Over the last 2 years, I've run 30" Mongrels (33lb) and Moto Crawler (36lb) tires on a XP 4 1000. Now with the XP Turbo, I'm running 32" Mongrels (38lb). A couple observations:
-The ground clearance on the 32's is awesome, very big selling point
-Loud hum once you get over 50mph
-Feels like the suspension is a little less active, due to the increased unsprung weight. It's hard to tell if it's just the larger diameter, but at over 53lbs per corner (wheel & tire), the suspension doesn't feel as hyper sensitive as when I am running a 30" tire, just a different feel all together. Maybe some heavy 40lb+ light truck 30" would give the same sensation? It's just different from swapping the stock Big Horns to a Mongrel.
I think the best part of the new UTV's is the option of running bigger tires (I think it validates the UTV in a major way), and I'm sure we will see at least half of the BITD race teams "try" them for the ground clearance advantages in 2016.
I would like to hear from people that have some real seat time with both, in another 6-9 months I'm sure we will see a lot more SxS's with 31-33" tires than we already do.
-The ground clearance on the 32's is awesome, very big selling point
-Loud hum once you get over 50mph
-Feels like the suspension is a little less active, due to the increased unsprung weight. It's hard to tell if it's just the larger diameter, but at over 53lbs per corner (wheel & tire), the suspension doesn't feel as hyper sensitive as when I am running a 30" tire, just a different feel all together. Maybe some heavy 40lb+ light truck 30" would give the same sensation? It's just different from swapping the stock Big Horns to a Mongrel.
I think the best part of the new UTV's is the option of running bigger tires (I think it validates the UTV in a major way), and I'm sure we will see at least half of the BITD race teams "try" them for the ground clearance advantages in 2016.
I would like to hear from people that have some real seat time with both, in another 6-9 months I'm sure we will see a lot more SxS's with 31-33" tires than we already do.