We sought out looking for a tire that met our demands
to be an medium aggressive mud tire, provide some additional clearance
over stock and maintain a lightweight platform as to not rob us of any
additional power than necessary. So we had narrowed it down to the Mud
Lite XL in a 27” diameter.
We purchased 2 sets of these tires to outfit the Rincon and the Grizzly 700 from Mike at Dick's ATV. Customer service was exceptional! We decided to have the tires mounted
on 12” SS112 machined finish wheels due to the lifetime structural
warranty that the wheels carry and the type terrain we ride in. Well 3
days later the brown truck came and dropped 8 tires off I could not
believe how fast shipping from Dick’s ATV was.
We
were so excited to try these tires out that we nearly had them mounted
on our quads before the guy could get back into his brown truck.
Overall impression of the tires and wheels left us staring at them like
we were kids staring back through the window at a candy store. The
Grizzly was a very aggressive looking machine now and the Rincon no
slouch either. I think the 27" tires really fill the wheels up very
nice on the two beasts.
The
first trail test was out across a variety of terrain. We were on
pavement, gravel roads, smooth dirt and standard trails. The tires were
doing great. Then on a logging road came the first test. A rutted out
section with some deep gooey mud, No problem I thought! I punched in
the 4-wheel drive and off I went with the 1 1/8” lugs chewing through
the mud and begging for more. The Mud Lites did an exceptional job
through this section of trail, which left me feeling confident that
these tires would handle anything I needed them to do.
My
overall impression in these tires is good. We know that there is a
better tire out there. But these were the only tires in the price
range in which we were looking for that met all of our requirements.
They are lighter than many other tires in this size range and provide
adequate traction. I will throw in that these tires do not wear well
when riding rocky areas or pavement. And seem to puncture very easy. On out most recent trip we ended up puncturing two holes in one sidewall.
But all in all we would recommend these tires to those who like to play
in the mud some but spend more time playing on the trails.
