What size tires do you have on your Sportsman 500
 

I was running 27" Zillas but changed to 28" Outlaws last week,not a speed demon but it pulls great in the mud

ITP Terracross. Great in all terrain and un believable handling.

ITP Terracross also , made my bike seem like it has power steering .

hopefully you have a clutch kit or use low range alot lol. looks good.

I've got a EPI kit on the way but it does good in low.Wife's dad has had 28" Laws on his 500 since 2002 with no clutch kit and no issues,actually on his second set of tires.It does suffer some in high range especially up hill,that's why I decided to get a clutch kit.Here's a pic of his on a trail ride at Bigwoods ATV Park

How did you like the Zilla's. Outlaws would be too much for me due to the amount of trails I ride. But we have alot of mud holes here that stop me from getting to the other side of the trail due to my tires.
It comforts me that you 500 handles the 27's and now the 28 outlaws.

I'm running the stock 25's.. I am looking to order up some Big Horns this week and I am going to go with the stock 25's.

I still have my Zillas,maybe one of the best all around tires I've run & they are light.I've made it through some tough mud holes with the Zillas that has surprised many in our atv club,actually on our last ride with about 10 atv's with different tires including,Mudlites,Swamplites,Dirt Devils just to name a few ,the Zillas on my 500 and my father in laws 500 with 28"" Outlaws were the only ones who made it through one particular trail which was pretty rough ,I was a bit slower than him but I made it.I still may run my Zillas again.You will be surprised with how well they ride and perform and I had zero issues turning them over.Here is a pic of a friend of mine taking my 500 through the mud with the Zillas and another of me thinking about why I just washed the 4 wheeler the day before

nobody likes bearclaws??

I have a buddy who has a set and his pulls pretty good no matter what type of trail we are on,I know he has had them for while but they still have a ton of tread considering all the rough miles on them including lots of gravel riding so they must be a pretty durable tire,the tread if not mistaken looks kinda like a mudlite,I might be wrong on that. I drove his after doing some work on it and they ride good