Another resurrected Hustler...

[turtlecrawler]

Hazard85.....I too have seen on different threads that people have gone with 25" tires.....my concern is tires are not cheap and I don't want to buy the wrong size. I will be going with 24" tires this should give me enough room not to rub when driving at faster speeds.....not sure I am thinking correct but it makes sence to me right now....lol

[Hazard85]

That makes sense to me.

[mudbug3]

Brandon Price mounted some 24" inch ,Carlisle tires on a Max II. He told me that at faster speeds the tires would heat up and grow. This caused him to make lots of steering corrections , because when ever the tires touched , the Max would change directions.

[Bazooo guy]

Bigger tires put more stress on the drivetrain.
I'd keep that in mind during the build.

[Stonewall]

I'll be putting 25" Vampires on mine, the Hustler axles are spaced enough to run 27's but only if you have a 980 tub. There are a couple of other members with 25's on their 950s. I think that they also had 1/2" spacers though.

[jpswift1]

I'll be putting 25" Vampires on mine, the Hustler axles are spaced enough to run 27's but only if you have a 980 tub. There are a couple of other members with 25's on their 950s. I think that they also had 1/2" spacers though.

6X6World member boncrshr has a really nice Honda V twin 4 stroke powered Hustler 950 with 25" Vampires and that thing was unstoppable. I think you'll be very happy with them, Stonewall. Here's a video:

[Stonewall]

Thanks for the video JP, I've been looking for that!! Looks like he still has about a half inch of clearance between the tires and tub. That just gets me all fired up...

Hazard, for wheels I will be converting my hubs to a 4 on 110 bolt pattern which opens up alot of options. I have got 6 Honda 9" rims from a couple Big Red 3 wheelers that I put 12" wheels on. Even if you don't have extra 3 wheeler rims, you can find them on ebay for $10-20 each.

[turtlecrawler]

Awsome video........Hazard85 what style of tires are you planning to run..... I am still trying to figure it out myself.. I have 12" rims that came off a riding mower tractor puller. They are 12x12 with a zero offset..it gives it a cool look with tons of room to run wider tires...I was thinking of running 24/12-12 AT 101.....kind of old school but cool never the less....

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[Hazard85]

I was considering these tires: Golf Cart Tires Swamp Fox , but I believe a 22" would be a little small for some of the stuff I'm wanting to ride through. I have wished mine was 4 lug axles as well, but it seems like a lot of work to convert it. From what I've read on here, the 9" argo wheels will fit, though.

[Stonewall]

The 9" Argo wheels are also $50-60 each. I'm going to take the lug bolts out of my 5 bolt hubs, then weld on a plate with the 4 on 110 bolt pattern drilled into it. Using the plate as a guide, I plan to drill the holes into the origional hub, then use lug bolts with longer splines.