21-7-10 vs. 22-7-10 front tires... ?

[wifehatesit]

hi guys.. time to get a new set of front tires.. i usually run holeshot xcrs.. and i'm up in the air to get a set of 22s or 21s..
i have 20's in the back. i have 22s now and i know if i drop to 21s it will make it handle quicker and steer better, but im not sure if my ride quality will suffer to much..

i have a 03 400ex with elka rezzies all the way around, steering stabilizer, and +2/+1 a arms...

whats everyones thoughts?
thanks.

I'm running 21" up front and 20" in the rear. I like it because it sits a little but lower in the front than something with 22" tires.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by wifehatesit
hi guys.. time to get a new set of front tires.. i usually run holeshot xcrs.. and i'm up in the air to get a set of 22s or 21s..
i have 20's in the back. i have 22s now and i know if i drop to 21s it will make it handle quicker and steer better, but im not sure if my ride quality will suffer to much..

i have a 03 400ex with elka rezzies all the way around, steering stabilizer, and +2/+1 a arms...

whats everyones thoughts?
thanks.

first, nice user name haha. anyway, when i got my 400 it had 21's on it and it did handle quite a bit differently. it seemed to "float" less with the 21's on it than with the current 22's. that could also be a result of the actual brand of tire being used. the handling was better, and it didnt want to wheelie everywhere either. i got 22's for a little added ground clearance and they did soften the ride of quite a bit. with your setup i would get 21's and never look back.

[XXXRACER165]

Both of your machines will actually handle better with big tires up front. I run 23's up front and 20's in back, sure handles the turns better than if I had 21's in front.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by XXXRACER165
Both of your machines will actually handle better with big tires up front. I run 23's up front and 20's in back, sure handles the turns better than if I had 21's in front.

have you ever ran 21's? the 21's could cause it to push a little bit more than 22's, but not enough to be noticeable. the stability of them makes up for it. unless you're running in the desert, i couldnt see the point in running 23's.

[XXXRACER165]

Yes I've tried about every size tire they make and this is what I found. 19" fronts push way too much & make for a very rough ride. 21" are better in the ride dept. but still bad pushing in the turns. 22's are a good ballance but the sidewall just isn't tall enough for next to perfect stability. I run a 6ply 23" front so the ride quality is great, still turns like on rails & since it's a 6 ply the tire stiff enough not to "roll" in hard cornering.

[TRXRacer1]

Originally posted by XXXRACER165
Both of your machines will actually handle better with big tires up front. I run 23's up front and 20's in back, sure handles the turns better than if I had 21's in front. I just won some Razr 2's on eBay last night and somehow missed that they were 23's. Do you think they will make good woods/scramble tires? I was thinking I'd have to sell them. I've never tried a tire that big on a sport machine.

[XXXRACER165]

They should be I think your ok. :)

[fastredrider44]

21s or 22s. 23s are designed for the new 21 inch rears or 22 inch rears. I've had 21s and 22s, and tend to like the 21s better.

[440challenger]

I've been running the 20" fronts with the 19" rears. its a great all around combo if you do trails and mx