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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 08:30 PM
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A good place to start would be a 20x10x10 8 paddle hauler on an 8" wide douglas blue label .125 wheel. This will be a nice light do-all tire for your pred. A cheap set of front sand tires are worth the money as well, but if you only get to the sand rarely then I wouldn't spend the cash.

never mind, I see you have some fronts. If those are 22" fronts go with 22" rears...
 
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 08:48 PM
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ok thanks..........any idea on what the prices are......there aren't any prices on the site.......need prices(or estimates) for the haulers and extremes too........I have the light weight rims(both front and back).........
 
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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I paid just over 300 for a set of 20" extremes on blue labels. Of course this was at an atv shop at the dunes and it was a while back when the extremes came out.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 10:23 PM
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I don't need the rims........I have them(the light ones).......so what would the tires be??

 
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 11:06 PM
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They have regular haulers on rockymountain for 60-80 each tire.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 12:56 PM
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Thanks for all of the help maddog and everyone else........I really appriciate it. I don't know too much when it comes to sand tires.......and many other things too......Thanks again.



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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 03:22 AM
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Default Tires......more paddles or less paddles = faster??

the more paddles = fast take off less topend
less paddles = not as fast take off, but more topend
 
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 06:11 PM
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more depends on your bike really. I can make a set of my 8 paddles hook up my 90 horse 250r. I can run identical 60' times when comparing it to my 10 paddles. A lot just depends on surface and what your motor likes.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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Default Tires......more paddles or less paddles = faster??

Thanks beech......I kinda agree........the only problem that I could find, is they take a lot of power to run(but I could gear down and fix that)........also when the sand is wet(i think.....don't remember which it is) it is really hard to pull due to the weight of the sand........
 
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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Default Tires......more paddles or less paddles = faster??

For a pred you could run 22x11x8 7 paddles for pipe and filtered. More paddle = faster acceleration, but less paddle faster up the hill for some bike (4 strokes). Most 4strokes will run 7-8 paddle, I run 21x12x8 6paddle hauler for my yfz and it hauls, most drag 4 strokes (ex,zukis etc..) run 7 paddle UL.
 
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