Tallest tires I can run?

[JRP3]

Looks like 24 inch actual diameter is all I can run on the machine, is that correct? Will they fit on stock rims?

[egoperf]

the 24" argo tires run on an 8"rim

[LarryW]

From searching for bigger tires in my atc days, 22" tires where the biggest 8" rimmed tires you could get. Argo does have the 24" ones now but think that is it. I dont know from experience but have heard that 22" is the biggest because of centrifugal force doing the dragster tire affect will cause tire rub. But slow speeds might be ok.

[SWAMP HAWG]

My Attex is on the back burner right now , but I want to run the tallest tire possible also.
A 25" tire would just barely fit, but if you run fast they could grow & hit the body.
I was wanting to get a set of really wide 12" beadlock rims & 6 x 25" Outlaws & run them with 0-.5 psi

[jpswift1]

Here is Don's Superchief (one of my most favorite machines in his fleet). It has 22" Goodyear Rawhide III tires. which have an actual diameter of 21 1/2" and it looks like they're pretty close to the body. The center to center point of the axles on the Attex is 24 1/2". I thought that some 25" Goodyear Rawhide III's would be an excellent tire to run since they have an actual diameter of 24" but unfortunately I don't think it could be done since they would rub on the body pretty bad.

Goodyear ATV - All Terrain Vehicle Tires: On The Wings Of Goodyear: Find the Right Tire

[hdble]

Hi Tommy,

Before I started the disassembly for the springer, I could get about 43 mph out of my Attex on dry hard dirt(car paced me on the road),that was running hard. The tires will definately grow at that speed. If you have minimal tire clearance on the faster machines it will make contact at high speeds.
If your machine only achevies say 30, then of course the tire grow would be considerabely less.
Even a stiff sidewalled tire grows considerabely at speed.

Just my 2 cents.

[hdble]

How tall of a tire will fit on an Argo?

[JRP3]

Just had an idea that might work. You could use a heat gun to soften the tub and create wheel wells that might give enough clearance for a larger tire if the center to center distance allowed it.

[JRP3]

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The machine that started this thread,,, what type of machine is it???

Attex 295

[JRP3]

Will these standard machines actually travel fast enough to get that expansion...........
ALSO , remember that different tire manufacturers sizing are slightly different from one to the next..

I think you need to pick a larger font size

[JRP3]

I didn't think anyone is arguing against you. I agree, if you only run lower speeds it won't be as much of a problem.

[Mike]

The red light is because you choose to be invisible on the board. It has nothing to do with what you posted. If you hover over it, it will tell you what it is.

As for the speeds, there are stock machines that do go that fast. That's what everyone is trying to say.

As for the heat gun, if you look in the gallery, I know of two members that have used that to make tires fit. Tory G has done that to get 25" tires on his Max II



Also, there are several other members that are running the 24" frontier tires that have had to heat their tubs to get them to fit.

[JRP3]

How fast does your machine run??

Don't know, never checked it

[jpswift1]

Just something to keep in mind when heating your body. The Attex ST/295 is ABS plastic. The people that heat their bodies for extra clearance have poly body machines. I'm not 100% sure what the heat would do to the ABS plastic, but from what I have seen on old Attexes, around the muffler exit (where there would be more heat), the plastic tends to be more brittle. Also, I don't know how much the ABS plastic body would bend when you heat it up, I don't think it is as pliable as the poly bodies either. Just something to consider.

[JRP3]

Good point. I've learned that ABS doesn't react that well to heating while trying to repair cracks. I think you could bend it if you were careful and just softened it up a little and had a curved mold to evenly push against the plastic.