WHERE TO START?
Nothing ruins a ride faster than relying on stock or worn tires to get you through the unforgiving terrain. Your buddies are ahead. You need a fresh set of tires and wheels to keep up — but where do you start?
CHOOSE TIRES FIRST
Picking out the perfect tire boils down to how you ride on your favorite terrain. This determines the type of tread pattern you need. Mud, sand, all-terrain, rock, and race tires are all designed differently. It’s important you choose one for the kind of riding you love.
At SuperATV, you can find tires and wheels designed to tackle any terrain. And next time you won’t be left stuck, spinning your wheels.
FIND THE RIGHT WHEEL FOR YOUR RIDING STYLE
Once you have the perfect tire picked out, you need a wheel that supports its look and function. There’s a lot more variety than you might think. Find out which one is right for you.
WHAT DIAMETER WHEEL DO I NEED?
Finding the correct wheel diameter is easy. Just read the diameter on your tire and get a wheel with the exact same diameter. They have to match. There’s no wiggle room here.
For help reading your tire sizes, check out our tire size guide.
WHAT WHEEL WIDTH DO I NEED?
Your wheel width should not be the same as your tire width. The wheel always needs to be narrower by up to four inches. So if you have an eleven-inch-wide tire, you could run as narrow as seven inches on your wheel.
TOO NARROW?
Going any narrower would make the bead more likely to pop off during a ride.
SAME WIDTH?
Matching the width with your tire puts almost no air pressure on the bead and makes it easy to unseat itself. Then you’re stuck trying to seat a bead on the trail.
WHAT WHEEL OFFSET DO I NEED?
The final decision you have to make in your wheel purchasing journey is the offset—the distance your wheel sticks out past your hub.
POSITIVE OFFSET
Positive offset means the wheel is closer to the machine based on the stock width.
NEGATIVE OFFSET
Negative offset means the wheel sticks out further past the hub.
Having too much of either can be very bad for your machine. Most off-roaders like to go with a negative offset. It makes the machine wider and adds stability.
As you increase your negative offset past two inches, you’ll start putting a lot of leverage on your suspension components and reduce your turning radius.
GET YOUR WHEELS AND TIRES NOW!