Guys, after much research I have decided to replace my factory 26" Carlisle 498 tires with Kenda Bear Claw HTRs. I have been really surprised with all the positive reviews on these tires. As a matter of fact, unless you run a lot of mud, I haven’t found a bad review. Now that I know the tire I want I am having a hard time deciding on what size I want. My 2013 550XP is the browning edition, I like the factory camo 14" wheels and plan to keep them. Kenda only makes a 26" or a 28" tire for a 14" wheel (I will be running a 9" wide tire on front and an 11" wide tire on rear). I love the idea of getting 28" tires to increase my clearance but I am afraid it will be too much weight for the 550. I have already had conformation that 28" will fit without rubbing so it is more of a question of wear and tear on the machine. There are about 3-4 lbs difference per tire going from a 26" to a 28" (12-16 lbs more in tires). Even with the 26" tire I will be adding 32 lbs of tires to the machine over my current factory tires. I will likely add QSC clutch kit just to try and keep the low and mid power that I have now. If I had an 850 I would put in the 28" and not even think about it. Sorry to ramble just laying it all out there. Opinions? Anyone already been down this road?