best bet is to unload the suspension so the shock is fully extended and get your eye-to eye measurement (on the centers of the bolt holes) most used shocks are advertised with that measurement. both atvs and sleds use lighter rate front springs. i found that the sled springs suited the front, and front atv springs suited the rear fairly well. even then though i played around with modding my springs, more so at the rear. one set that did really well up front was from an old 80s arctic cat z500 sled iirc. those are going on my latest build however, those are a wider diameter spring than most out there nowadays and require a unique set of retainer cups. very similar to the springs found on polaris trailboss 250s front struts of the 80s.
Last edited by x-bird; 11-18-2016 at 05:10 PM.
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