Hello fellas,
Was wondering if Super Swamper Vampires on the rear and TSLs on the front would affect anything on the Xplorer? My friend already has 26x9.5.12 TSL on the front. He was getting TSLs (26x12x10) for the rear too but when they came in it was for a 12 inch rim not a 10 inch rim. Boy was he pi##ed off. So, he ordered some Vampires for the rear because they say the 10 inchers are new and it would take a while for them to come in. Would this be a good combination??? He is worried that the Vampires would be taller than the TSLs on the front and may affect the ratio. It this true? Are all 26 inch tires 26 inches, no matter what the height of the grip is? Any imput would be appreciated. He is getting the Vamps Thursday. He is ticked to death. Thanks in advance.

 

Actually, it shouldn't hurt it... The only time the AWD is engaged is when the rear tires are spinning. If the rear end is spinning and the fronts start spinning, then it doesn't really matter if they are spinning a SLIGHTLY different speed.
Atleast thats the way I see it... if I'm wrong, somebody please correct me... We DON'T want anybody tearing up anything..

 

You're right. The Vampires should be 26.2" tall and the TSL's should be about 26.4" tall. So he mght have to over inflate the Vamps. It is ok to have bigger tires in the rear than in the front, but not the other way around. It's because of Polaris's awd system.