I am new to the ATV world this fall. I bought a very lightly used '04 Polaris 500 HO ATP (w/ 2500 lb Warn winch and a 5' Glacier plow) as a small UTV more than recreation. It's perfect for what I use it for: plowing snow and pulling a small tilt-bed trailer and log arch through the woods.

I have some questions:

I have stock 25x11-12 tires in back and stock 25x8-12 tires in front. What is the offset of the stock '04 wheels? Are front and back both 7" wide? I know they have a 4/156 bolt pattern, but what is the offset? Same front and rear?
I am thinking about ITP 12x7 rims with 4/156 bolt pattern 4+3 offset and I want to know if they are the same size as stock rims.

Also, will accessories for the Sportsman 500 HO fit my '04 ATP? What are the differences between the ATP and Sportsman (other than solid axle vs. IRS) that I need to be aware of?

 

OK, I just learned from another thread that the '04 ATP is based on the Magnum, not the Sportsman. Based on rim application info on ATV parts & accessories web sites, that doesn't matter for wheels. Is that correct? Will 12x7, 4/156, 4+3 wheels fit the ATP the same as stock?

 

Arent the rear wheels a different bolt pattern than the front? The magnums had 10 inch rear wheels and larger studs and nuts than the sportsmans, at least the older ones did.

 

Both front and back wheels are 12" and the bolt pattern measures the same. This could be one example of where the ATP borrows from the Sportsman and not the Magnum.

 

Sportsmans used 10" rear wheels and 12" fronts just like the Magnum for several years, then they switched to 12 and 12. I think all shaft drive Polaris ATVs use the same bolt pattern front and rear and I heard it's the same as the RZR and maybe other Rangers too. Chain drive rear lugs are a lot bigger.

I thought that any wheels that fit a Magnum or Sportsman would probably fit the ATP too, but when I checked Polaris Parts they have different front and rear wheels before and after 1/12/04. Figure out if it was made before or after that date and you can click on "usage" to find other models that use the same wheels. Then order wheels to fit whatever the other models are. http://parts.polarisind.com/Browse/Browse.asp