Spring Adjustment - General 4; Shock Compression Adjustment - Polaris GENERAL 2016 Service Manual

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SPRING ADJUSTMENT - GENERAL 4

Uneven adjustment may cause poor handling of the

vehicle, which could result in an accident and serious

injury or death. Always adjust both the left and right

spring equally.

The factory setting is appropriate for nearly all riding

conditions. If desired, the spring setting may be adjusted

to maintain vehicle clearance height when carrying

1. Raise and safely support front or rear of the vehicle

off the ground to allow the suspension to fully extend.

2. Using the shock spanner/spreader tool (PN 2877408)

included in the vehicle's tool kit, turn the adjustment

to increase or decrease ride height.

DO NOT increase the spring adjustment

than one inch (25.4 mm) over the factory setting.

Always return the spring adjuster to the factory setting

after the load is removed from the vehicle. The

increased suspension height will negatively impact

vehicle stability when operating without a load.

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SPRING ADJUSTMENT - FACTORY SETTING

4.00 in (10.16 cm)

Models with base suspension use softest setting for

Not all models feature compression adjustable shocks.

The compression damping adjustment is located on the

shock 'Piggyback' reservoir of each shock. Damping

adjustments can be made without using any tools.

compression damping. Turn the adjuster knob counter-

clockwise to decrease compression damping.

0.938 in (2.38 cm)

factory setting.

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