Anyone here have the specs for the alignment on a '99 Prairie? It appears I have too much toe in and it's eating the front tires.

MikeyB

 

I don't have the exact specs but the dealer told me that they are supposed to be toed inward 1/4". I dissagree with that so I set all my 4 wheelers to zero toe and have no problems. I think the dealer tells you that so you will wear out your tires faster and have to buy some sooner. I also found that when they were toed inward or outward the bike sways badly at top speeds. When I went to the zero toe the bike no longer sways.

I would set it to zero and go ride. You will like the way the bike handles and I have minimal tire wear.

Mud

 

Thanks!

MikeyB

 

my 99 prairie 300 4x4 pulls to the right and the the right tire is wearing bad can you help tell me what to do?

 

It is wearing badly on the outside area of the tread? Excessive positive camber on the rt front would cause it to pull right and wear the outside of the tread. Camber is not adjustable on these atvs and if you have a problem here it's probably from a pretty badly bent knuckle, the strut is bent or possibly the control arm is bent. If you look at the front wheels and tires from the front, is the top of the right tire tipped out more than the left?

I'm assuming the tires have equal air pressure left and right? Obviously low air pressure on the rt front would cause it to pull and it would wear the inside and the outside area of the tread.

Toe in (or out) does not cause the atv to pull one way or the other. It usually just wanders at speed. I don't have my manual handy, but I know kawasaki says to support the front of the atv with the front tires off of the gound. The toe-in spec is 5mm to 20mm toed in on 4x4 P300s. I keep mine around the 5mm end of the range. 5mm won't wear the tires and will help in high speed stability. My opinion of the 20mm setting is heavier steering and probably more tire wear.

 

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

Anyone here have the specs for the alignment on a '99 Prairie? It appears I have too much toe in and it's eating the front tires.

MikeyB</end quote></div>

Here is the way I set mine, I don't have tire wear or handling problems. Find your self two straight 2x4 pcs of wood, they need to be straight !! I made a little frame that supports one on each side at the height of the center of the wheel/tire, front to back.. Keep this 2x4 parallel to the rear tire ( make sure rear wheel is not bent)
Now measure from the 2x4 to each front wheel and see if they are parallel. Adjust each tie rod until they are and then set each front wheel with just 1/16 inch toe in from each 2x4.
This should be done with machine setting on ground, it is simple and easy and keeps front and rear aligned. I have more than 2000 miles on the origanal Dunflops and with little tread wear and high speed handling is great even on pavement.

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