P500 25's or 26' mud tires

[miano248]

thanks works great for my needs

 

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[Shadesmn]

If you were looking at the swamp lites, did you consider the reptile radials? They are very similar to the swamp lite but are radials so they ride better and presumably wear better from what I'm told. Just put a set of 26" reptiles on my 500 last week,just haven't had much chance to test them yet.

 

[newb]

If you were looking at the swamp lites, did you consider the reptile radials? They are very similar to the swamp lite but are radials so they ride better and presumably wear better from what I'm told. Just put a set of 26" reptiles on my 500 last week,just haven't had much chance to test them yet.

I have 26" reptiles on my p500 . They did very well on some class 4 trails in AR , and are reputed to last 7 to 10 thousand miles .

 

[southforkspeedster]

I have 26" reptiles on my p500 . They did very well on some class 4 trails in AR , and are reputed to last 7 to 10 thousand miles .

Just mounted up the 26 bighorn originals. 26 9 12s o the front, 26 12 12s on the rear. They fit well, has more ground clearance, and do not feel like they sapped out the power in the high gears. I believe 26's are a good fit for the pioneer.

 

[mr4wdtrd]

go big or go home 30x8x12 with 5psi the work great still got plenty of powerView attachment 9277

That is bad***!!

 

[mr4wdtrd]

If you were looking at the swamp lites, did you consider the reptile radials? They are very similar to the swamp lite but are radials so they ride better and presumably wear better from what I'm told. Just put a set of 26" reptiles on my 500 last week,just haven't had much chance to test them yet.

I didn't look at those, I may take another look. Found some vision 550 wheels matte black and bighorns from pure off road. Still on the fence, now between the bighorns and the blackwater evolutions.

 

[mr4wdtrd]

Im not into boggy either but

They do very well. Up here in AK, I may be running mountain trails, public roads, or coastal swamps at any given time. I am not into "bogging", but have had to run through some fairly gnarly stuff in the past few months. The Ripsaws dig fast in loose dirt and mud, and clean easily. I have been very pleased with them, and would recommend them for an aggressive, all-around tire.

LOL Im not into boggy much either but lately here in south Carolina we have been nothing but flooded.

 

[Montecresto]

go big or go home 30x8x12 with 5psi the work great still got plenty of powerView attachment 9277

What's that on the dash?

 

[zxylene]

What's that on the dash?

Looks to me like a Bluetooth speaker and gave me the Idea to mount my Beats pill there with zip ties. It might not be a speaker but I still got the idea from it.

 

[rocmar]

Stay away from swamp lites,they wear really fast.

Swamp lites....do wear very fast.....

 

[Misfit88]

26's here and more than happy with them. No power problems

Just a quick dumb question, if I want to put Big Horn 26" on stock rims. What is the correct tire size fro both front and rear?

Thanks

 

[jonedmonds]

Just a quick dumb question, if I want to put Big Horn 26" on stock rims. What is the correct tire size fro both front and rear?

Thanks

I run 26 9 12 front and 26 12 12 rear

 

[miano248]

thanks it works well for the wife and i

 

[jak9922]

I love the ripsaws!!!!

 

[zxylene]

I'm trying to figure out is there a real benefit to having larger size in the rear? Not talking about women I get that, but the atv or utv. I am thinking of running same size on all 4 so I can rotate and have an easy spare.

 

[miano248]

I'm trying to figure out is there a real benefit to having larger size in the rear? Not talking about women I get that, but the atv or utv. I am thinking of running same size on all 4 so I can rotate and have an easy spare.

Well I look at it this way 4x4 aka trucks have all four tires the same size on all 4 corners so why not I a utv I followed that concept and went with 30x8x12s no spare yet all around works great

 

[zxylene]

Any rub or power loss with 30s?

 

[miano248]

Any rub or power loss with 30s?

Rubbing yes when you go lock to lock on steering wheel and no loss of power but more mile an hour

 

[Willandbill]

Rubbing yes when you go lock to lock on steering wheel and no loss of power but more mile an hour

I'm trying to figure out is there a real benefit to having larger size in the rear? Not talking about women I get that, but the atv or utv. I am thinking of running same size on all 4 so I can rotate and have an easy spare.

I run 26-12-12 rears and 26-9-12 bighorn 2.0 on the front. I'm hoping in the summer months, when I launch and retrieve my 850 lb wave runner from a muddy launch area, I'll get more traction/flotation with the wider rear tires. Never had to many problems with my Kaw 650 quad, but that had a shorter wheelbase, front diff lock, and low range. I feel real confident with my P500.

 

[p500fan]

I'm trying to figure out is there a real benefit to having larger size in the rear? Not talking about women I get that, but the atv or utv. I am thinking of running same size on all 4 so I can rotate and have an easy spare.

I'm running 27"x11"x14"s all around. Have been very happy. I didn't like the idea of two different sizes, either.