Here I am again... being new to this ATV stuff I am coming to this forum alot to learn.
Can anyone tell me that if changing the rear rims on a 00 Rancher ES to 12 inch will change the dynamics on the drive train ? I can't see why Honda made the rears with 11 inch and the front with 12 inch rims.(Unless it is an engineering concept)
I wish to go with 12" aluminum rims all around ,aluminum to offset the weight factor of 26" tires, but am concerned about the factory rims being 11" on the rear.
Any ideas on the matter...
By the way, did the Red Top this weekend... good time! Especially the "Sinkhole" after all the rain this summer we saw NOT ONE ATV make it through the trough. Had a fun couple of hours just watching. Saw alot of belt drives have to wait to dry out their belts to continue on. Glad I bought a Honda. Won't have to wait on the other side of a mudhole to dry out b4 going on.

 

Frist of all, is your rancher a 4x4, or 2-wheel drive. If it is a 4x4, you have to keep the wheel sizes the same or it eill mess up gearing. But if you have a 4x2 it makes no difference.

 

as long as the tires rolling diameter doesn't change you can do it,

front: 24-8-12
rear 24-9-11 ....can change to 24-9-12.....or similar

24 is the height of the tire, 9 is the width, and 12 is the rim hieght

putting the likes of 25-10-12 only on the back will theoretically make the back of the bike wanna pass the front!......truth is you will break something first!!!


so in answering the question, yes you can do it, its just like putting low profile mag wheels on a sports car!.....alloy wheels is a good weigh saving if you have the money.....people say there not as strong....but that is highly dependant on the type of rim, situation and the riders give-a-damn factor!

ride hard......

 

u can put what ever size dia. wheel u want and it will not effect the diff. ratio what u have to watch is the outside dia. of the tires and keep them the same

 

The wheel diameter should not affect anything. The tire diameter will affect how the quad runs.

 

Think about this, if its 2wd then no problem.

If you have the 4x4 model then: Its full time 4wd so if the tire circumference in front is smaller than the rear, the rear tires will be pushing the quad. If the rear tire circumference is smaller then the front will be pulling the rear.

The bottom line make sure the first number on a tire is the same for front & rear. The other numbers don't have to be the same & really shouldn't be the same.