P500 MIXED MESSAGES ON TIRE SIZE & BEARING STRESS

[rocmar]

1" spacer...puts stress on bearing..
but 29.5 OutLaws...are great ...alot
of weight close to ground....
OutLaw owner said...the weight
was 2 times that of stock wheel
& tire...?,.....
....
just saying....IMO

 

[Admin]

 

[rocmar]

So...does a 1" spacer
put more stress on
bearing than a wheel
& tire over 2 times the
weight of stock

 

[bigbore]

So...does a 1" spacer
put more stress on
bearing than a wheel
& tire over 2 times the
weight of stock

(Edit)

A spacer is going to move the load further out from the bearing, more stress I would think. How much more and how detrimental IDK. A larger-(Edit) diameter- tire on the same "offset" shouldn't put more stress on the bearing but if you go too large they'll start to stress the drive train.

 

[Montecresto]

A spacer is going to move the load further out from the bearing, more stress I would think. How much more and how detrimental IDK. A larger tire on the same "offset" shouldn't put more stress on the bearing but if you go too large they'll start to stress the drive train.

That's what the engineer says. Not so much about weight as pushing load out farther with spacers. A 56" or 60" machine is the answer for the faint of heart when it comes to the tippy Honda P5.

 

[rocmar]

A spacer is going to move the load further out from the bearing, more stress I would think. How much more and how detrimental IDK. A larger tire on the same "offset" shouldn't put more stress on the bearing but if you go too large they'll start to stress the drive train.

Don't know the width
of the outlaws
but pic showed them
& they were wide
to me...IMO
A wider heavy tire would
stress bearings as well

 

[rocmar]

A wider tire a bigger tire
Double the weight
would damage more
than bearing....
Used spacers on many ATV with no issue

 

[rocmar]

A spacer is going to move the load further out from the bearing, more stress I would think. How much more and how detrimental IDK. A larger tire on the same "offset" shouldn't put more stress on the bearing but if you go too large they'll start to stress the drive train.

Doesn't a wider tire
move more weight out

 

[rocmar]

Engineer sits in office
drawing on paper...
I go by hands on...

 

[rocmar]

Work for phone
company for over
30 yrs....
I know all about
engineer's

 

[bigbore]

Doesn't a wider tire
move more weight out

As long as the rim offset remains the same it shouldn't. You will add as much width to the inside as the outside.

 

[rocmar]

As long as the rim offset remains the same it shouldn't. You will add as much width to the inside as the outside.

These tires stuck out...
don't know off set

 

[rocmar]

I looked when getting my wheel package
& to go wider...which much do...cause
there so tippy...you have to change
off set

 

[bigbore]

A wider tire a bigger tire
Double the weight
would damage more
than bearing....
Used spacers on many ATV with no issue

I'm not an advocate for going too big on aftermarket tires.

 

[Gator]

Engineer sits in office
drawing on paper...
I go by hands on...

As an engineer, with a little common sense. (go ahead)
Yes, moving the load away from the bearing increases the stress on the bearing. No, it doesn't matter if it's offset rims or spacers.

IT AIN'T ENOUGH TO MATTER.

Add the spacers or offset rims. The added stability and fun outweighs the risk.

 

[Montecresto]

As long as the rim offset remains the same it shouldn't. You will add as much width to the inside as the outside.

Yep. I went 1" wider tires when I went from stock to Bighorn, yet the P5 only got 1" wider because half the extra width went to the inside.

 

[rocmar]

As an engineer, with a little common sense. (go ahead)
Yes, moving the load away from the bearing increases the stress on the bearing. No, it doesn't matter if it's offset rims or spacers.

IT AIN'T ENOUGH TO MATTER.

Add the spacers or offset rims. The added stability and fun outweighs the risk.

So to you...they both
stress bearings....
Thanks. Wat I thought

 

[rocmar]

26 bighorns
are not 26" With
8 psi
to reach 26"
Maximum psi
needed

 

[rocmar]

26" Maxxis Cero's
max psi 18
25 1/4" with 12psi

 

[trigger]

I put spacers on mine and have never once worried about the stress on the wheel bearings.
If I do wear them out prematurely...oh well it was worth the stability.
If you go up, you should go out. As for bigger tires, I've never had a problem turning mine.

 

[Montecresto]

As an engineer, with a little common sense. (go ahead)
Yes, moving the load away from the bearing increases the stress on the bearing. No, it doesn't matter if it's offset rims or spacers.

IT AIN'T ENOUGH TO MATTER.

Add the spacers or offset rims. The added stability and fun outweighs the risk.

I'm sure that's true, but bearing stress isn't the only reported problems people have had with spacers. Offset wheels are a better way to achieve a wider wheel base.