I am going to do Spring spacers on my 400HO, all 4 corners, cheaper than doing HL coil sptings.

Do the spacers go at the bottom of the coil?

Would I be better off to save for HL or EPI Springs? I hate how it handles in the corners.

 

Look at what stendori posted in the "sticky" post area in the expert section and see if it helps you.http://forums.atvconnection.com/pola...-pictures.html

 

Someone makes adjustable spacers but I can't remember who. I posted a link on another thread some time ago. HD springs on the front would help if you don't use spacers.

 

Thanks. I think I will save for springs. I hae the nose up stance on anything, so it will get done on all 4 corners.

 

Front springs you can do yourself fairly easy by ramping up the shaft with protected vice grips that compress the spring ,but rear springs can be a little tough. We had the Race Tech spring compressor mainly for our dirt bikes,but only took me about a couple minutes at the most to change an atv spring. I'd get the springs and let a good dirt bike shop do it. If they bought em from us I didn't charge em anything to do this.

 

Thanks OPT!! Princess Auto (Canadian Harbour Freight) has some nice priced ones spring compressors, I plan on picking one up.

 

Before you do the rear are they set at the stiffest or stiffer settings already? If not don,t use the Polaris mickey mouse tool use a large pipe wrench because that collar can be hard to turn.
I take it the fronts are still non adjustable?

 

I never got a tool with mine. Rears are turned down, do you have to jack it up to adjust them? The adjusters are now stamped strl, no longer aluminum like yours.

 

I set mine up while its on the ground. I have to stiffen them up on my loaded down ATV camping/fishing trip because of all the gear weight on the rear rack.
I have to return the setting back to normal for just trail riding because the ride is to stiff.

#1 is the stiffest and #4 is the softest.


If #1 is not stiff enough the HD springs or Spacers is you option.
Spacer really vary in quality.

 

Thanks. That is why I wznt to do all 4 corners, higher spring rate, softest setting. Will ride better, snd handle bettrr.