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Aluminum, lightweight, bolt pattern is 4/110, front is 12X6, rear is 12X7.5. My question is what is the stock offset front and back? Are there any aftermarket wheels that match the stock offset? Will 26X10 tires fit on the front 12X6 wheels and will they clear alright or will they rub? Thanks


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Posts: 23 | Location: Middle Tennessee | Registered: October 25, 2007Edit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Stock offset is 6-1 front and rear.
Aftermarket wheels are 5-2, although for some reason the makers call this 'standard' offset.
26 10 and 26 12 tires will fit just fine. No rub.


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Posts: 1825 | Location: Southwest British Columbia | Registered: April 24, 2004Edit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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agree... I have SS 108's and that is the offset on my fronts... the backs are more offset and set out wider, which has it's pros and cons....
 
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If your back wheels are a different offset from your front wheels Voodoo, it's likely that someone has sold you rear wheels meant for a solid rear axle quad, not an independent like the King Quad 700 or the Outty.

This happens all too often. The designer of a SRA quad doesn't 'waste' axle length and stops the axles short and makes up for it with a deep dish rear wheel, lug nuts way in there. A solid axle can accommodate this because it has wide spaced wheel bearings maybe two feet apart, and can tolerate heavy side loads. The wheel bearings on an IRS machine like the king quad however are both in the knuckle and are so close they are nearly touching, and they don't like a heavy side load. It loads up the knuckles and the suspension arms. The stock wheels with the stock offset locate the center of the tread right in the center of these two wheel bearings, when seen from the rear. This makes the load neutral and is carried radially between these bearings and the suspension just controls the wheels.
A big non stock offset like SRA wheels, when mounted on an independent rear suspension quad are really hard on your bearings, knuckles, and suspension bushings as well as make the springs less effective (softer). Being well outside the bearing centers, they make the wheel pry up on the suspension arms, putting the lower arms in constant tension and the upper arms in constant compression because now the arms are carrying the weight of the ATV instead of the springs. This wears the heck out of the bushings.

Wheel and tire sales staff really need to pay more attention to their education.
The 4x110 bolt pattern is very common, the most common ATV type, these days. Wheels are made for both solid rear axle and for IRS though, and how many slack jawed salesmen don't bother to learn this distinction and just look at the pattern chart and hand over wheels that when mounted on a IRS machine, leave the rear tires sticking halfway out of the rear fenders!

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'05 King Quad!
2500 Warn winch, front
Glenlivet winch receiver rear
VDI Copperhead
27x9x14 XTR's x4, Type 7 rims
some pics
 
Posts: 1825 | Location: Southwest British Columbia | Registered: April 24, 2004Edit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Glen.... These ITP SS 108's come from the dealer where I bought the KQ... I knew they were more offset in the back... I like the more offset for stability in turns,...the only big drawback of more offset is in the mud....since the wheels stick out past the fender...slinging mud can slap you across the back and head.....
 
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Well... King Quad dealers have sometimes been known for not knowing their stuff, and that's everywhere.
-They have changed the rear gearcase oil with normal gear oil, thus ruining the back brakes.
-They often wrongly prepare the supplied AGM battery as though it were a lead/acid battery, causing it to fail within a few months.
-And they put SRA wheels on an IRS quad. Smile

If you like the effect then hey, it's doing good for you. Thumbup
Still is hard on the bearings and bushings though.
Would never work around here, cause a lot of the trails a guy just squeaks through some parts as it is, what with tight spots between trees or rocks and trails skirting washouts where your outside wheels are right on the edge even with the 'stock' offset wheels.
 
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will the itp's 27-10-12's and the 27-12-12 fit the stock front & rear wheels. if so wheel they rub on the front during steering ? Shrug
 
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Never tried 27's on my stock wheels, which are about an inch and a bit less (?) offset. (more inboard)
Don't know how you would fare...
 
Posts: 1825 | Location: Southwest British Columbia | Registered: April 24, 2004Edit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Lucky#7 ~

Free advise,.........Unless you need a whole lot of extra Ground Clarence and do mostly MUD,....Why would you need 27" tires ?? Shrug

They are heaver and wider decreasing the gear ratio and reducing low end power, add a lot to the twitchy stock steering, additional wear and tare on suspension and axle components, makes you more tippy and top heavy and they cost more. I am just trying to see the rational in why someone would put that large of a tire on an ATV and especially on stock rims ??? Slap

25" BigHorns on stock rims work real well. 2thumbs


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Yuppers. I'm going to get the wear out of my 27"s but I regret the impulse that made me buy them, and my next set will be 26"


'05 King Quad!
2500 Warn winch, front
Glenlivet winch receiver rear
VDI Copperhead
27x9x14 XTR's x4, Type 7 rims
some pics
 
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you guys are right, i will get 25's or 26's itp mud lites. thank you for pointing these issues out to me. Thumbup
 
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