I've got 26" Mudrunners on mine, and it doesn't seem to be affected much at all. I really don't think you're going to see a noticeable difference in the power band until you get up into the 27" and up tires. Even then, there are simple engine mods that you can do to compensate for any loss that you have.

 

What kind of synthetic oil do you guys recommend? I had 27" Gators on my old 500 AC, and they were awesome tires. I did notice powere loss on the low end. In Low gear you couldn't tell at all. How many of you guys have winches on your Rubicon and what kind are they? I have the new Superwinch 3000, and it works like a champ(as good as my old warn ever did). The thing is mounted upside down. The winch company says it does not matter it will pull the same, but I'm just curious if any of yours is the same way. According to the Ramsey mounting instructions, it is the same way also. Anyway, thanks for the responses. The one thing I liked about the Arctic Cat board is that everyone over there were basically like me. Hunt, fish, and ride our quads everywhere. Glad to see there are Honda folks the same way.

Waco4whlr

03' Green Rubi
3000lb Superwinch