"Kiss of Death", just curious how much of a difference you saw in turning the tires before you put the 27's on? Also, how much of a difference do you notice in low end power from when you lock up the front end to where it is set in limited slip? I have had my 400 buried in thick/sticky mud (lake bottom) and have had no problems whatsoever turning the tires while completely buried. I have also pulled out the 450 when it has been buried and although low range would have definately been nice in that type of situation, I had no problem with any low end grunt in getting him out. From my experience with the Kodiak so far, I can't see where I would have any problems with a gearless locker and low end grunt with 25" tires, the 27's may be another story since they would be giving me a higher gear ratio. So, I was just curious how much of difference you saw jumping from 25's to 27's. Also, how much more top end speed are you getting with the 27's? Thanks in advance!

 

My Kodiak will not turn the 27" Mudbugs over in very deep mud when in high range. I can do it in low but not high. With the 25" stock tires I had no problem turning them. I also had no problem getting stuck LOL [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I for got to tell you. With my GPS I can get exactly 50mph out of my Kodiak. I just installed a new belt a few weeks ago and it should be faster now with the wider belt.

 

Thanks for the info "Kiss of Death". I haven't had the chance to hook the GPS up to mine yet, but I'm guessing 52 maybe 53 mph on flat pavement. I know my ozark will do 51 mph, the Kodiak I know is a little faster than that, so my guess is somwhere in the low 50's.