I am thinking about buying some ITP type 5 or 6 wheels for my BF. I see that the type 5 are billed as weighing 7.5 pounds but when it comes to the type-6 all it ever says is substantial weight saving over the type-5. What is the weight of a type-6, anyone know? Also are the type-6 clear coated like the type -5. Need the help hate to think a substantial weight savings might only be 1 ounce or something. Something just keeps telling me if it was really allot like a pound they would state that.
Thanks

 

I was looking at ITP's website today (www.itptires.com) and what I noticed mostly was the type 5 have a heavier outside flange. Since we both live in rock country, I would think the type 5 would be better. I can't imagine the weight difference to be that much. I'm not sure I could tell a pound per wheel anyway???

 

I agree it is doubtful that you could tell the difference in the weight. With the weight it is more of an advertising issue I am curious since they state substantial weight savings but don't list it. My guess is that it is very little that is why it isn't listed. I do know that a clear coat is critical. The polished raw aluminum looks nasty very quickly unless you want to polish the things all the time. Also here in Ca we ride in areas that have had all sorts of different mining done in the past and sometimes you come upon some dirt and just have to wonder what is that stuff and what ever it is will give an aluminum wheel without clear coat a whole new look. Still really tossing the idea around as to whether to even change the wheels. I have a friend with aluminum wheels and they look really bad from the rocks. The insides look like a shot gun hit them not counting the cuts. On my old Quad once a year I would just give the wheels a sanding and re-shoot some paint, can't do that with aluminum. Also I guess if we were really concerned with weight we wouldn't mount the monster winch on the front, those aren't exactly light. All of the young rocks are coming out now that we have had some rain just waiting to eat up Quads, Skid plating now that is critical.

 

Even the ITP Deltas I had on my 400 got beat up some...not nearly like the aluminum ones did. The Deltas weigh a lot more than the factory aluminum wheels, but I can't say that I noticed the difference on my 400 and I rode it pretty hard. I really like the looks of the new type 5s, but I can't justify them around here. I'm sure they'd look awful a year from now. Guess I'd rather have Deltas with a couple of rim dings than have type 5s that are trashed.

Can't help you on the clear coat. Can you email ITP on their website and let us know here?

 

I'll let you know the weight, I have emailed them but they haven't responded as yet I just really want to know what substantial means to them my guess is it isn't much or what a person would actually consider substantial. Do you have allot of riding places there in Utah? I live in a great area we have hundreds of miles of old trail and back roads I guess the biggest thing here is ATV riders keep search and rescue busy, they get lost all the time and run out of fuel.

 

Hey here is a place that even beats the price on the big horns from Nebraska tire.
www.atvtiresplus.com/pages/4/
They sell the horns delivered for 320.00 that is for 25"

 

Thanks for the info on the Bighorns. I think I'll just get my bighorns from Rockymountainatv here in Utah. 4 25"ers to my door are $320.33 which includes Utah sales tax. I might just pick them up at their store 90 miles from here for $287. I'll bet they can ship them to CA for $310??? They're out of stock, but I'm in no hurry this time of year. Nebraska tire is $286 for 4, but my daughter would have to pay sales tax of another $20 plus swing around there to pick them up. I know they'll be heavy mounted on Deltas with 16 oz. of HD Slime in each one, but I'm pretty sure I won't have any flats either. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

65% if Utah is owned by the federal government. You can ride forever around here. There are 250 miles of dedicated atv trails in the National Forest NE of Logan Utah that go into Idaho. Also the Piute trail system in Southern Utah has 750 miles of dedicated atv trails. I like to ride near Vernal (NE Utah). I have a buddy there. We can ride in the desert at 5000' or head to the high country (11,000' in places). If it's hot and dry we ride high and if the weather is cooler we head to the desert. It's nothing to put 100 miles on in a day here. It's kinda funny reading other posts about performance testing their atvs..."I don't worry about riding fast, 'cuz there aren't any places here that we can go flat out". I am blessed to say that we can ride for miles flat out if we want to. The local sheriff department near Vernal doesn't mind us riding on rural blacktop as long as we wear helmets, keep the headlights on and stay to the right edge of the road. We can't just take off on a 20 mile scenic tour on blacktop, but if we need to buzz 5 miles down the road to get to the trailhead, it's ok with them. Lots of farmers/ranchers there that use the roads all the time to get to their cow pastures/fields. It's a whole different world here (and in Nebraska too) than other areas.

 

Sounds like you have it about like we do here. I don't know how many miles of trail we have but you can just ride forever. We will go on some 3 and 4 day rides and never cover the same ground. In the summer we also ride high at least above 6,000 ft the heat down low is brutal but it will most certainly test your cooling system. In the winter pretty much need to stay below 3,000 ft. We have trails that run up into Oregon you just need your GPS and map or you may never see your truck for awhile. I agree with you on the high speed thing I really didn't get the Quad to go 70mph sort of figure if I am on ground that you can push a quad to 70 then might as well drive my truck since it obviously can't be to rough. Now and then I'll get mine around 40 on a piece of county dirt road but for the most part it sees allot of 25 or under in the hills. I have a Suzuki 400 Eiger also that I kept when I got this new one. The old Eiger is an 03 with 3,800 miles on it tough as nails and has never failed me all I ever did was change the fluids and keep it serviced. That thing will run all day in 110 degree heat crawling around under 15mph I sure hope this Brute will do the same.