I recently purchased a 07 Wolverine and I'm interested in finding some other tire for it that will give it a smoother ride with a lot less chop and bounce. The only tire I've found so far is a Mud Lite, but I don't really want such an aggressive tire. There seems to be a shortage of 23" tires that I can find in both a front tire and rear tire configuration to maintain the 4wd axle ratio between the front and rear. I like ITP Trac Stars, but they don't make it in a 23" and can't find it in a 22" in the front to match a 22" rear set. What have people used as a OEM replacement tire?

 

It's almost impossible to find 23's anywhere,I have a 03 wolverine and went 24's on the front and 25's on the rear..The Mudlites are lighter then most 6 ply tire,so you dont lose low end much at all,but they have a heavy tread..I can run my wolverine wide open on the road and cant tell them between the OEM that it came with,at lower speeds you can feel the tread a little but I would recommend the mudlites,in mud you cant beat them..But what ever you choose you will need to go 24's and 25's most likely ..

 

ams makes 23 inch swampfoxes for both front in rear. i wouldnt say they are as good as mudlites but definitely close and they are the right size

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: toddmh

It's almost impossible to find 23's anywhere,I have a 03 wolverine and went 24's on the front and 25's on the rear..The Mudlites are lighter then most 6 ply tire,so you dont lose low end much at all,but they have a heavy tread..I can run my wolverine wide open on the road and cant tell them between the OEM that it came with,at lower speeds you can feel the tread a little but I would recommend the mudlites,in mud you cant beat them..But what ever you choose you will need to go 24's and 25's most likely ..</end quote></div>

I don't want to use a heavier or a larger tire size because a larger and/or heavier will more than likley lug the motor even more. I know a softer tire would help the ride in the rea a great deal because mine is very rough going over rocks and roots. I see there are a couple sport 4wd tires but they're all 25" or 26" tires. With as many tire manufacturers as there are, I can't believe there aren't more options in this size.

 

hehe looked at the swampfox they are golf cart tires lol..

I did not put them on the scale But I bet the mudlites weigh less then a brand new OEM,I can see what you are saying about size but..With mine I lost nothing in power(that I can tell)..I'm board so I will check around and see what I can find..BTW my 03 Wolverine is 100% OEM but the tires

 

here you go check these out..This is where I bought my tires,great store

http://www.4atvtires.com/tireSearch.php

 

swamp foxes are golf cart tires? theyr pretty good tires iv seen them on my buddies quad

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: 07Wolvey450

swamp foxes are golf cart tires? theyr pretty good tires iv seen them on my buddies quad</end quote></div>

hehe after checking I see they make atv tires also,damn google search first 10 links were for golf cart tires lol