First and foremost I did contact highlifter seeking technical advice this issue, but they were unable to help me.

I purchased a lift kit for my grizzly. The part number is correct and all of the hardware appears to be correct as well.

After installing the block to the front a-arm, I found the a-arm does not drop low enough for the base of the shock to fit into the block. I suspect that the axle is the reason it won’t bend any further. The only option I could see to make the shock fit into the block would be to compress the shock. Now aside from that being a total PITA to do, it occurs to me that compressing the shock would result in even greater downward force on the axle.

I am wondering if that is truly what needs to be done for the install, or if there is some sort of compatibility issue between the lift kit hardware and my machine.