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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 08:05 PM
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was looking at the bike today and i seem to have alot of lean inwards on my front tires do i have a problem?
 
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 08:06 PM
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oh should mention its the top that lean in towards each other
 
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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Usually just something that's normal as they get a little older.Plus there's no adjustment for camber. As springs,suspension begin to wear the tires kinda lean out at the bottom,in at the top. Have had guys install stiffer springs,etc to try to correct this.Some looked better,some didn't. You can slowly jack the front end up,taking the load off and you'll see the tires straighten up a little.Plush push up and down on the front end. If the front end bounces up quickly and isn't stiff,could be time to replace worn strut cartridges. OPT
 
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 08:16 AM
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how hard is it to change them ,and roughly how much to fix ?
 
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 08:25 AM
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Look at this link from a recent post. Plus heavy duty front springs are offered from Polaris,etc if this is what you want.Plus you can always just try spring spacers first. http://forums.atvconnection.com/pola...rer-400-a.html
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 09:52 AM
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i think the spacer idea for now will work , and go from there
 
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 10:06 AM
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i think the spacer idea for now will work , and go from there
I figured you'd go for the spacer as it's the easiest to do first. If this doesn't help you can always replace the cartridges/springs if needed. Plus something as simple as this might help.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Polaris-ATV-...-/180718176320
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 05:34 PM
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the only thing wrong with those is ,they would cost me 31 bucks with shipping i think i could make sum nice one a little cheaper
 
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Old Feb 3, 2013 | 11:41 PM
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There used to be a sticky for the front spacers, Stendori posted it at one time.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 08:04 AM
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Think this is the one you're thinking of.http://forums.atvconnection.com/pola...-pictures.html
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