I have to disagree.Put a tach on one and see what I mean.You may not feel it in the seat but the motor feels it.The big bores not so much but the 500/550s will.Clutching on these automatics is crucial and is a learned art and when right you know it.

 

doesn't the 550 have 26" stock- he's keeping it at 26"...?

I really don't think there will be any need to re-clutch.

the clutch will not notice the extra pounds- the manufacturer factors in at least an extra 300lbs of rack cargo + rider weight when designing the stock clutch - they cant expect someone to "re-clutch" a motor just because they are using the racks A few extra lbs per tire really shouldn't make any difference...

 

Doesn't have to clutch it but like I said its all personal prefrence and what you want to do with it tire wieght is not that big of an issue it just all depends how far in you want to go I personaly put 26" on my sportsman (stock where 25") and put a 2300 stall in it I lost about 6mph off of top end but could pull the front when I wanted to and it made it great for trail riding. clutching also works wonders in deep mud same horse more torque. In my manual with the stock clutch set up at 750rpm I had roughly 15hp at take off with it stalling to 2300 it is almost double's

If you ride alot of mud, hill climbs, or just like to crawle rocks I would clutch it if you trail ride more than the others let it be.

 

Yea, clutching the bikes a little over the top,its most defiantly not that serious. Like I said, you have a 600. Plenty of power! Buy whatever tires you want, put them on and ride!


Lol Its not like your throwing 28"s on a blaster....

 

Guys I have been modding Polaris for over 15yrs and have a very good concept on how the CVT systems operate and what each of the components do.I have set up mudders to drag to mean trail machines.AND YES clutching is serious.Not only will you loose some power but not getting the clutching right will cause problems such as smoking and blowing belts.But if you guys dont want my advice on these thing or think I am full of it I will refrain from posting on this forum until asked for correct info.

 

No by all means good advice ,never said it wasn't true. The guy has a brain and will obviously choose what he wants to do.... Just saying for the normal joe shmo,I dont think they want to go threw the extra work regarding some new shoes, regardless if it will make a belt or 2 last longer.

 

All it takes is a simple spring change or tension setting change.But................who cares
DONE

 

May I have the correct info please

 

Done answered that in earlier post on this thread.
Want any thing else pm me

 

ftwflh...If a person is not an extreme rock crawler, mud rider, who uses their atv for work on the farm, would they need to re-clutch for stock size but heavier tires? Spartacus seems to be an ideal tire for farm work as it's rain or shine 24/7.