The factory springs on my 2000 450es seemed pretty soft to me. I just put 27" Mud Lites on it last weekend and the bike would sit about the right height (CV joints at a good angle) without me on it. But when I'd sit on it the springs would sag and drop at least 1". I didn't want to do a lift kit cause the front CV binding issues some have had when the weight comes off the front end. The new springs hold the bike a tiny bit higher than the stock springs but the great thing is it doesn't drop much when I get on it. I really like the ride and handling with the new springs.
That being said I would never install springs myself again. Maybe if I had some super cool tool to compress the springs, but maybe not even then. I highly recommend the springs, just pay someone else to install them. I used a 20ton press and a bearing splitter to compress mine, never again.
http://www.highlifter.com/store/liftsprings.html
Going to try and install my Warn 424 tomorrow. Hope it's easier than this was.
That being said I would never install springs myself again. Maybe if I had some super cool tool to compress the springs, but maybe not even then. I highly recommend the springs, just pay someone else to install them. I used a 20ton press and a bearing splitter to compress mine, never again.
http://www.highlifter.com/store/liftsprings.html
Going to try and install my Warn 424 tomorrow. Hope it's easier than this was.