MY 2002 SCRAMBLER 500 IS NOISY AND NOT ENGAGING IN AWD PROPERLY AFTER INSTALLING NEW TIRES. OEM TIRES WERE FRONT = 23/7/10 REAR = 22/11/10 I BOUGHT A SET OF SWAMP LIGHTS FRONT = 23/8/10 REAR = 22/11/10 I WAS TOLD SCRAMBLERS ARE VERY SENSATIVE TO TIRE SIZE AND THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP ONE SIZE DIFFERENT FROM FRONT TO BACK. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS GOING FROM 7 TO 8 ON THE FRONT TIRES. IS THIS NOT JUST THE WIDTH? IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM GETTING WINDUP IN THE FRONT DIFF. IT WORKS FINE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND WORKED GOOD IN AWD UNTILL NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED. THANX FOR ANY ADVISE!!! CONFUSSED!!!

 

hey, your in luck! you found someone with the exact same tires and atv......i got the xtra inch also........smooth as silk,look elsewhere......you might be feeling the harder ingagement cause they grab like crazy+if you have a problem like low fluid and/or LOOSE bearings it will be more promenant with these grippers.....have the right air in them cause they are alittle taller but evenly front to back....Welcome to the forum rule.......

 

THANX FOR THE INFO MECHANIKE. MY FIRST RIDE WITH THE NEW TIRES THE HANDLE BARS JERKED HARD TO THE LEFT ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THE NOISE AND GRABBING STARTED. MUST OF BROKE SOMTHING THEN? TIME TO LOOK DEEPER. DO YOU THINK OVER INFLATION CAN CAUSE SOMTHING LIKE THIS. I NEVER CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE AFTER THEY WERE INSTALLED BUT THEY SEEM HARD. THANX AGAIN YOU SAVED ME ALOT OF HASSLES.

 

friend had tires installed they were 15psi!!! i installed own..check for play+fluid level........

 

i have the swamp lites and i love them so far... my scrammy is only 2 wheel drive though... heres a link and some info on the swamp lites http://www.atvpt.com/intercoswamplites.htm

 

change the hub fluid and then check for damaged wires going to the hub.tire size such as that shouldnt make any differnce. whats up w/ the cap locks being on lol

 

Ive got the swamps lites also but 25 and 26 and they work fine so far grab extremely hard love them.

 

Tire pressures should be around 5 psi or so on most quads. Give or take a pound. If you overinflate the front and not the back it would effect the diameter which could cause a problem with the AWD. The width of the tire isn't going to make much difference with the way the Polaris AWD works. You will get tons more traction though.

 

wat year scrambler is that polax? i like paint scheme.. mine is bare... anybody know where i can get something that looks ok there? i found most are real small and look dumb without a bunch and that ends up in a mess