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4. Adjust the desired amount of
shims, from side to side of the up-
per suspension arm bearing hous-
ings, taking care to keep the total
amount of shims across each bear-
ing housing.
Note: Always move the same amount
of shims in front or behind both of the
upper suspension arm bearing hous-
ings. Use the following illustration and
table to place shims correctly in all four
positions across the suspension arm
bearing housings.
1
2
5
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SHIMS POSITION RH
1. Position 1
2. Position 2
3. Position 3
4. Position 4
5. Suspension arm
5. Install the suspension arm bolts
with NEW elastic nuts and torque
to 48 N•m (35 lbf•ft).
Caster Adjustment Shim
Arrangement (RH)
CASTER
ANGLE
Suspension Adjustments
Guideline
Your vehicle handling and comfort de-
pend upon suspension adjustments.
Choice of suspension adjustments
vary with driver's weight, personal
preference, riding speed and field con-
dition.
Starting from the factory settings, cus-
tomize each adjustment one at a time.
3
4
Front and rear adjustments are interre-
lated. It may be necessary to readjust
the rear shock absorber after adjust-
ing front shock absorbers for instance.
Test run the vehicle under the same
conditions; trail, speed, driver riding
position, etc. Change one adjustment
and retest. Proceed methodically until
you are satisfied.
When performing the shock compres-
sion and rebound damping adjust-
ment, proceed one position (click) at a
time between test runs.
Adjust both springs to the same
load.
cause poor handling and loss of
stability, and/or control, and in-
crease the risk of an accident.
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SHIMS AT POSITION
1
4°
4
5°
3
6°
2
7°
1
8°
0
WARNING
Uneven adjustment can
TUNE YOUR RIDE
2
3
4
0
6
0
1
5
1
2
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
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