I am guessing your at the softest setting? I have mine at the softest . It does bottom out like at small jumps or stuff. I have noticed that the front is the one bottoms out only.

If you dont want to bottom out, you can go stiffer i would start by giving it to the 3rd setting and see how you like it and it if you go stiffer it will help with sag.

 

So you think going in the middle setting (3rd setting) on all 4 wheels will really help avoid bottoming out? I guess I will try it

 

What is your weight?

 

I would go 3 in the fornt and 2 in the back. Then you can adjust for preference

 

The only way to know is make some changes and ride it and adjust from there. Increasing preload only changes the initial force required to move the shock. It is physically impossible to increase spring rate, or compression by increasing preload. Don't be afraid to make adjustments to the front and back and ride it and adjust as necessary


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I was scraping rocks and stuff with the frame when I first got my quad, I maxed out the suspension stiffness, rode the same trails and never scraped on those same places.

Stiffening up the suspension all the way will give you the advertised ground clearance. It's not much of an increase, maybe an inch, if that. But it was just enough to keep me from scraping a rocks in a few spots on the trails I normally ride.

 

One thing I noticed right away was it handled way different when I maxed my front shocks.

One thing to consider....
The stiffer you make the springs the more you force the tires into the role of "springs".
If you are pushing the preload way up your tires will be working harder and that can make handling twitchy and downright dangerous.
I'm a BIG guy and my 850 runs one notch down from max.
Just try it out safely when you make changes so you don't get an unpleasant surprise.

 

One thing I noticed right away was it handled way different when I maxed my front shocks.

One thing to consider....
The stiffer you make the springs the more you force the tires into the role of "springs".
If you are pushing the preload way up your tires will be working harder and that can make handling twitchy and downright dangerous.
I'm a BIG guy and my 850 runs one notch down from max.
Just try it out safely when you make changes so you don't get an unpleasant surprise.

Can i go 2 notches on front shock and stock setting on rear will that mess anything up?

 

I have mine at 1 notch on front and rear shock lowest setting

 

Only 9 years ago to now.
Funny thing I struggle with with my
Sportsman XP1000 this because it does make the ride ruffer and less flex go over uneven terrain with to much preloaded but not enough I bottom out in the ruts .
Now I have a Scrambler XP1000 S it does do better because of longer suspension travel and higher ground clearance.