I was looking at the ITP blackwater’s to replace my stock tires on my stock 2014 50" 800. Do you think 26x9x12 all around is to heavy for my machine. Depending on what site you look at , they are anywhere from 25.5 – 27 lbs.
Hey all, finally decided to become a member, so that i could add to the HOW TO’s.
After tearing my CV boot in the rear, i wanted to put on some better protectors on my Grizzly 700 (2014). Didn’t want to spend the money, so i decided to make my own. Couldn’t find any dimensions or guidelines on how to do so, So…. I made one up after completing a pair for the rear.
Feel free to add or correct or criticize, I’ve never done any HOW TO’s, so if information is vague, i just didn’t know…. lol
Got my 2011 800 S back from Shock Therapy on Friday 4/24. They rebuilt the shocks and did a dual spring set up. The ride and handling are amazing now. Gained about 2 inches of ground clearance also. Justin and Ernie did excellent work on it. I have driven it about 75 miles since the install and the farther I drive it the better the suspension work. If you need shock work done I would recommend taking it to Shock Therapy.
Got my 2011 800 S back from Shock Therapy on Friday 4/24. They rebuilt the shocks and did a dual spring set up. The ride and handling are amazing now. Gained about 2 inches of ground clearance also. Justin and Ernie did excellent work on it. I have driven it about 75 miles since the install and the farther I drive it the better the suspension work. If you need shock work done I would recommend taking it to Shock Therapy.
Just wondering how they hold up. Do they hold their shape or do they eventually sag and bend over ? Do they vibrate going down trails or are they pretty rigid ?
I upgraded my stock wheels and tires last year to a set of black steel ITP 12" wheels… OEM replacement type, but with a 2" offset built in for a wider stance.
I chose STI Black Diamonds because they seemed like a great radial tire for the money.
The entire time I have had them, they just don’t hold air that well. I run 5.5psi, and when I run in mud and sand, they get grit and crap jammed down into the bead, which causes slow leaks. Every time I ride, I come back and clean the quad, and 1-3 days later at least one of the tires is going flat. Every time, and never the same wheel, its always random.
But the cause is the same every time, and every time, I have to remove the wheel, and get down in there and clean out the bead area as best I can and after 1 or 2 attempts, it will finally start holding air again. Until the next time I ride.
My buddy has the same rims on his 570, but with Mudlite XL’s and he has never had a leak, despite having a chuck of wood being being jammed in there one day… Just something about the STI’s…
So they have plenty of tread left and I do like the way that they ride, but my choice is either replace them all, or just throw tubes in them so that they won’t leak any more.