best paddel tires for a 440 EX

[PATTE440]

What are the best paddel tires for a 440 ex on alky it has a head job a quicksilver carb and hotcam with LRD full exhaust stock gearing It has plenty of power and soon i am making a trip to the dunes and need paddels. I heard tires with straight paddels are hard on the rear end and suck for turning.

[airheadedduner]

Originally posted by PATTE440
I heard tires with straight paddels are hard on the rear end and suck for turning.
That depends on your riding style, I have no problems turning or sliding. I run 9 paddle extremes and love them. Most people opt for haulers or skates, you can't really go wrong with either tire, they are both good. It's just a matter of preference. Haulers have a shorter life span then the other tires because the paddles are "welded" on and not molded, they are lighter though.

[buddha440ex]

i have 20x11-9 9 paddle haulers for my 440 and i love em....Sand Skate 's also work good on the ex...

[Jennys440'Dale]

Sand sharks are awesome also.......

[Narly R]

Sand Skate II!!!!;)

[trx440]

Where do you want your EX to perform best at?

The drags or just duning?

[blazinquad300]

a straight paddle tire wont do anything to ur bike as far as tearing up anything. i have a set of 20x10x10 8 paddle haulers on my bike. they are a good tire for the 4 strokes. im in need of a new set soon and im thinking about going with either 21x12x8 8 paddle or the 22x11x10 8 paddle. since u have the 440 i highly recommend the 22x11x10 8 paddle which is a tall tire. go to www.rockymountainatv.com and a set of 22x11x8 8 paddle haulers mounted on 160 aluminum for $217.99 "good deal" , they also send u tires in like 3 days.

[nakomis0]

Anyone run 8 paddle Taller Haulers?

I currently run just regular 8 paddle Haulers and I think I might get to much tire spin.

I either want 8 run Tallers , or 10 run Haulers. Anyone know what would be better?

[blazinquad300]

ALL TALLER HAULER BASICALLY IS A THICKER PADDLE. GO WITH THE 21 OR 22 INCH HAULER EXTREMES OR REGULAR HAULERS. THEY ARE A TALLER TIRE "LESS TIRE SPIN" MORE TRACTION

[nakomis0]

A Taller hauler is a taller paddle... yes i know. Anything other than a 20" tire is gonna mess with my gearing and im not interested in that.

""Less tire spin" more traction"

Thats all great and all, but how about I keep my same arm rippping tire spin and just gain on the traction part, by equiping more paddles or taller paddles.

[airheadedduner]

From what I have understood they do not make the taller hauler anymore. They replaced them with the extremes which they claim is a regular hauler with kevlar reinforced blades. My extremes look like they have a bigger blade then the regular haulers which are shod on most of the other bikes in my garage. I am running the 9 paddle extremes and love them. They hook up great and don't pull down my motor noticeably on the 440, they are too much for my R though. I give them a big thumbs up, I just hope they hold up for a good while.