I have a 2013 Outlander 650xt with stock Carlisle ATCs on it. Well, one of the tires has a punctured sidewall from some rocky terrain riding.
I’m looking at replacing all 4 with Kenda Bearclaw HTRs but need some help. I’m confused on the tire size I should go with. My stock sizes are 26x8R12 in front and 26x10R12 in the rear. I wanted to just stay with stock rims and get as close as I can to stock tire size in order to not change the riding quality all that much. My question is what size should I go with to accomplish this? I can’t find the HTR’s in the same size as factory anywhere.
I have found 26x9R12 for front and 26x11R12 for rear. Should I go this route or drop down to the 25x8R12 front and 25x10R12? Will going the 1 inch wider in the 26s be better than going to down to 25s? Or perhaps I’m completely wrong with how tire sizing works and neither of these options will work?
Thanks for any help/advice you guys can throw my way!
