Tire size question

[Cmenke89]

How big of a tire can you or should you go on a factory talon 1000x-4? I had a mishap this weekend and somehow got a hole in the sidewall of both front tires. A buddy of mine has a set of 31s but I don’t know if that would mess up the transmission or anything like that.
Any and all info is appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[PaulF]

You will get opinions all over the place on that questions. Here are the facts...

31's will work OK, just keep in mind...

• They might rub slightly on full left turn at full compression. Try to stick with more positive offset wheels to reduce any rubbings. Use +45 mm offset or greater up front.
• If you want it square like the factory (same front/rear width), use 40 mm LESS offset wheels in the Rear or use the same offset wheels all the way around and 1.5" spacers in the rear.
• Avoid the stock rear wheels, they will get easily damaged when you go to a narrower tire like a 9.5 or 10".
• You will notice a power loss. At your Missouri altitude (~800 feet), it will be minor. At 5,000+ feet it will be quite noticeable. Just use low when trying to do anything that needs more torque (like rock crawling).
• Your transmission may shift funny at first but the DCT has some adaptive learning and will adapt somewhat to most driving conditions. Just override shift when needed.
• Your speedo will be off by about 10%. You can live with that or get a speedo corrector.
• Don't overinflate. A lot of the tires out there are capable of handling a lot more weight than a Talon. Determine your loaded weight and calculate your tire pressure according to the max load of the tire. Your Talon's weight distribution is about 45/55 front to rear.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

How big of a tire can you or should you go on a factory talon 1000x-4? I had a mishap this weekend and somehow got a hole in the sidewall of both front tires. A buddy of mine has a set of 31s but I don’t know if that would mess up the transmission or anything like that.
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Mine runs great with 31’s.

Low range is your friend.