Unless a shock is damaged severely, you normally would rebuild your shocks rather than replace them. There are a number of shops around that can rebuild them back better than new with improved valving, new seals etc. Switching the springs to a dual rate setup will also improve the performance greatly over stock. Shock rebuild/service intervals can vary greatly depending on what kind of terrain you ride and how hard you ride. Walker Evans shocks on an XP1K under average trail riding conditions would probably go 1500 to 3000+ miles before needing a rebuild. YMMV. I think most shock manufacturers recommend a rebuild at 1500 miles. If your shocks are leaking anywhere, they definitely need to be rebuilt.

You will get many opinions on tire pressure. Personally I run mine at 14psi most of the year, 2 psi under what the manual says. Anything under 12psi and your chances of tearing a sidewall go up quite a bit. And the lower you go, the more likely it is you will tear or get a pinch flat in the sidewall. Yes it rides softer with lower tire pressure but I'd rather deal with a little harsher ride and not have to replace a tire or worse a bent rim.

 

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I was told they where bad

 

Thank you for being so helpful. The partial separator can I move my spare tire up or can it have something in the way not totally blocking it ?

 

Yes you can, it'll just blow dust at your tire

 

give us some details on your machine. year mileage etc. hard to say the shocks are bad just by looking at them. The tender springs being completely collapsed is a problem with the springs, not the shock itself. And it's a known polaris issue. lots of aftermarket solutions there.

I run 18psi, we run higher speeds in soft underfooting/mud. I ran the factory settings for the pro 10/20 psi, and I felt like i had a lot of sidewall roll i'm still on factory 14" wheels and stock 30" carnivores.

 

2018 Polaris 4eps xp1000

 

Based on the angle of your radius rods (almost horizontal), I'd say you have definitely lost some ride height.

 

How do I fix that ?

 

 

Aftermarket tender springs or a full spring kit will fix it. The condition of the shocks and nitrogen charge will affect ride height a little as well. If you want to keep the cost down I would get a set of a RZR Aid tender springs, they ride pretty good for what they are. Would also be beneficial to have to the shocks rebuilt.

 

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For some reason I thought you had a lot of miles, just saw your pic of mileage, 600 miles isn’t much, you’re shocks should be fine. Maybe have the nitrogen checked because Polaris can be inconsistent, pressure should be 125 psi.

Id have the nitrogen checked, get some tender springs and call it a day.

 

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At 1264 miles, I would be a little surprised if they needed a rebuild already unless something went wrong or they started leaking. You can adjust the pre-load on the springs with the collars on the top end of the shocks. Rotating them clock wise pushes down on the spring effectively extending the shock further and raising the ride height. Unfortunately adjusting the preload usually has a negative impact on the ride quality. The ride will feel usually feel a lot stiffer after adding pre-load. As SNWMBL said, a good set of aftermarket tender springs would be a better solution or if you want to make it ride even better, you can go with a full dual rate spring kit.

We've been selling a lot of Zbroz spring kits lately with a lot of positive feedback on them. I can PM you a discount code for Zbroz spring kits in case you decide to go that route. They have a full dual rate kit and a tender kit.

Full kit: https://www.hardlineutv.com/products/polaris-rzr-xp-4-1000-turbo-spring-kits
Tenders only: https://www.hardlineutv.com/products/polaris-rzr-xp-1000-xp-4-1000-tender-spring-kit

This is the preload ring:

 

@Detroitdeb sent you a PM with a discount code for the Zbroz tender kit or full dual rate kit.

 

One opinion on tire pressure, is a friend of mine went to 14 inch rime and if he did not keep his pressure more on the high side, he would break his bead when gassing it hard. Big problem for over small thing!

 

By the way, Nice looking family there!

 

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