16 in. rear tires???

[440exnacsracer]

just got my new dennis kirk and holeshot has the new xc tires in a 16 incher for 8inch wheels. i was wondering if anyone has tried running a 16 in tire and how they compare to a 18 incher....theyre only like 27 bucks too, i might have to give them a try:D

[Chef]

Pretty sure those are for the mini quads man...:p

[440exnacsracer]

ya, i kinda thought that, but would they work on a larger quad? probable wouldnt have any ground clearance though

you would probably drag a5s on your skidplate

I ran the 16's at the last GNCC race adn they almost got me on the podium....:eek2: :eek2:

[dirtmomma]

Ain't nothin wrong w/ runnin 16's I've been running them on mine for the last few race/practice runs they work great on a big track not too good on the short track though!!

so how much ground clearance do you have with them?

[Chef]

Originally posted by dirtmomma
they work great on a big track not too good on the short track though!!

That seems backward to me...:huh

[Greg Z]

i want to hear more about this 16 inch tires... i think we need micky dunlop on this!:devil: :blah:

[SnellCRP]

I wouldn't think you would want that short of a tire. As the diameter of the tires decreases so does your contact patch to the ground. Which would actually give you less traction, so unless you are doing it just for the lower center of gravity that you will be getting from the smaller tire or the chance that the sidewall of the tire won't flex as much, I would probably stay with the 18's. Thats why you see topfuel drag cars with a extremely tall/wide tire because they need all the traction they can get The 18's are proven to work, but it also dosen't hurt to try something different. Just my .02. ;)

[440exnacsracer]

pretty good point i guess snell....didnt think about traction, but ground clearance would probably be a problem anyway,..just thought it would be cool:D

[dirtmomma]

Originally posted by Chef
That seems backward to me...:huh


Yes I'm SOOOO confused LOL I should say they work good on the track @ RMC NO It isn't big compard to what your used to!:blah: