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Posted by: clutchroast
Larger tire diameter = higher top speed at the expense of low end pull.
Your clutch pack will run hotter and you will have to keep the motor 'up on the pipe' a lot more.
Try to keep the "250" in mind through all this deliberation - it is not a 1000cc Grand Prix motor.
Bottom line - Go for it. It will drive you nuts wondering about it until you do.
BR>
Posted by: 35Wailin
Hi, my Baja 250 came with 22X11.00X10 tires on the rear and 22X8X10 on the front. What are the implications, assuming I find rims of going to a 25 size tire? The reason i ask, is that I have access to a set of those tires for free. I would like to use them as it would give me an extra 1.5 inches of ground clearance.
Opinions, please.
Thanks.
Posted by: 35Wailin
Looking at my post from this morning, I realized I left out a few details. The tires I have access to are 12 inch rim, not 10 inch like what I have already. The back tires are also 1 inch narrower than the stock tires. I didn't check the width of the new front tires. The new ones come from a 2005 Honda 500 Foreman.
So, to clarify, the stock tires are 22 inch high, 11 inch wide and 10 inch rim. The new ones, if I go that route, would need 12 inch rims and would be 25 inches tall, 10 inches wide and 12 inch rim.
I know that would change the speedometer reading, but I am more interested in what would happen to my speed/power potential. Would it be faster, with less bottom end power, or more power, less speed?
I guess I should just go straight to bed whan I get off nightshift and not start playing on the internet!
Posted by: 35Wailin
Yeah, I know it`s not a big engine, but I mostly stick to old logging roads and fairly clear trails. There are times however, that I have to cross a fallen tree, large nump, or through previous ruts where I get hung up on the frame. So far these could have been crossed easily with only a little more ground clearance. That is what I am after. I had my kids in the buggy behind me when I tried to cross this one log and got hung up between the two axles. I winched myself over, but if I had another adult with me, we could have just pushed it over. My kids are small enough that I couldn`t trust one of them to give it a little throttle while I lifted the back end.
I think I will shop around for replacement rims and take it from there.
Posted by: mylil150
What size rims do you have already? If they are 10in rims then the tires shoot fit on the rims. I don't have a picture of the quad but will the tires fit under the plastic and turn without rubbing? Just don't go smaller in tire width which I doubt would happen.
