Hey guys and gals, i put 28x10 mud bugs on my 06 800 with my stock rims. i backed 10 feet out of my garage to see how sweet it looked and noticed it was rubbing hard on my "steering bushing?" (not sure what the name is) and a little on my left side strut. after i pulled it in to my garage i took thr fronts off and the tires tore a little hole in each bushing. What im getting at is how hard would it be to flip the steering shafts and bushing upside down? has anybody com in to a problem with this? $500 buckers for 4 tires shipped from ontario to b.c , and now polaris quoted me $150 for 1 inch spacers and $180 for 1.5 incher. i dont want to spend another 350bucks to make this work , there gotta be a way,Is there anything i can do ? i need help
thanks

 

make your own spacers?

 

I'm not sure you wanna go the spacer route cause I hear alot of guys don't care for them...Blacksheep5 just took some off his ride....Maybe he'll chime in....And yes I've heard of guys flipping the tie rods but some seem to feel it makes the steering a little tougher.....

John

 

What don't people like about the spacers? Just curious...had the same problem with 27's on my wifes sp700. I put 1.5" spacers on front and rear ($150 total), cheaper than new rims. Haven't ridden it yet, but definetly clears! Kind of like the wider stance so she is less likely to roll it. There was some discussion in this forum recently about how to flip the tie rods. I am leary about changing the angles, etc., so I went the spacer route. Just begging for problems down the road?

 

I still have my spacers on front and rear, I just put on EPI springs to make up for the added leverage. if your tires were rubbing on your tie rod ends that bad I don't think the cheap route of washers will work, so it looks like shell out for spacers or new rims or do the tie rod flip, I did but when I turned hard the rod end would hit the mounts due to the steep angle.

 

Oh sorry Blacksheep.......I'm wrong...I thought you took those off the fronts....I knew you still had the rears on....

John

 

Oh yeah, don't forget to replace the torn boots. Easy fix. Cost about $8 each. But, if you get dirt in there.....gonna cost more to fix! Want to see pics when your done though....gotta see the 28's!

 

Well maybe I shouldn't have said "alot" of guys didn't like the spacers.. I read a couple stories where guys said it puts more stress on the suspension....

John

 

Yeah, it's our nature to screw with things even after well trained engineers developed a good machine. We try to make it "better". Someone once said if we keep tweaking them they will no longer be reliable and could leave us stranded. I have to agree....but that doesn't stop me! It's in my nature!

New rims would surely be the safest, most logical choice here...which in turn is always the most costly!

 

And don't get me wrong because I'm sure there are plenty of guys who have them and like them.....As with many mods, some like them and others don't...Alot of personal preference...

John