Wheels and tires
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Wheels and tires
I have a stock 2004 Scrambler 500 4x4. Does anyone know why they have two different tire sizes? he front is an inch taller than the rear. I would have thought this would mess up the 4x4. Second question I have a opp to buy wheels and tires off a 200 polaris sportsman 800. They are 26x8-12 fronts and 26x8-12 rear. Is the bolt pattern the same for both models and will running the same size in height 26", front and rear be an issue?
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Thanks. Yes the scrambler actually only has 23" up front and 22" in the back. I wont be hard core wheeling so I am not worried about breaking axles. But I wanted to know if there is a reason the scrambler has 2 different sizes. Seems odd. But being factory it must be fine. If I went with bigger size and both the same would there be an issue?
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The awd is set up to engage based on wheel spin and is set from the factory to the different sizes of the front/rear tires/rims. The scramblers are set up to be more of a sport quad thus the smaller, wider tires on the rear (just like racing quads). You can use any 12" rim up front with the standard Polaris 4/156 bolt pattern and must use 10" rim (I believe that's what they are) on the rear. When upgrading tires you can go up in size (height) but need to go up same amount front and rear. When I upgraded my daughter's 2010 500HO Scrambler I think I went up 2 or 3 inches front and rear without issues. She rides like a boss and has never broken an axle with the bigger tires (I've beat the snot out of it a few times too).
Hope this helps...
Hope this helps...
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Wheel diameter shouldn't matter as long as the overall height doesn't change but the rear bolt pattern on the Scramblers isn't the same 4/156 pattern up front that you see on the rest of the Polaris lineup (if I remember correctly) so you wouldn't be able to buy a set of rims off, say, a Sportsman and mount the rears to your ride.
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