The front are stock shocks and springs from a
can-am commander.
The rear are stock shocks from the same model
commander but with high lifter springs for that commander. The only
modifications required were bushings and sleeves to fit for the rear shocks
only.
polyurethane T bushings by size
Bushing number 2056, 8 of them. They don't come in
metric, only standard. They are roughly 24mm OD but need to fit in a 23mm ID
shock eye. It's a tight fit. Inside of the bushing is 14mm ID.
STEEL PRECISION TUBE 14mm OD x 300mm
LONG 1mm WALL by RB3offroad
Loose bottom knuckle bolt and remove top
knuckle/a-arm bolt to gain room to access. Remove stock Honda shocks, push the
stock bushings out of Can-Am shocks using a large and small socket in a bench
vice. Then push the new bushing into the shock eyelet using the included grease
and a bench vice. Place a socket on one end of the shock eye to push the
bushing through. Then grease the 40mm long sleeve and push that into the
bushing in the same manner. They will be a tight fit, push hard and use a good
vice.
It will look like this when finished:
The new bushings will stretch and be approximately
40mm after being pressed into the shock eyelets so they make a hard fit into
the shock mounting points. Some "persuading" with a small crow bar,
hammer or screwdriver and I was able to get them into place. If need be you can
always spread the mounts slightly. To bolt the knuckle back in on top you'll
have to compress the shock a bit by either lowering it onto something or
jacking the bottom of the knuckle up then slip the bolt through.