I want to install mudlite tires on my factory 2007 aluminum rims. Will I need spacers for 26x9x12 on the front and 26x10x12 on the back. Thanks.

 

I have the stock alloy rims on my 07 sportsman 500. I just put 27x9x12 and 27x12x12 swamp lites on. Nothing was needed for the rears. The fronts needed to have the tie rod flipped. There is barely enough clearance for the stock tires on the front.

Hardest part of flipping the tie rod was getting the alignment right. A lot of fiddling with measuring and remeasuring.

Your stock rear tires should have been 26x11x12 if you had the alloy rims with pxt tires. so 26x10x12 would be no problem for the rear.

 

What crucial said is what a lot of people are doing. However, you can make it easy on yourself and buy a set of aluminum spacers, of course, it costs more than flipping the tie rod.

 

Or you can put a 3/8 washer on all front wheel studs and the tires should clear the tie rods.

 

backs will be fine front wouild be too tight w/out some sort of spacing. if you use washers as was said just becareful not to have enough threads left on the stud for a good solid fit.

 

There's still a full nut of threads on mine.

 

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

There's still a full nut of threads on mine.</end quote></div>

ive had a couple of people who told me that they put the washers on and then pulled the the threads trying to tight the wheels up is only why i mentioned it.

 

One of my riding buds did the washer routine and still had rubbing problems when in real rough terrain because of tire roll - you have to remember we all usually run 3-5 psi and the sidewalls have some give to them and when on steep inclines going up at a angle is where the sidewall give gave him problems. When in the position your in I'd either break down and buy the spacers or spend the time doing the tie rod flip & alignment, way less chance for something bad to happen. IMO