I have came to your form to seek advice on the pickle I got myself in.
My 2008 Honda Foreman 4×4 still had the stock tires and they were in need of definite replacement, certainly in the front!
So set of 4 new tires it is! Off to find a deal! So of course first stop was over to the great guys at mud-throwers.com. They always have been great to me over the years on my other rides.
I debated if I wanted to go with the Interco Swamp Lites which I have had nothing but good things to say about on my Recon or if I wanted to try the Maxxis Zilla’s which I also heard great reviews on. After some debate I decided to be adventurous and go with the Zila’s. Mud throwers price was 330 bucks. Plus 10 bucks each tire to mount em on the stock rims so $370 job done!
Done deal right….Not quite….
In my ever infinite wisdom I decided to get on eBay to search of any deals! I am always a wheeler dealer!
And what did I find! A great deal of course! There was a Honda Dealer (Honda of Russellville) that had pulled of a brand new stock set of wheels and tires off a 2015 Honda Rincon. Asking 450 for them free ship!
I said hmmm for a little bit more I could upgrade my rims (it would look sweet) and be able to just mount the wheels right up to the atv (no going to the tire store)
Sell the stock rims and be at the same price as just tires from mud throwers.
Now to see if they will fit?… same tire size?…yep no issues there…same bolt pattern?…Yep good to go! Same Zilla tire I wanted? yep! Bought them right there!
They came within a couple days and looked great and couldn’t of been happier. Time to mount them up! This is when I realized the error in my calculations. Due to the new Rincon having independent rear suspension (about time honda!) and disc brakes in the rear the mounting depth of the rim was different! The Foreman’s is a lot more recessed than the Rincons. Therefore when they mounted up on the rear the tires were sucked in about 2 more inches than they should be. NOT GOING TO WORK
ADVICE NEEDED HERE
I now have two options the way I see it.
Option 1
I can take both sets of tires into the tire shop and have the new tires put on the stocks rims and sell the new 2015 Rincon rims…
Option 2
I can purchase some wheel spacers for the rear and that should make everything fit as it should right? I am thinking I need 2 inch ones.
I have came to your form to seek advice on the pickle I got myself in.
My 2008 Honda Foreman 4×4 still had the stock tires and they were in need of definite replacement, certainly in the front!
So set of 4 new tires it is! Off to find a deal! So of course first stop was over to the great guys at mud-throwers.com. They always have been great to me over the years on my other rides.
I debated if I wanted to go with the Interco Swamp Lites which I have had nothing but good things to say about on my Recon or if I wanted to try the Maxxis Zilla’s which I also heard great reviews on. After some debate I decided to be adventurous and go with the Zila’s. Mud throwers price was 330 bucks. Plus 10 bucks each tire to mount em on the stock rims so $370 job done!
Done deal right….Not quite….
In my ever infinite wisdom I decided to get on eBay to search of any deals! I am always a wheeler dealer!
And what did I find! A great deal of course! There was a Honda Dealer (Honda of Russellville) that had pulled of a brand new stock set of wheels and tires off a 2015 Honda Rincon. Asking 450 for them free ship!
I said hmmm for a little bit more I could upgrade my rims (it would look sweet) and be able to just mount the wheels right up to the atv (no going to the tire store)
Sell the stock rims and be at the same price as just tires from mud throwers.
Now to see if they will fit?… same tire size?…yep no issues there…same bolt pattern?…Yep good to go! Same Zilla tire I wanted? yep! Bought them right there!
They came within a couple days and looked great and couldn’t of been happier. Time to mount them up! This is when I realized the error in my calculations. Due to the new Rincon having independent rear suspension (about time honda!) and disc brakes in the rear the mounting depth of the rim was different! The Foreman’s is a lot more recessed than the Rincons. Therefore when they mounted up on the rear the tires were sucked in about 2 more inches than they should be. NOT GOING TO WORK
ADVICE NEEDED HERE
I now have two options the way I see it.
Option 1
I can take both sets of tires into the tire shop and have the new tires put on the stocks rims and sell the new 2015 Rincon rims…
Option 2
I can purchase some wheel spacers for the rear and that should make everything fit as it should right? I am thinking I need 2 inch ones.
