My 2006 AC 650 V2 has a big front end push, much worse when loaded with weight on the hitch or rear rack. Anyone with a solution? I've experimented with tire pressures. The springs are set up as firm as can be on the back and two notches lower in the front.

 

you could buy the sway bar kit for the rear and it will give you tighter cornering and/or get spacers for your shocks up front.

 

Are you running stock tires? If so replace with some better 6 ply.

 

have you done an alignment? these cats are heavy so a slight "toe in" is best.

This is how I do mine.

1. Hook tie downs on the end of each handle bars and connect to the rear rack. Use a tape and measure between the end of the bar and a part of the rear rack. Keep measuring each side until the measurement is the same. This will make sure the bars are truly centered.

2. After removing the front wheels, c-clamp a 12" piece of metal horizontally (I use 1" square tubing) to the hub on each wheel. This will give you a place to measure between the two front wheels.

3. Now measure from the metal to a place on the frame on the rear side. Do this on each front wheel to get the hubs the same distance away from the frame. Once you get the same measurement on each wheel, then measure the distance between the metal on each front wheel. Measure on the front and rear sides to compare distances.

4. Once you have these two distances, you can now adjust your tie rods. You want to adjust each side equally until you get the same measurement at the front and rear pieces of metal. When the measurement is the same, your front wheel are perfectly straight now.

5. The last step is to adjust the tie rods out a little until you have a measurement of a 1/2" longer distance on the rear side. This will give you a 1/2" toe on the front of the wheels.

It takes a little time because you have to keep remeasuring, but it will work great. The toe-in will cause your bike to go straight down the road, even if you let go of the handlebars. This is best for most. Any more toe-in than this and it will put extra wear on your tires, but any less will cause you to have to fight to steer it.

 

I am considering the sway bar kit. The problem seems to be that with the slightest acceleraton, this machine just wants to pick up the front end.

On the shock spacers, I take it these mount at the top? What is the advantage? Are they a dealer item?

Thanks for replies - good ideas - and they are the stock Goodyear tires.

 

alot of people are just getting... I think its a 1.5" pvc coupling and installing it at the bottom of the shock. 1" long in the front and 1.5" long in the back...

 

When I put the Maxxis Bighorns on my 700 TRV it handled like a whole new ATV. Wished I had swapped the tires out sooner. I also run with shocks set on level 2 in front and 4 in the rear. Air pressure is 7.0 all around.