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Glamis400ex
06-29-2003, 12:55 PM
Hey guys,

I am in the market for some new sand tires.
I have sand sharks on 8" rims but want the 10 ". Whats the common width to mount these on? I dont like how the 10x10 look....too much lip of the rim is exposed and makes it look too ballon-like. Will probably be 8" or 9 "
wide.

If ya got pic of 10" diameter with 8 or 9 wide (sand shark only)...I like to see them.

Glamis
Str8Wicked
06-30-2003, 08:13 AM
Stay with your 8" rim, I believe they will turn a lot faster unless your pushing 2 stroke power....
EXracer8604
06-30-2003, 08:45 AM
I'm pushing 20x11x10 sand Sharks with my piped 400ex. I had 8inch rims on my old sand devils, ill never go back with an 8 inch now that i have rode with 10s.
Str8Wicked
06-30-2003, 09:03 AM
I had 10's also which I sold.... I got 8's now and will test them in Pismo this weekend hopefully.... I'll let you know on Mon...
Glamis400ex
06-30-2003, 12:17 PM
Thanks for the reply fellas, but that didnt answer my question. I've already made up my mind on the 10", just want to know the width you have...are they 10x8...10x9???

Glamis
Str8Wicked
07-01-2003, 05:36 AM
I believe I was running 10x8 and they ran fine...
Str8Wicked
07-01-2003, 05:37 AM
These are my new 8 inch on bead to bead haulers, putting them on this weekend for Pismo aso I'll finally get pics of it on the quad.....
Colby@C&DRacing
07-01-2003, 06:21 AM
I agree I would stay with the 8'' rims but if you have to have 10's go with the 10x8 :)
JabberJaw
07-01-2003, 08:26 AM
"Sand Sharks" don't have rims, they have fins... It's the teeth you have to watch out for!
Glamis400ex
07-01-2003, 12:39 PM
Nice one Jabber...good to see your still lurking around here...:devil:

Glamis
Yee-Haw_400EX
07-02-2003, 07:15 PM
Here is a very old picture of my EX with 10 inch rims. Don't know the width though. They are pretty wide.
Yee-Haw_400EX
07-02-2003, 07:17 PM
Where did you get that chrome cap for your toolbox thingie?
Str8Wicked
07-03-2003, 04:53 AM
Originally posted by Yee-Haw_400EX
Where did you get that chrome cap for your toolbox thingie?

X-racing.com I believe. It is billet. I just keep all my billet polished up like chrome everytime I roll out to the dunes....
Yee-Haw_400EX
07-03-2003, 05:40 PM
Thanks man. I'm looking at them right now.

And something else. How do I change what it says about my avatar? I don't like "Junior Member" because I used to be a member but lost my account. I became a member back in 2001.
Yee-Haw_400EX
07-06-2003, 03:44 AM
This thread needs a good bump !
Str8Wicked
07-07-2003, 04:41 AM
Go with 8's, tried mine this weekend at Pismo and they ran tons better than my 10 inch sharks did.. Those things just turn much more easy than my sharks did and pull a lot harder since they are straight paddles....
F-16Guy
07-07-2003, 10:48 AM
The width on Sand Sharks is 11", I believe, so you could mount them on 8" or 9" wide rims. The 9" rims will spread the tire out a little more. You'll have less sag in the sidewall, so a little less bite. Mine are 20x11x9, 20" tall, 11" wide, 9x8" rim. I like the 9" tall rims, a little more bite than the 10", and less sidewall flex than the 8".