I have heard great thing about both tires and am looking to get some for my Rancher any pro's and con's you owners can give me would help me in the decision. Thanks in advance.

 

XTR, hands down. Great tread design alone, radial, ITP quality.

 

I just puy XTR's on my Outlander. I have plain mudlites on my other quad. Hands down the XTR's are way smoother. On hard packed and asphalt there was absolutely no vibration. They are a little pricey but I would highly recommend them. I had put the Mudlites on my Outlander and could definetly feel the vibration.

 

No problems with my beer claws on my rancher. Take to the technical terrain very well. A little on the heavy side but a very tough tire. I'm happy with this tire. You'll probably be happy with either of these tires.

 

Anybody Else? I will be ordering on the 1st.

 

I actually think they are smoother than my stock radials. My stocks don't have nearly the amount of lug either. I don't notice a real drop in power over the stocks either. I also kept the same stock size though.

 

Mud Lite XTRs? Not a BAD tire, but not impressive AT ALL! My buddy has the 27's on his Vinny and they ride well ( smooth ). But they are NOT very good in the mud. Cake up pretty quick. They totally killed his power. His quad still goes pretty much where he wants, but there's NO playing w/them on the trails. WAY, WAY,WAY overpriced IMHO. They do "look" really good though! Don't know about the Claws.

 

They would rob power. Aren't stocks 25" on Vinsons. I wouldn't go over stock size on any machine. The extra stress and loss of power I don't believe is worth it. As far as mud, I think they did as well as the regular lites. Yes, they are more expensive but the smooth ride when you aren't in the mud is well worth it. I think they were $30 more per tire over the regular lites.

 

Yes, stockers on the Vinny are 25's. Don't get me wrong, NOT dissing the XTRS- but for "my" money they're not worth it. On average, yeah about $30 more PER TIRE!

I agree w/ the size range vs. stock on ANY quad. 26's are as big as I'll ever go on my Vinson!

 

WOW, I have never heard of Beer Claws, they sound like a fun tire!!!!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

For the price, Bear Claws are hard to beat. XTR's just have too many mixed reviews of people loving them or hating them.