it doesnt look right>

 

When I adjusted my shocks my wheels looked canted,This may not be what your talking about but it woundn't hurt to check your adjustment.

 

thanks for your response.i did adjust my shocks when i first got the bike.what should i check when you say check the adjustment?do you mean i might not have both rear shocks on the same setting?

 

Grab the tire and try to shake it, if it moves your wheel bearing is going out.

 

if there is no play in wheel why else would it be slanted like that?do i need to worry.is there an adjustment i can make.noone else with irs ever seen this?

 

mine look that way also, i think that it is the shocks/independent suspension being set stiff. are your shocks set to the maximum hardness? have someone drive behind and watch the back tires, as soon as you start to move they should level out.

 

i have the shocks set at softest or lowest setting.and when i stand behind it the left tire is slanted.i put a level on it and its out of level 2 inches.then i checked the other rear tire and that was within a half inch level.it looks like someone went to the side of tire and kicked the bottom in about 2 inches.my tire on that side is gonna wear awkwardly.it looks like the center of the tire tread is not hitting the ground.its offset .i have to find out why this is.and what i might be able to do about it.Please any more help would ease my pain[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

You might want to measure how much the shock is extended on both sides and to various parts on the frame. There could be a problem with the shock itself or a bent part on the suspension some place.

I am not sure if shocks can be damaged in a way that would allow them to entend like that without leaking fluid of some kind.

 

i will check all suggestions given on friday.my bike is up north.thanks again hopefully i can resolve this matter