Unlike my old Yamaha the rear shock on my 07 Honda 420 is not adjustable and feel it's tad too soft. I'm a big guy and do most of my riding on gravel or improved dirt roads. I'd like to stiffen up the rear spring a bit to compensate for my larger girth but I'm not quite ready to jump into a set of new lift springs.

Is there a commercially available spring spacer or can I fabricate something that will keep the spring from compressing easily?

 

Moose makes a spring wedge kit. It twists into the springs. I put a set in the front of my 450es so the front would not sag with the snow plow on.
Here is a link where I found them spring wedgas It may be what you are looking for. Easy to install

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Thanks much! They should do the trick nicely. I don't need much, just a enough to help offset my larger then normal **** and equipment box I have mounted on the back rack.

 

I installed mine in the middle of the spring then spun them down into the tighter end of the coils, works sweet

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Gimpster

I installed mine in the middle of the spring then spun them down into the tighter end of the coils, works sweet

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Good tip, I would have never thought of doing that. Thanks!

 

I went with the high lifter springs. Increases weight cap. by 100 lbs. Same here on the sagging, with a plow on front and weight for traction on rear, the springs would sag terriblly.

 

How much did the springs lift the front of your quad with the plow off ? I think my springs are sagged. Might look into the highlifters

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About an inch, Gimpster. Before when I would lift the plow it would sag almost 4-5 inches. Now it hardly sags when plow is lifted.