I've put in an order for 04 cat 400i. I am planning to up grade my tires and the leading contender is the itp 589m/s in 26-9-12 & 26-12-12. I want to maintain easy steering, and deep snow and mud capibility. I at first was going with mud lites in 26-10-12 & 26-12-12, but I'm concerned about ease of steering after reading some other posts concerning mude lites. What are thoughts on the right tire and size. Thanks

 

my gators work awsome, smooth ride with 3psi air.great in the mud snow on any terrane there awsome. GATOR'S rule.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Check out Highlifter's tire & wheel chart for a good reference. Gives you the weight on about everything they sell.

 

i think 26-10 mudlites would not be that hard to steer. those tires are relatively new though so i would cruise around the forums and do searches on the subject. i do know they perform great and i will probly get mudlites for my next set.

 

I have an 03 400i and I put on the 589's I just went with stock size though, they seem to work extremely well, a little rough at really low speeds on hard ground but not annoying, as for steering it is still really easy. Plus they look mean [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

doober.------------try letting some air out of them bring them down to 3 to 3 1/2psi you'll notice big differance in the ride and they'll work better also.

 

You think I should go that low??? I was going to try 4-4.5 and see how that works, I am at 5 now I think but not really sure, I always double on mine so I dont want to go to low on pressure. bUt i guess it is easy enough to put more in anyways.

 

Yup, i got a 10 dollar 12v pump. Just in case. And a 3 dollar guage.

 

i run 3psi in my Gators and it works great.my freind has a honda 450 forman with 589s and hes running 3psi also. hes the gut the told me to let more air out. they have a 6ply rateing so its a thick side wall.just go to canadian tire and get one of those 10 doller air compressors and a tire gauge and then you can play with it till its the way you like it.

 

I dropped it down to 4 psi, I have one of those 9$ air compressors so I can take it with me. My tires were at 5.5 psi so maybe that drop will make a big difference?