i have a 04.5 sp 500 HO and i am thinkin of replacing them with either another set of rawhides or going with mudbugs.. i just dontwanna loose too much reliablity and or power... any thoughts or ideas would be great.. thanks

DAN

 

If you really liked the Rawhides, & want to keep the same kind of tires on the fronts & rears, ( IMO, the best set up, for all around use, will have different treads on the front & rears... I never run the same tread front & rears, except for mud racing ), then step up to the 26" or 27" Mudrunners... they'll do anything the Rawhides will do, only better, including the ride quality... if you are looking to spend less money, try the GBC Mud Hogs... nearly the same tire as the Mudrunners, but may perform a little better on hardpack, but as a trade off, will probably wear a little faster than the Mudrunners ( the Mudrunners wear like iron )... If you can get out of the rut of putting the same tires on the fronts & rears, you'll find no better combo for trails & mud, than Mud Lites on the fronts, & Mudrunners, Mud Hogs, or Interco Vampires on the rears... If you truely are the "MUDKING19", then you would want to replace them with High Lifter Outlaw's, Interco Vamp's or EDL's, or Maxxis Mudzilla's...

 

Yea im just scared of losing too much power runnin the outlaws .. and i dont wanna lose tooo much reliablitly .. ive finally got a lift kit on it.. so maybe i should be able to run outlaws... any help or opinons will help .. thanks

Dan

 

IMO, there are 3 "real" mud tires, that is the Outlaws, EDL's, & Zilla's ( I have however beaten all these tires at several mud bogs, ( my 1st year ), with a set of 26" Mudrunners )... I currently run a set of 28" Zilla's... If you play in the mud 50% & trail 50%, the Vamps will suit you well... of course so would the any of the tires I listed in my 1st post...

If you have been thinking about the Outlaws, don't be afraid of a set of 25" or 26"... I have seen a set of 25" beat everyone else at a mud bog ( including 28" Outlaws ), except me that day ( I was running the Zilla's that day )... they were mounted on a 600 Polaris, & he beat out several other bigger Sportsman's, Prairies, etc... sometimes you just have to have the power to turn over the tires fast enough...