just some pic's of the shock spacers if anyone has been interested in them i went from 9.5 in to 11 in ground clearance in front and they were super easy to install....the first pic is the stock retainer compaired to the spacers.... and a few from the snow

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2006 additude toy hauler
2008 polaris rzr
2006 suzuki ltr450
2005 kawisaki kfx700
2003 suzuki z400
2003 honda ex250

Nice pictures johnnycat8. How did they affect your ride.

Were did you find those ? These things are half sled half wheeler.I have yet to get mine stuck in the snow but little hight would not hurt.Even in the deep stuff or snow drifts it floats on the belly and 27" ITP mud lights paddle like he!! .Snow Surfin in AK. USA.

hi articrzr i think johnny got his front spring spacers from hunter works. thats where i got mine. cost $65. I also put 2 inch highlifter lift kit on mine. $259. this will give you 13.5 inch's of clearance under your skid plate. i need to find away to install rear spring spacers because at the rear of the skid theres only 12.75 inch's of clearance. my spring compresser wont fit rear spring. when i find away to do this i will be pushing 14 inch's of ground clearance. not bad for $389. install's where easy. hunterworks has a install vidio on line for front spring spacer. he also offers lift kit. i liked highlifter's kit better. also should tell you i have 27 inch mud lights. this helps with the clearance. the tires did rub inner fender well a little in sharp turns and rough trais. the spring spacers fixed it .no more rubbing.

nice pic's johnnycat. ya what he said hows it ride over the rough stuff. I havent got a chance to test my spring spacers yet.

its deff stiffer i needed to trim a inch off the rubber snubbers ....since they also got lowwered a inch bottom out alot realy making it rought i took a razor knive to them cut 1 in off and alot better...but gaining the ground clearnce was nice and yep i got them from hunter works under 70.00 bucks and way easy to install they will fit the rear to if you can find a way to compress the springs...ive tryed 3 diff compressors so far and no go!!!! ya the snow was a blast hard to belive this is only about 30 miles from sacramento california alot of people here dont realise it snows their so its not crowded alot nice place to ride all year long it's foresthill ....

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2006 silverado 2500 hd
2006 additude toy hauler
2008 polaris rzr
2006 suzuki ltr450
2005 kawisaki kfx700
2003 suzuki z400
2003 honda ex250

Hey mdevans , Im getting ready to buy a lift kit. Why did you choose highlifter 2"+ spacers over the hunterworks/extreme 3" that comes with spacers.

I talked with highlifter and thay said that there lift kit was stronger than most other kits. when i looked into it i agreed. the only problem i had with install was the bolts that bolted the front lift bracket to the upper a-arm. one of the hole's was off by a little bit. I called and bitched. dident help. so i ran a drill bit through the a-arm hole to match the bracket. the worst thing that could happen is i would have to replace a-arm. not likly. so i was ok with it. I am a picky a$$$-hole and i like the kit. hope this helps you.

I made my own compressor that works great with the small shocks on ATVs and buggies. It's just a length of Unistrut, a piece of 3" angle iron with a slot for the shock rod, one Unistrut nut & bolt to hold the angle iron down, a length of 1 x 1/8 strap steel bent to form a handle. Drill a couple holes through the handle for a clevis pin (or a bolt) to pass through the shock eye. The longer the handle, the less effort in squeezing a shock. Mine's about 2' long.

The ratchet strap in the picture isn't normally needed but helps to hold the spring compressed while screwing on the shock eye for the types that come apart that way.

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Ok guys, sometimes you must get creative.The above tool created has some time involved but It is probably safe and user friendly. Here is a bit of a caveman solution ,nothin against cavepeople.It is probably not as safe and can be frustating.Tie wire. some stong tensle strength but still flexable.wrap each end around top then bottom of spring ,twist slack out of wire with pliers.To tight brakes wire = frustration. do the same on the oposite side ,again and again and again---- DO PUT DOUBLERS as safetys every inch or so. If it is loaded with spring power and you brake one while twisting it will snap other tie wires holding= unsafe and starting over or frustrating.So use alot of tie wires.