What's the best way to tighten up my front shocks, without completely losing the ride?

 

Highlifter.com sells a Progressive spring kit for Polaris's, it is adjustable.

 

Thanx xepathfinder, any idea how hard they are to install?..............All I have is a hammer and a 7/16 wrench.

 

Polaris sells a rubber spacer to go in the middle of springs. Very low cost and does a good job, and easy to install (dish liquid soap and jack). I would try them before going the progressive route. I installed a winch and bumper, added weight caused front end to bottom out on jumps. The spacer kit has eliminated bottom out of springs.

 

I would highly recommend a set of Vise-Grips. Get the brand name! Not some Tiawanees spinnof garbage. BUT, Make sure that you get the inch/english version, as Pol's don't use metric YET. Tiawan is metric and may not work.

 

When I bought my 6X6 new in 1999 i was upset with the way it would bottom out it the front i use it rough and the dealer said he had Spacers made for it (not a stock part)that cost me $40.(can.) each it was put on over the strut & ubder the spring it raise the front end up about 2-3 inches but i am very pleased with it!can take photos of the front end if you like.

 

I'm having the same problem with the frontend of my 500. Any additional info or pics you guys can supply about install would be appriciated. Thanks

 

The best and most complete way of doing this is to get complete strut cartriges from either Fox or Works Performance. This will give you the ride quality you want without being too stiff. Here's a little known fact, the standard Polaris struts have NO compression dampening on them. They (the engineers at the factory) feel this is best accomplished by heavier springs rather than compression dampening.

 

HyperSport,
Have you or anyone you know ever tried these strut cartridges and has an honest opinion of wether it was really worth the effort? Would like to know the adv./disadv. before I swap out the struts before their time. Improved handling on a heavy machine like my SP500 would be great. Thank you.

 

Michimaniac,

I've tried both. The Fox struts are on my G/F's Trailblazer. The Works are on my HyperSport. The big difference is, like I said, the compression dampening. On an MX track recently, I NEVER bottomed the front suspension doing jumps that would probably break a utility machine or over work the stock front suspension on a non modified Sport.

They will probably be a little stiffer for the small stuff, but if an unsuspected hole or bump should crop up, you'll be glad you put them on.