Category Archives: Polaris Sportsman

2008 Sportsman 500 HO wont run

I have a 2008 Sportsman 500 HO It will not run it turns over and after a few turn on the starter it backfire but will not start I clean the carb and the plug is firing. I ran it the day before and it ran good no problems the next day it would not start. I need some help

Brake issue

I have a 1994 Sportsman 400 4X4, my rear brakes have not worked since I traded for it. I took it apart and the the piston was stuck, I had to hammer it out. Question is that should not be that tight? The seals look good piston is smooth and inside the bore also. Any helpwould be great.

spring inserts or HD springs?

I have a 02 700 and Im a fairly large fella and Ive noticed that my front right tire is rubbing when taking left hand turns, effectively compressing the right front side suspension. Im only running 26 inch tires so they aren’t overly large, im just trying to figure out if I should put in those plastic spacers in the front springs or if I should just change out the entire spring to a fat guy set? The spacers are much more cost effective coming in less than 20 bucks. Does anyone have anything good to say about those inserts? Thanks for the input.

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’05 800 Sportsman HD Springs?

Didn’t seem to get any info on the suspension forum so thought I’d repost here.
Interested in swapping out stock springs with some HD to help with sagging rear and mushy front end in corners, not interested in a dramatic lift. Rear tires sit top toed in pretty hard, even with adjuster on highest setting. Would like something firmer especially when my wife rides with me, but not too stiff as to lose that comfortable Polaris ride. And of course front dives pretty hard on braking and cornering, even worse with any weight up there.

After researching, looks like my only options are the Polaris HD up front and EPI rears. Anyone know of any others? Not sure what the year differences were but ’05 800 seems to be excluded from most catalogs: EPI doesn’t show fronts, Polaris doesn’t show HD rears, highlifter shows neither. Anyone with any direct experience or know some parts that might fit my needs? Any help appreciated.

’05 800 Sportsman HD Springs?

Didn’t seem to get any info on the suspension forum so thought I’d repost here.
Interested in swapping out stock springs with some HD to help with sagging rear and mushy front end in corners, not interested in a dramatic lift. Rear tires sit top toed in pretty hard, even with adjuster on highest setting. Would like something firmer especially when my wife rides with me, but not too stiff as to lose that comfortable Polaris ride. And of course front dives pretty hard on braking and cornering, even worse with any weight up there.

After researching, looks like my only options are the Polaris HD up front and EPI rears. Anyone know of any others? Not sure what the year differences were but ’05 800 seems to be excluded from most catalogs: EPI doesn’t show fronts, Polaris doesn’t show HD rears, highlifter shows neither. Anyone with any direct experience or know some parts that might fit my needs? Any help appreciated.