Seeing how i cannot find the 589's for my size, i think ill go with the mudlites, or supergrip's version of them.

 

589's are great in the snow, they clean off well too! If you are trying to ride through deep snow that is deeper then your clearence, you will get hung up on the snow if it is wet and heavy. Only thing I don't like about them is riding on asphalt, but I do not do that unless I'm crossing a road to get to a trail.

If you go by the same tire size on your stock tires, the rear 589's will be very fat. They'll fit and offer really great traction. With my stock tires i always needed to engage 4wd to drive over this collaspsed rock wall that is in my woods, after I got the 589's I no longer need to use 4wd over that collapsed rock wall, as I am able to get over it in 2wd with ease. I've gone through mud holes were riding buddies with big bore machines needed to get towed out by me. These tires are that damn good and you will be amazed what you can go through with them. I personally would do the same size as the fronts by going by your stock tire size with the 589's if you decide to go with them. I get alot of mud thrown on me cause the wheels stick out an 1" in the rears and wasn't aware that their ITP's tire size was different from the stock tires that came with my atv. Unless you take your time and go slow after going through a mud bog, so the tires clean off, they throw mud high up in the air when they are self cleaning. I also have a 12" clearence now with going with a 27" tire. I did loose some low end torque after putting them on, but gained it back plus some more with installing a moose clutch kit.

I paid $636 with 589's and SS 108's by ITP shipped through rocky mountian atv I think it was. These tires are strong and the sidewalls are very strong with 6 ply. I've ran over some rocks going 40 mph on rocky trails out in PA, and had I had my stock crap tires on, they would have failed. I never had any flats as of yet and they are now 5 years old. I got 3 flats in less then a month after buying my atv brand new from the dealer with those crappy maxxis tires that came with it. I drive over prickers with these tires and they do not puncture from them.

 

I like the mudlites too, but they are not as strong as the 589's. Some of the people I ride with have them, but have gotten flats from riding 30 mph or faster and hit rocks on the trails. I've hitten plenty of rocks and thought I blew my tire, but to my surprise the 589's took the bumps and rocks awesome! You'll be able to get better top end with mudlites as they are not as heavy as the 589's, so if 4-6 mph matters to you, it doesn't to me. The 589's will far out last the mudlites when it comes to wear as well. I know two people who got mudlites 1-2 years after I got my 589's and need to replace them. If you want a tire that will last and not have to worry about buying new tires every few years or less, then 589's are the way to go.

 

I agree with Kodiak about the 589s....they are better than the mudlites, and I've used Mudlites for several years...they seem to get sidewall punctures WAY too easily, whereas the 589s have held up very well for three full seasons of tough trail riding.

My advice would be to go with the 589s.

 

Thats why they call them "mud lites". Lite tire = less side wall protection and tread. But if you mainly stick to feild riding with little to no rocks then there is no concern to have for punctures.

 

Well how much trouble can i get into with a 2wd? plus I run Turf Tamers now and i have no problems.

 

I like my mudlites also but remember they make 3 kinds.

"AT" are general trail riding. "XL" are more agressive trail/mud and "XXL" are agressive mud only tires.

All have the same tread pattern but some have larger and taller lugs. All are 6 ply.

I have the XLs.