can you put 25" or 26" tires on this machine without a hit in performance. and with the tires from the factory being diffrent size do you need to change gearing to run same size front and rear?

 

Yes, you can put 25" tires on the Sc500. I already had a FMF MegaMax II pipe on it before I added the tires so I could barely tell that I added the tires (speed wise). It handles better than stock. I love the ground clearance, it is more than I had on my Sportsman 500, plus I can keep it in two wheel alot more. It's funny to go riding with alot of Polaris and be the leader because the stock Scramblers will get hung up and I won't even touch bottom. Then I get these guys on Sportsmans and Magnums that think no scrambler can go thru what they can but then I go thru more then them and really make them look bad. I am not a show off but when trash is talked I perform. I did not have to do any gear changes to run 25s (f) and (r) although I did move my floorboards forward and out by an inch for more clearance between the tires. I would not go back to stock sizes for anything, I go too many places tooo easily with the larger tires and I can still race you through the woods and beat ya. I have added an aggressive clutch kit and roller clutch so I move pretty quick when I need to. Because of the pipe, clutch kits, and tires I can out perform the stock scrambler easily except on a motorcross track than I would choose a different atv. I am very happy with the tires 25" bearclaws but I think I will go up to a 26" (f) titan 589 and 25" (r) 589 for my next tires. Check out a few pics below to see the Scrambler 500 on 25" bearclaws. BTW The awd works great so the tire ratio is not a problem, I did notice the front wanted to stay locked in during these big snowfalls, I think something was freezing causing it to stick, no big deal just put it in reverse and kick it then the front unlocks.

Later,

 

myscrambler, what size titan 589 are you getting? 26x?x? (f) and 25x?x? (r). I am thinking of larger mud tires for my scram 500. I just wondered what might work the best?

Jeremy 99 500 HO