Spring Shims...

Anyone used these before. Spring Shims... My Ranger is starting to sag and it's pissing me off! I had this issue on my RZR. Bought Walker Evan shocks and now have saggy springs again! Does anyone know the spring rate is for the Highlifter springs? I'm not sure what the stock spring rates were but on my WER's they were 125lb. front and 150lb rear.. They are telling me I need 150lb. fronts and 200lb rears... So now I'm thinking about spacers but I beleive that might be a quick fix then the springs will just sag more....

http://spectrumutv.com/product_info.php?products_id=311

Thoughts???

I have no clue

buy new springs shimming usually causes binding

Order some EPI Heavy Duty if they make them for your Ranger. The EPI rears for the 2008 Ranger were 250 lb springs.

https://www.erlandsonperformance.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=EPI&Category_Code=susp

Seems light to me since my Rhino runs 325/800 lb progressive rate springs on the rear...

https://www.erlandsonperformance.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=EPI&Category_Code=yamsusp

Randy R wrote:

Order some EPI Heavy Duty if they make them for your Ranger. The EPI rears for the 2008 Ranger were 250 lb springs.

https://www.erlandsonperformance.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=EPI&Category_Code=susp

Seems light to me since my Rhino runs 325/800 lb progressive rate springs on the rear...

https://www.erlandsonperformance.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=EPI&Category_Code=yamsusp

Randy,

You have a dual set-up on the rear?

Nevemind!

I called them, they have nothing for 09. Sounds wierd but thats what they said. Oh well.

The Rhino is a Progressive rate spring. It offers 325 lbs of resistance for the first few inches and 800lbs of resistance for the rest of the travel. Any springs you see with close coils and then widely spaced coils are progressive -- the Can-am's are also.

For what it's worth the stock Rhino rear springs were something like 200/450 progressive spings and sagged awful.

go to www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/coilover/part1 all you want to know about shocks and springs and how to set them up. very good stuff and also has a part 2 it gives good detail and easy to understand. if it dont go to site put www.pirate4x4.com in and scroll down to coil over bible. it is close to bottom.