I have a red '04 grizzly and mostly trail ride fast. and do some mudding not that much and i was wondering which tires to get holeshot atr or mudlites?? and what size would be good. I want a wider stance for better conering

 

i would say mudlites these a thread in the kawi forum about atr's and bighorns and they say the atr's suck in mud

 

Just mounted a brand new set of 27s Gators on my 04 red grizzly 660and took it out today and man do they ride nice and chew the mud up and spit it out. Very slight wheel spin loss not much though Get the Gators you will not be sorry you can find them on ebay a whole set like I did cheeper then anywhere else I did alot of searching

 

What do you want to do with these tires? Mud, trail, all around? I'm looking at holeshot ATRs and Bighorns right now, but I don't need a mud tire, cause I have 27" claws mounted on another set of rims. I'm looking for something to go on the stock rims that won't suck power, will do good on dirt (cause mud tires suck at climbing, they just dig), and something that doesn't weigh much at all.

 

mostly a good trail and all around tire. I'm use to riding my 400ex through the trails fast. now I i've been riding the grizz more then the 400ex so i guess i'm more of a sport utility guy. I'm ridinng and jumping my grizz like its a sport bike. now i'm starting to think about selling the 400 and using the money for a clutch kit, hmf exhaust and someother mods [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

If you're replacing stockers and want it to still be quick, keep weight in mind. ATR's, Badlands, stuff like that. Mudlites aren't really that light when you compare them to those non-mud tires. As far as a wider stance is concerned, the only way you are really going to accomplish that is with spacers or an aftermarket rim. I love the way my Delta's offset the quad. I want spacers to go with the stock rims, but at $160, I might as well just buy another set of rims. Those spacers are too damn high.

I'm going to need tires myself before long, and I want to keep the weight down so its still quick. I really like the Bighorns better than anything, but they are a little heavier than I want, and you can't get the bias ply anymore. Radial is nice, but I've never had anything other than bias ply, so I can't say that they are junk.

 

so i could put 9" atr fronts on a 10" c6 rim??? would that be a problem??? Cause i'm definatly getting new rims when i buy tires

 

Why would you put a 10" rim on a Grizzly anyway? It won't even fit. You would have to have a 12" tall rim, and you can put any tire on it that is a 12" tire. (the 12 being the last number on the tire size 25x8-12)

 

OK heres my thoughts on this, I ride a 1997 & 2002 Sportsman 500's. I ride on a lot of dry hard trails with broken rock, some mud, sometimes fairly serious and some snow. I average 15 miles a day on a quad, every day. The first se of aftermarket tires I got were GBC Gators, great in the mud but they are kinda heavy and you definatly feel the lugs hit the ground when on the hard stuff. They are very durable though, hold up very well in the broken rock. I bought some ATR's to run in the summer to save some wt, noticed better gas mileage with them and they do fair in the mud. They seem to be holding up ok, no cuts or gouges from the rocks. They are increadibly smooth riding and their grip is unbeliveable when climbing on the big rocks or over big trees. I just got a set of mud lites, I might have 70 miles on them, they ride smooth, I think they are about the same or a tiny bit better in the mud than the ATR's. Haven't tried them in the rocks yet but I think they will be good, seem pretty soft. They are much liter than the Gators close to the ATR's.
I really like the ATR's, the ride is great and traction is good they just spin a bit more in the mud and don't dig down like my gators or the mud lites.

I average 2500-3000 miles a year so the ride was the big selling point on the ATR's
hope this helps


1997 Sportsman 500: 25" Mud lites, winch, hand warmers, 2200miles
2002 Sportsman 500ho: 25" Gators or ATR's, winch, hand warmers, 5200miles
2000 Trail Boss: 22" Black Waters, hand warmers, no odometer but 5000-6000miles