Adjusting Suspension (Standard Shocks)

Preload Adjustment

When to Adjust:

• Front preload adjustment - increase preload if operating with front attachment or under heavy load condition.
• Rear preload adjustment - increase preload if operating under heavy load condition.

How to Adjust:

1. Park the machine safely. (See Parking Safely in SAFETY.)

2. Check tire pressure. Adjust to specification if needed.

3. Block tire not intended to be lifted off the ground.

4. Raise the machine with a safe lifting device and lower machine onto jack stands or other stable support.

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   Picture Note: Front shock shown, rear adjustment is the same.

   Using the supplied spanner wrench, increase or decrease spring compression as required for cargo load.

   1. Loosen jam nut (A).

   2. Fit spanner wrench to adjusting ring (B).

   3. Rotate threaded adjuster to increase or decrease static spring compression as needed. Adjust spring compression equally at each side of the front or rear axle.

   4. Tighten jam nut (A).

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6. Avoid injury! Be sure that both front shock preload collars are set to the same position. Be sure that both rear shock preload collars are set to the same position.

   Repeat this operation on all shocks as needed.

7. Remove supports and lower machine.

8. Measure chassis height from a flat surface to the bottom of the frame behind the front wheels in the front and to the bottom of the rear hitch plate in the rear. The measured distances should be nearly equal at the front or rear.