Hey guys, new to the forum.

What is the maximum size tire a stock 04 Sportsman 700 can fit?

 

i have seen people put up to 26 or 27" tires on there with out any problems but the biggest id go is to 26 because u dont want to take to much power away with a big tire

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welcome to our forum. i run 27" on my 800 w/out any problems. 28" will fit but i think they rub w/out a lift in it.

 

hey sten with 28 wouldnt there be some power loss with out a clutch kit or some thing like that i was just wournding??? or do the 700 and 800s have enough guts to push the 28 w/with out a lift

 

Thanks guys.

I didn't see how the 28's would rub if you kept the 9" wide tire size. Has anyone ever seen 28-9's on the front?

 

you mean stock 8"wide on front. i was refering to the highth rubbing in the fenders. you will have to get either spacers or aftermarket rims to run any thing wider then stock or it will rub. you may get away w/ 9" wide up front(some do) but its tight and easy to get something caught in between.

 

Oh okay. What tires do you recommend? I've been thinking about getting the ITP 589's. I'm guessing now the 27-9-12 for the front and 27-11-12 for the rear.

 

it really on depends on what kind of riding your going to do. the 589's are good pure mud tires and a fairly hard compound. everyone has there own perefence, i my self like my itp xtr's and i had good luck w/ the reg mudlites as well. you still may need spacers w/ 9" tires depending on what you get. you might get lucky though and dont.

 

This is actually for my dad. He has a 04 sportsman 700. The stock tires are pretty terrible, so he asked what he should get. We go through a good bit of nasty mud, so I think I'll tell him to go with the 589's.

I've heard that some of the more "extreme" mud tires (i.e. Vampires, Mudzillas, etc.) are dangerous because they are more likely to catch a root or something in a mudhole and cause damage to the atv. Does anyone think the 589's fall into the category. My dad is kind of scared of anything that will be too harsh on the bike.

 

FITSofRAGE had a set, 589's are pretty good, if I remember right, they aren't ANY good in reverse, like some others are! I agree with stendori about the "XTR's", and I think that the XTR's would be a great tire for your dad! You may notice some low end power loss with a 27. I put 27" Mudzilla's on a 800, and realized I needed a clutch kit! Since I had the kit, I went ahead and upgraded to Mudzilla 28's. Why not, right?