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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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What is the biggest tire you can fit on a stock prairie wheel. I was looking at some dirt devil tires for my stock wheels..

 
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 08:23 AM
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josh i dont know for sure because i run the stock size. i know newbeatle runs 28" zillas when he is mudboggin. i have read that you could run a 27 x 10 x 12 rear, i think on stock rims. what size are you looking at forsure. just trying to help you out, because nobody is replying. if you are looking at a 27" tire i think you will be good.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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you can run 29.5's
 
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 12:33 AM
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BWM87, you could run the 29.5" tires but you would have to mod the floor boards. i just read that someone is running 27 x 12 x 12 tires all the way around. hope this helps
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 08:19 AM
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Thanks for you replys..
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 09:15 AM
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You can pretty much mount any of the ATV tires to the stock wheels... the fronts are narrower than the rears, but I've still seen 12" wide tires on the fronts... the 700's front bumper design, can rub a little with 28" tall tires in front, but only when turned to full lock... the rears are fine for most tires, except for 12' wide Outlaws, or other tires with very large side lugs, in which the inside lugs will rub the gas tank shield, unless a spacer of 1" - 2" per side is used ( it is really only needed on the right side, but most people add them in pairs, to keep things symetrical )... you can likely get by with 25-26" tires with out a spacer, but the tires will rub, when the suspension is compressed... I run a set of 28" X 8" Zilla's for mud racing... & though mine are mounted on type "6's", they would work fine on the stock wheels... 29.5" tires will not fit, as mentioned, without some other mods...

also bear in mind, that the stock wheels are equal to Douglas or ITP .160" thickness wheels, which are much weaker ( but lighter ), than the .190" wheels, which are the only ones either sells for the Prairies... the added weight, & leverage of a taller tire, can make it easier to bend the stock wheels... but I did run for over a year, with a set of 26" Goodyear Mudrunners, & beat the quad pretty good, without bending any wheels...
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 09:28 AM
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Thanks i was just wondering and may buy 26" or 27" some dirt devils.
 
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