What about the alignment??

[supercon]

I just got a 3" RD lift for my 07 Rinny. Will I need and alignment after I put it on? Also I have about 50lbs of extra armor and winch on my machine and I am no small guy at 250. Should I buy some overloads to put on it as well? Im no hard core mudder just mostly trail rides 5 or 6 times a year and some yard duty. Your input is apprec...... Thanks

[OnlyPolaris]

you might need an alignment. i would try turning your shocks up all the way first. also when you put the lift on the changed anle of the shocks usually makes the ride a bit stiffer to.

[littlegrasshopper]

Can't turn the shocks up on a Rincon. You sould at least check your toe me and a couple guys that have this lift had to adjust ours. As far as overloads you should be fine , I ride 2up alot and it squats a little but with the lift the suspension geometry changes quite a bit which in turn makes the suspension a little stiffer. I have some added weight too with skids, bumpers,radio,winch,alot of gear, and a cooler full of Beer (no problems at all)!

[supercon]

with the lift the suspension geometry changes quite a bit which in turn makes the suspension a little stiffer.!

Well when you say stiffens the ride. Explain about how much stiffer. Yeah I get the geometry thing but will it make it uncomfortable hard or still has good flex??????

[mac102004]

Still has good flex. HL's overload springs suck. Might want to look into some Works shocks or something like the 3 way pre-load adjusters you can buy on eBay.

[littlegrasshopper]

Mine still has good flex. If you want to associate this with #s more a second with 0 being no added stiffness and 10 being rock hard, I would say the RD makes the difference about a 2 maybe a 3. Just enough stiffer that you can tell it but not enough to affect the handling. Not to say that the handing is not affected but its b/c of the higher center of gravity and not so much the stiffness that it added. My suspension will still bottom out in the rear if I am loaded down pretty bad and I can feel the front suspension bottom out on the end of a wheelie sometimes (but not often).