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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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I don't know if this is just with Polaris, but every Polaris I've had it seems that it wants to go more right than left or more left than right. Is this how every quad is? And if it's not, does anybody know how to fix it?
 
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 08:29 PM
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That's news to me, dude. If you notice, the front wheels "should" be aligned slightly outward (according to the manual). Maybe that's the cause of what you notice, but it's very slight. In my experience, my terrain is so rough that if I go STRAIGHT, I panic!

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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 09:11 PM
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Also make sure the front tires have the exact same amount of air in them.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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Originally posted by: CED
Also make sure the front tires have the exact same amount of air in them.
I was thinking that too. I think that might be the problem, thanks.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 09:41 PM
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Actually you should measure the circumfrence of your tires and adjust the tire pressure so the lefts measure the same as the rights. The rears are important also, especially when the front tires are skyward.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]. Hope this helps.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 12:26 PM
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ya,,,air pressure can cause problems...once I had about a 2 psi difference in my front..and it kept wanted to grab and pull to one side...and plus one of my front tires is balder then the other..(you can tell which way I turn most the time~ I would rotate them but I'm getting new ones anyways)but anyways..I can feel a little pull on the side with more tread..not much to really bother me though
 
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 12:45 PM
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I believe it is more model specific............

Hence, why the Dale Earnhardt Jr Predator is much much faster and only going to turn left.

<grins>


I've actually found rear tire pressure is more critical for keep straight and neutral steering, but fronts have an influence too.

 
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 07:36 PM
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I posted this a long time ago about my Pred turning to one side. I filled the air in my tires and it still does it. Then what could be wrong?
 
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