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09-25-2018, 12:22 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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g1 wheel and tire fitment
I scored some polaris quad wheels that are 10x8.5 and bolt right on to my 82. Im getting ready to lift my cart by 6 inches with a home made lift and would like to run 22x8-10 tires all around or may go slightly wider in the rear, like 22x11-10. Can I run this wheel and tire combo without having to stretch my front end? I will most likely run some kind of wheel spacer as well. What do you all think?
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09-25-2018, 08:38 AM | #2 |
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Re: g1 wheel and tire fitment
The G1 is pretty compact. You might have clearance issues in both the front and back. Usually the frame in front of the rear tire needs to be trimmed off. I probably have a thread on that one lol. The front, yeah you're likely going to need to move the front suspension up a couple inches. You can do this by fabricating a relocation of the upper suspension mounting points. Keep in mind this may change the angle of the tie rods, which will increase bump steer.
The G1 isn't a great candidate for big tires and big lifts because of it's compact width and wheelbase. The single a arm front suspension also doesn't like a lot of movement because of the camber issues, so stick with a good set of stock shocks. Any more than 2" of travel will cause major handling issues. Believe me, I've tried.... Lots of people have made lift kits for these, but none of them will increase their handling....unless they are a true double a arm suspension design. |
09-25-2018, 09:31 AM | #3 | |
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09-25-2018, 11:43 AM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: g1 wheel and tire fitment
Does the steering suck because of the 25 inch tires or is there something else? Also does your lift move the tires foward? I had my front lift all planned out but didnt account for moving the wheels foward. You sent me a link for spacers before and I had planned to use the 2 inch spacers. I guess I could go with a Jakes A-arm lift but dont really want to drop the scratch for it right now. Not sure of the offset on the Polaris wheels but I will measure them when I get home although they look pretty close to stock. Thanks for the info so far as I dont want to build/buy a bunch of stuff I cant use. I think 20 or 22 inch tires will give me the extra ground clearence im looking for but would prefer the 22's.
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09-25-2018, 06:40 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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Re: g1 wheel and tire fitment
mine handles poorly because the geometry is off. When I got it I was much worse. it had one tie rod then a long center link connecting the other side and it was all over the place. I added a second tie rod and did some minor adjustments and it is a lot better but can bind up in tight spots. As far as I can tell they did not move anything forward.
Ive got plans to fix it but just havent done it yet. I think with a 6 inch lift and 22s 8 inches wide you would be ok with the right wheel spacing. also not that after installing the 25 inch tires I had to remove the front bumper because the tires keep hitting it. I did weld up an Polaris side by side bumper after that. |
09-27-2018, 07:14 AM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Re: g1 wheel and tire fitment
On my G1 I moved the entire frontend forward 4" and my 6" lift is 2" wider than stock. I run 2" spacers on all 4 wheels. I redid the tie rods and moved their mounting points from the bottom of the spindles up 6" to the top. Not running as big a tire as you're talking about but I have no bump steer problems.
True, a double A-arm setup would be better but if the front end is done right you shouldn't have a problem. JMHO |
09-27-2018, 06:33 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: g1 wheel and tire fitment
Checked back spacing yesterday and the Polaris wheels have a 1/4 inch less. So brings the wheel out more? Kind of what it looks like. Going to try the front tires from my wifes blaster and see what they look like as the tires om wanting to run are very similar. If they are a no go ill have to look into making my lift move the wheels foward.
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