SPRING IDENTIFICATION

This was copied from apost10 May, 2006:</p>


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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">.....The dealer also gave me the heavy duty struts. I miked the spring diameter on the old and the new and the new heavy duty springs are indeed larger in diameter. Not by much, but bigger. The old ones have a white marker on the springs and the new have a red marker.</span> </p>


.......<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="background-color: yellow; color: black;"></span>White for Stock >>> Red for Heavy Duty .</span></p>


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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><font size="2">The V4219 Spring Kit includes two coil springs that must be assembled onto the original struts using special spring compression tools. The V4209 Front Heavy Load Strut Kit or the V4219 Front Heavy Load Spring Kit is required when installing a cab or golf cage on a RTV900 Utility Vehicle. The V4219 needs to be loaded on the strut. Requires special tools.
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[quote user="TWO GUNS"]Requires special tools.[/quote]</p>


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Yup! Looking at the install instructions that came with mine. Red marker on the HD springs and the special tool required are spring compressors.</p>

Just a FYI. Most car parts stores will loan you the spring compressors for free. You just have to leave your CC# (in case you don't return them) and they'll let you borrow them for a day or 2.</p>

i know auto zone will loan out tools for sure.</p>

Thanks for all the advice. My Auto Zone store has the compressor for loan. However, they were fresh out of elbow grease and did not have a shade tree I could use. Guess I"ll have to settle for a shot of WD-40 on the old elbows and pick a cloudy day. Thanks, Captain</p>

Buying the whole strut is not dramaticly more expensive. We don't mess with springs, its not worth the time. </p>


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HARBOR FREIGHT HAS A SPRING COMPRESSOR FOR $14.00 ,SPRING S RUN ABOUT $80.00, JUST SAY $100.00 -+ YOU STILL WILL SAVE $100.00 -+ TO GET THE SPRINGS AND DO IT YOUR SELF OR IF YOU BORROW ONE TOOL THAT EVEN BETTER</p>


SO MESSICK FARM EQIUP ,HOW MUCH YOU SELL THE SPRING/STRUT FOR</p>


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there ain't no way to just slide the shock or strut out of the houseing like on a hpx?thats what i did i just loosened the bolts and jacked up the front til it was the clearance i needed and then retightened the bolts and it held great.</p>