I am trying to decide on whether or not to put a 27" XT bigfoot kit on my AC 500 or 26" Sur traks big foot kit with lift kit. I don't want to put the lift kit on with the Blackwaters because I am afraid it will five me too much height and make the machine top heavy. Any opinions on this will by appreciated.

 

What are you getting these tires for? For mud riding? Trail Riding? Getting them because of there price?

If you get the XT kit (without the liftkit), it will be shorter than the 26 inchers with a liftkit. The lift kit adds 1 1/2- 2 inches to the frame and seat height. The 27 inchers only add a 1/2 an inch.

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I decided to get the 26" tires with the lift kit because I put the 27" XTs on my '98 cat and I could tell it really strained it. I decided to go with 26-12x12 bearclaws on aluminum.

 

Hey, this is Mark from Blountville, TN. I am looking for Rob Ervin. I was going to email you and tell you where I ride, but that was before ATV connection destroyed the web site and erased you from the face of the earth. Are you still out there???

 

Before ATV connection did their housecleaning, someone posted a message about cross referencing a fram oil filter for the LT500 Suzuki. I would like to know what the number on that filter is if anyone out there has it because those cat filters are expensive.

 

Are you for real? 27 inchers straining an Arctic Cat 500? Your joking, right? The only thing that ever strained my 500 was pulling a 2500 pound trailer with my parking brake on (oooops).

Where you get the Aluminum wheels from?
How much you pay?

What is your e-mail? I have the Part number for the filter. I can E-mail mail you the part number.




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The 27" tires on steel wheels put strain on my 454 AC. I wasn't terrible strain, but I could still tell that it was there. I just don't want to take that chance with my 500, so that's why i'm getting aluminum wheels. I'm looking into getting them from chaparral in California. I bought my blackwaters on steel from rockymountainatv.com, but chaparral seems to be a little cheaper, plus, they charge a flat rate shipping. By the way, my email is mdunaway@prodigy.net. I would appreciate that part number for the filter. Thanks

 

You might be able to find the spacers at highlifter.com, but it's been my experience that most dealers don't stock parts for the AC or are out of stock on parts. This should not be a problem because the machines have been around for almost five years. I guess that dealers don't thiink that anyone is buying them.
The 2000 AC 500s come in red or green according to the brochure on the 2000 models, and the dealer confirmed this. I have already paid for the 500. I'm just waiting on him to obtain one. He said he could have it in 7 days. By the way, where do you get the steel rings for the douglas rims?

 

Do you have spacer for the front?

If you don't, the front tires will rub on the shocks when turning hard.

Don't forget the 500 has good bit more power than the 454. I know that in some places that you would normaly use 2nd on the 454 you can use 3rd or even 4th on the 500.

I am thinking of getting 27-10-12 Vampires or 26-12-12 Swampers if I can find some 1/2 inch or 1 inch spacers. You know wh sells spacers that small in the Arctic Cat/Banshee
rear bolt circle?


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As far as I know, Highlifter only cares 3-inch spacers. 3-inches is way to wide for the trails I ride and I want to stay al least a little clean when mud riding.

The reason there aren't many aftermarket parts for Arctic Cats is because not many people are buying them. Arctic Cat is 6th in the ATV sales.

Did Arctic Cat change the Foot brake on the 2000 model? Where is the fuel Petcock? How much is the Msrp on the 2000 model?

The rings aren't steel. They're aluminum. You can buy them and weld them to the wheel your self or you buy the wheels with the rings already welded on. The make them as strong, if not stronger than, steel wheels. Ask Rocky Mountain, Highlifter, James Lucky, etc. They should have them.