i am running 30 inch zillas on my 2010850 xp and am very happy with them ,am am adding a 2.5 inch lift kit to this popo and am thinking about changing the tire up to 32 inch silverbacks,i love the mud and from what i have read this is the ultimate mud tire but i also have to ride the trails to get to the mud ,how is this tire on the trail for handling
30 zillas to 32 silverbacks
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dlg27
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U might want to think again about the 32's. A guy I ride with put 32's on his outlander 800 for a couple rides and they were to much for his quad and his quad was clutched and piped. Any thick mud he went through the tires wouldn't spin and the belt would just smoke. To much tire to spin with any resistance
4byrookie
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He obviously did not have his clutch done right, or properly for the 32" tires. I have seen guys run them with absolutely no problems in the thickest crap possible and spin the tires as much as they want.
As for running the 32's on the trails, they might surprise you depending on how fast you are riding. If your going slow prepare to barely hold on an packed trails but with some speed they will smooth out a bit. As for being the ultimate mud tire, yes they are down in the dirty water in the southern states, as for up here or in any muskeg, good luck. They just keep digging forever and from what I hear don't float very well at all. They do make a big mess in a mud hole though!!!
hillclimb10
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Honestly just my opinion I would not buy the silver backs. My hole group of guys and gals that I ride with all run outlaws 29.5 to 31. We have two guys that bought silver backs this past spring that had outlaws and now they want to get rid of the silver backs they claim that the luggs are to hard for in the skeg they just seem to cut threw to easly they also show wear alot faster but if you are riding mostly in clay they work great for that. I also believe they are alot heavier than an outlaw. But just my thoughts
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