Anyone running Titan 589's out there. I am thinking of going to 26" ones for my Rancher ES, and wonder how they perform. I think they will be good for all around riding. mud/hardpack/etc.
What do you think?

 

I'm planning on running Titan 589's as soon as I wear down my stock tires some more. It'll probably be next spring. A couple of week ends ago I was with a bunch of machines. One machine was running Titan 589's and he was performing in mud as well as Vamps and Goodyear Mudrunners. The 589's were outperforming both the other brand tires on hardpack and loose hills. The 589's are the tire for me!!!

 

I have 589's 27x11x12 all the way around I have had no problems and they have never let me down, my buddy has 600 miles of road, rock and mud on his and they barely show any wear. I would highly recomend them. Next time though I would get the 9" fronts, instead of the 11".

 

Aczr2k:
Are the actual measurements pretty close to the 27x11x12? I'm guessing they're just a little too much to steer up front, not that they rub the shocks, is that correct? And for my favorite question; was there much of a noticeable power loss?

 

I have the 589s however, I kept the same stock size of 25".If I recall at the time Titan did not have a 26" you had to goto 27" and I did not feel I really needed that much tire.
When I got the 589s I purchased a set of extra wheels for the 589s.That way I can change back to the 489s if only on hard pack or rocky trails.
The 25" 589s perform very well for me.Also they perform pretty good on hard packed trails.

 

What kind of machine are you running the Titans on? And ,like cowboy, I'd like to know if there is any noticable loss of power. I think I will go with the 25" ...I don't want to do a lift kit and they will be on a 350 Rancher so i will get some different ,lighter wheels.

 

I have a friends who are running 589's and love them. Some of them have had other deep lug tires and not been near as happy with them as the 589's. The only draback that I see is that they are a wider tire and will add a couple of inches to your overall width. If you ride narrow trails the added width can jerk the steering at times.

 

I have a y2k 500 manual. I put them on ITP wheels and yes it did make it wider, too wide actually to put two wheelers on a 8 ft trailer. It steers better than the stock tires, due to not as much tire being in contact with the ground. I haven't run into any problems on the trail because of the increased width, I am able to go anywhere my buddy with the 25's can go. You can really tell the height difference in the mud ruts. Where he is dragging on the skid plate I usually don't. I haven't measured them to compare with posted vs. actual measurements. I could next week and let you know, I am only running 6-7 lbs of air.

If you are riding hard in alot of big bumps you can bottom out the tire into the fender. The worst that will happen is that you will pop some plastic rivets on the flair. I think it could be avoided by running the 9's up front. I don't have a lift kit but I am planning on adding some spacers to the shocks.

And now for the ever famous "loss of power" question. YES there is a loss of power, it does pull harder on the softer trails, in places you used to be able to run in 3rd (high) now you might have to run in 2nd. But I am a larger rider so you smaller guys won't notice it as much. The loss of power is a small price to pay for the much increased traction. In deep sticky gumbo mud it does take longer to get the big ones loose but so far it hasn't created a problem. You can still get stuck but usually it isn't lack of traction it is becuase you are hung up.

We are going to a ATV mud run this week and will find out how they compare with other tires. Last year an Arctic won and hopefully will again. We are going with some AC engineering guys and some factory machines, it should be a good time.

Sorry for the long post! Hope I answered your questions.
Aczr2k

 

Aczr2k:
Thanks, great post! I'm a little confused how a 27x11x12 steers easier with less tire contact on the ground, but I imagine the 9's would be even better steering yet. Not sure if it would make much difference, but I'm sure they'd be a little lighter too. I'm affraid the weight issue is affecting me as well. I carry a lot of weight on the 'Cat, and I'm tipping the scales around 230, so she's got a load on regardless of how you look at it.

Thanks again!

Mike

 

I am running 26x10x12 on the front and 26x12x12 on the back of my stock wheels on a Rubicon. They ride very good on hardpack and do great in the mud. I think the narrower tire will steer easier for you in the front.