Does anyone have the ITP magnum wheels with 23x10x12 haulers on a Raptor? How do you like them? I am seriously considering these for mine. Do I need to buy the fronts right away? Let me know what you think.
Thanks, Zach

 

There is a set on EBAY right now.....check them out, may get them cheaper than the cost of new....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cg...mp;r=0&t=0

 

Those sound pretty big for the Raptor which is already geared pretty tall for duning...

 

ive seen some on a blue raptor at the lil sahara a while back, it looks tight

 

I have seen a pair on a Banshee at Little Sahara in OK. Go to my site at Pic of them somewhere in Cool Pics link.

 

My buddy ran them on his raptor but they were 20x11x9 or 22x11x9. They worked really great, I wasn't sure at first but after I rode it I changed my mind. And keep your front tires, there is no reason to change them.

 

"Magnums" only come in the 12" wheels, so don't get confused about the other sizes. From what they say, the bike will track and act better with the taller wheels and tires. If you buy the "magnums" for the rear, buy the matching sized fronts, or if you buy a set of the standard 10" rear, then buy the matching fronts for them.

I thought of running the "magnum" series on my Banshee, but there was one problem though with the "magnum" set-up, if you are camping or on a trip to the dunes (oregon, glamis, st.anthony's...etc), and you bend a wheel or whatever mishap happens, hardly any shops stock the magnum series wheels and tires, so your fun could stop there, but almost all shops carry the 10" wheels and tires, the wheels may only be the wimpier .125 wheels, but you'll get to keep riding, now remember, this is only if something happens.

I would definitly purchase a set of front sand tires though if you do buy paddles, there is quite a bit less drag.

And then there is the gearing issue..... already from the get go, you need to drop 1 tooth on the front sprocket for a Raptor, simply because of the long stretch between 1st and 2nd. Then if you do end up going with the 12" "magnum" sand tires, I would ALSO add 1-2 teeth to the rear sprocket to compensate for the taller rear tires.