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    yater is offline Just Too Addicted Arm chair racerJust too addicted
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    Best tires for 250sx?

    I just bought an '86 250sx and want to put some new rear tires on it. I DO NOT want straight mud tires (swampers, spider tracs, etc). I was thinking kenda vipers would make a good all around tire but they don't make them in 20" (for an 8" rim). - The 22" tires on it now seem to be rubbing the exhaust when it bottoms. Ideas? Pics?

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    yater is offline Just Too Addicted Arm chair racerJust too addicted
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    No reply so I ordered the Kenda Klaws in 20x11x8. Should be pretty sweet. What do y'all think?

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    Well....ya gotta give your post more than an hour's time (More like 45 minutes)

    I think you will be happy with them though...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ATC crazy
    Well....ya gotta give your post more than an hour's time (More like 45 minutes)

    I think you will be happy with them though...
    I was just going to say that. I didnt know we had a time limit on replying to posts.
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    yater is offline Just Too Addicted Arm chair racerJust too addicted
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    Do you have a 250sx or a set of kenda klaws? What do you think of them?

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    awesome choice yater. 8)
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    Quote Originally Posted by yater
    No reply so I ordered the Kenda Klaws in 20x11x8. Should be pretty sweet. What do y'all think?
    I have them. They are good! I have the 20x11x10 Kenda Klaws :-D
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    Quote Originally Posted by nitekrawler
    Quote Originally Posted by yater
    No reply so I ordered the Kenda Klaws in 20x11x8. Should be pretty sweet. What do y'all think?
    I have them. They are good! I have the 20x11x10 Kenda Klaws :-D
    thats what ima get for my X. 8)
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    yup..good choice. they got great ratings in the atv mags.
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    We have a BIGRED w/ MUDSHARKS and I have to say they are sweet! I think 25" size for top end speed. They slide real nice whan you flick it around and will throw rocks and crap when they bite into the trail. EXCELLENT hook up! I have seen those Kenda Klaws and they look nice also. ROOOst!
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    Re: Best tires for 250sx?

    Quote Originally Posted by yater
    I just bought an '86 250sx and want to put some new rear tires on it. I DO NOT want straight mud tires (swampers, spider tracs, etc). I was thinking kenda vipers would make a good all around tire but they don't make them in 20" (for an 8" rim). - The 22" tires on it now seem to be rubbing the exhaust when it bottoms. Ideas? Pics?

    yater, I have two sets for my '85sx. One set of 22x11x8 Mud-busters(mounted on gold rims bought from PLJ! :clap ), great in snow and mud, and a set of 22x11x10 Fast-Trekkers(on .190 Douglas rims) that I use for trails,hill climbing@Badlands and yard work. I tried a set of 20" tires once, didn't like them. Felt like I lost a gear,no top end,and sx's don't need any more bottom. I think you might have been better off getting 22" tires and finding a new/different/better rear shock,sounds like yours might be blown/bad.


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    yater is offline Just Too Addicted Arm chair racerJust too addicted
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    That could be the case (blown shock)--I haven't even seen the trike yet (it's at Scottzj's in tenn)--If that's the case, I'll put the klaws on one of my 200x's and get the 22" vipers for the sx 8)

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