My zillas ran true to size and have yet to disappoint me. Been very happy with them. Haven't run with anyone spinning XTR's but have heard good things about them.

 

I don't think the terrathon is a terrible hardpack tire, but after riding in the slush this weekend, I'm thinking Doru Powergrips, but my riding bud Jeff is going with XTR's on his XP. We argue back and forth, merits of one versus the other. We don't ride in a ton mud, and I don't want to sacrifice too much handling just to get thru a few holes that I don't have to hit unless I want to. I know the Powergrips are only 4 ply, but they are radials. Zilla's are great, but are they radials??

 

My XTR's are doing great so far in the South Louisiana mud and wooded trails. I agree they are heavy but the 850 can spin them with ease.

 

I would like to just interject something here. HO hit the nail on the head (as usual, lol) it all boils down to the type of riding you do! Make, model, load, trails you are running them on, PSI levels etc. etc.

Sorry not to over complicate with technical discussions but I threw in a Orange Dalton primary clutch spring at the same time of getting my Mudlites. I had no ride time in between to see for myself how they handled with and without it. I think for me I put a little more rear end power on my wheeler, coupled to my 300plus riding weight on some steep rocky mountain hill added with overstressed rear suspension in straight rain down pour added to my spill in Hatfield and McCoy.

Long story short, when you buy these aftermarket tire kit test it first and learn to adjust to the new feel and handling of your tires. I agree with HO (again, lol) on hardpack and running your wheeler fast they have a tendacy to wobble and give a sliding effect. Also, in the deep stuff they will scoop and sling mud to pull through. This gives a side slide effect. Be careful I ended up deeper with a slip down because of it still got thru though, lol.

All that said, my XTRS did great in the deep 2ft snow we got a few weeks back, so I think they do great in the SNOW!

Regards,

R'

 

I just ordered a set of 28" Zillas. got them for about $60 cheaper than i could get the XTR's.

hopefully will get them by the weekend but most likely it will be sometime next week.

 

Here are some pics with the Zillas installed...

 

They look great, a lot of people run them down this way also. I'm guessing no swaybar clearance problem's either.

 

Those look awesome. That's the exact look I'm going for. I'm guessing they are 28x9x14 and 28x11x14? Are you going to put a clutch kit in? That's the only thing holding me back right now. But when I see those pics, I sure want to pull the trigger!!!

 

One other quick question, how much did the overall width of your quad change with those tires? I'm thinking only a 1/2" inch per side maybe. I still want to be able to fit my quad in the back of a truck.

 

Negative on any clearance problems. at least just sitting their, once i get my fat a** on it we shall see.