I'm fixin' up my new ATV. I plan to make it look better and function better while I'm at it. I already got my lift kit installed and my winch installed. Now I'm getting some HighLifter Lite chrome wheels. My question is...which tires should I go with? I have 25s in the rear, 24s up front stock. I'm thinking about going with 26s out back and 25s in the front on the new wheels. I'm looking at the GBC Gator tires as a possibility. They look like they'd dig in mud real good. Anybody here have them? Can anyone comment on their performance?

 

I don't have Gators but I have Mud Bugs which are very close in tread pattern. I really am impressed in how well they hook up. The would be a great tire in any condition!

 

I have ITP 589's There is not a better tire for the mud

 

I have 26" Gators on my 400. I dont think the tires will match up right on your quad because the 25" Gators have a shallower tread than the 26". As far as how they perform though they are an awesome tire.The 6 ply is great for puncture resistance.They are great in mud and on hardpack.They do feel like tractor tires at speeds below 5 mph,but at riding speed they are fine.Hope this helps.

 

That's very useful info. Thanks! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] Anybody else use them too?

 

i have the 28s on my cat 500i and i think thay are the best all round tire out there.
i love my gators
and i beleive thay work better then the mud lites.
im also goin to be putting up some new pics later on tonight or tomorow and theres some shots of me going through some pretty nasty mud.
you should check them out.

 

i posted some new pics of me and my buds going through some mud.
now you can see my gators and my two buddys mud lites on there grizzlys and my buddys 450 kodiacs bear claws in action.

 

The Gators look awesome! Nice pics..

 

My dad runs 27x10 gators front and rear on is 04 400. Has the vision Aluminum wheels and it not only Looks fricken mean but is great for off roading. Took it up dear hunting this year and if we had the stock tires on i don't think we would have made it to a few places we did without useing the winch. I would highly reccomend the gators. Pretty smooth ride on hardpack as well. No clearance issues either. Climbing huge rock slabs stump jumping and stuff is a blast with that thing!

 

I have 26" Maxxis Mud Bugs.They have a nearly identical tread pattern as the Gators and I love them.I think you would be better off with the Bugs as the tread depth on their 25" and below are deeper than the Gators.But that is just my opinion.

Vince