The Carlisle tire that came on my 05 Pol had it's side wall cut badly on rocks. The local tire shop replaced it with a Titan which has a like thread but it is 6 ply and I believe the OME were 3 ply. I normally stay on rough trails and wonder if this will affect steering or anything.

 

It should not effect your steering but you may have a little ruffer ride comfort. Just adjust air pressure accordingly You will be fine.

Mud

 

I went from 2-ply factory tires to 6-ply Bearclaws and noticed a slightly firmer ride due to the increased sidewall stiffness. Handling also improved slightly due to less sidewall roll when cornering. I prefer the ride characteristics of the 6-plies myself and the increased puncture resistance is priceless.

 

Wolvydude,

Tks for the input, it sounds like the 6 ply is the better deal. Since you ride a Yama I would like to ask you another question. Old age is making it harder to swing onto the bike and I am looking at the side by side Yama. So, how do you like your bike? Would you buy another?

 

I absolutely love my Wolverine, no regrets at all in buying it. I have had zero problems with it and don't anticipate having any problems anytime soon. I would certainly buy another Yamaha provided they made a model I was currently interested in, which they don't. My Wolverine has been discontinued (05 was the last model year) and if Yamaha doesn't want to offer a lightweight, sporty 4x4 in it's line-up, I'll take my money elsewhere. I'm not brand loyal. As for the side-by-side Rhino, it has been around for a while now and is well thought out. Plenty of info on side-by-sides in the RUV and RTV forum of this site, check it out.

 

Normally 6 ply is better, but I have seen 2-4 ply as strong as a 6ply because of how tough the compound is. I ran Bi-Claws for 12 years and never punctured one of them. Right now the ones I have on have 12,000 klm on them and I run through every kind of terrain you could imagine and no problems. Depends on the tire which research is needed.

 

Inukshuk,
I went with the 6ply and all is fine.
Thanks for your input,
Luigi