Anybody know of a rear tire that's the best for a raptor that rides trails?

 

Dan I trail ride regularly with my Raptor. I run a 22" (actually 20.5" tall) Bandit XC's. They have a little extra height than the stockers, but not overly tall like other brands in the 22" version. The Bandit rears slide awesome and hook good too. Small mud holes maybe 3/4 up on the tire is no problem for the Bandit rear. Wear seems reasonable and the stiff tire handles better too. I plan on buying another set of Bandit rears when necessary.
On the fronts, I have the same 22" Bandit XC's. I would not recommend this tire. Steering is no longer precise. The front end "hunts" around at high speed. This is almost unnoticable, but clearly there. The new 23" Bandit has a "rounded" profile that may be the trick. I repeat "may". I am gonna get a set of 20" Holeshots for the front soon.....that will match up fine with the so-called 22" rear Bandit.
If you ride an 01 with the stock axle, and you are getting rims also, get an additional inch offset for the rear. The 2 extra inches is a world of difference for the rear.

 

I use the Maxxis All Traks. There the best tires ive ever used. they hook up on the trail real good. ive gotten out of some good mud holes with these tires also. dan

 

Thanks guys. I dug up a few old quad magazines of mine and found an article with a review on the Bandit XC's. They gave a thumbs up on the xc's as a good trail rider tire. It's hard to decide on what I should get; the all traks or the bandits? I do ride in the mud quite a bit too. Hmmmmmmm.........

 

i was really surprised of how much meat were on the all traks. where i ride theres alot of woods and mud and the tires havent let me down yet. the tires are 2 ply but they are a very strong tire. i even called maxxis on these tires and there cross country riders use them. just my two cents. dan

 

I have used maxxis razer's fore a wile and they hook up pritty good.

 

i use bandit xcs but get the 6ply ones becuse they r alot harder and hook up great and never wear.

 

I have Razrs all around on my Mojave. At top speed I can still slide and steer fine. They are great tires, and they seem to be holding up fine. For a higher speed machine the front tires would be even better.

 

I JUST SOLD MY BANSHEE, GOT A RAPTOR, I HAD THE SHREDDERS ON MY BANSHEE AND LOVED THEM, WILL THEY WORK ON MY RAPTOR?, SAND/DIRT?

 

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