OK guys I need some input I am going to put new tires on my P700 I want to stick with 25s so as not to lose any performance. I don't do deep mud I drive around the deep mud if possible. We ride mostly dirt trails and rocky areas, we do like to ride in the sand and go to St.Anthony Dunes. I have been looking at Spider Tracs and Bear Claws because they are available in 25s with 12 inch wide rears for extra floatation in sand and occassional snow. I don't want to buy new rims right now so that rules out the 12 inch wide tires that go on 9 or 10 inch rims. I need to know how these two tires will do in the sand and also on steep trails with lots of rocks, roots, small ledges, logs etc. I am going to buy the progressive springs and I want a sporty ride that I can slide ride real fast and hard hoping to enter some hair scrambles this summer. I am open to using differnt tires front to rear if someone has experience with some combonations that work well, biggest concern is that they are close enought in actual height to not cause problems in 4x4. I like the Maxxis All Tracks but they are only 10 wide same with the Big Horns and ATRs.

 

Let me start by saying I don't think you should discredit the 10 inch wide rears for sand. A lighter more rounded tire works better in the sand than a heavy square cornered one atleast that was my experience. I had Bearclaws on my Scrambler at the dunes (Silver Lake) and had brought the stock Titan 489's just in case. Well I switched over and liked them better overall. Even though they were narrower they didn't dig in as much and seemed to "float" over the sand better.

With the conditions you described I would consider the last 3 you list IMO.

Good Luck HTH !

 

I have rode my stock 10 inch dunflops in the and they dig faster than a shovel if you get on the throttle have to ride around like a grandma to keep from digging straight down. Anyone running the Big Horns I thought a remember someone saying they were wider than the stock tires. I wondered how they did in loose sand(dunes) also are the radials that much better or do you have to run them so full that there is not any real gain over the Bias Plys. I have seen guys post that the Maxxis altrac is good any experience in sand. I can only afford one set of tires can't get the wrong ones and be mad latter.

 

I'm curious about the Bighorns, too. I don't ride much sand but need a durable tire for trail, mud, snow, rocks, gravel, and pavement. Really I want it all. None of the mud tires seem to do anything else very well other than the Mudlites, but I question their durability on rocks and pavement. I've been ripping my hair out trying to decide on a tire and keep going back to the Bighorns. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Also, are the Bighorns still available in a bias ply or are they radial only?

 

Big Horns are available as either bias or radial according to Maxxis website. There was rumors they are going to come out with 26 inch radials. If so I hope the rears are 12 wide. Needs to be more choices for good manered and handling tires for utilities now that the big bores are pushing much higher speeds. The tire companies are way behind on this.

 

I have been using the bearclaws for quite awhile now. I think they are a good mud/winter tire but I am definitely going to buy a set of Maxxis Alltracs for the summer. They will allow he rear end to slide better around turns. Not sure about some of the newer treads.

 

what about 26 dirt devils XT

 

I have looked at the Devils several times, they are pretty heavy but everyone says they are way tough and last. I don't know how they do in the sand looking at them I think I would have to reverse them if I race a sandy track or took them to the dunes. Good thing is from what I have read the 26s are only about 25 tall so lose less power that way but have to be concerned about the weight and performance in sand.

 

does anyone know how long they last

 

anyone