Dont listen to them. You will not need a clutch kit for 27"s. I run 28" skinnies (4 fronts) and I dont have a clutch kit. You will not need spacers either. You can get the tires you are wanting with no problems and you will not need to do any other mods to run them.

 

No disrespect to TxMudGurl but it will depend on the kind of tire for the front, 99% of the time anything wider than a 9" on the front will require spacers (on the front only) with stock wheels or they will rub your tie rod ends. A clutch kit should not be required for 27's but you will have to drive it and see how it performs. Performance can always benefit from clutching just depends on what you are happy with.

 

No disrespect to TxMudGurl but it will depend on the kind of tire for the front, 99% of the time anything wider than a 9" on the front will require spacers (on the front only) with stock wheels or they will rub your tie rod ends. A clutch kit should not be required for 27's but you will have to drive it and see how it performs. Performance can always benefit from clutching just depends on what you are happy with.

None taken at all!!! I thought about that later and was coming back to edit. Thanks for the correction. I dont have issues with being corrected at all, plus I would want to have the right information myself!:th_smiliethumbsup: I wasnt even thinking about the fact that we all run skinnies in our group so there was never a need for the spacer.

 

You will need spacers or offset rims with wider tires. Unless you like rubbing the rod ends and the trailing arms.

No lift or anything else is "required"

Clutch kit is not needed but will help your machine perform MUCH better.

 

Agreed.

 

I run 28's on mine, no clutch, just 1" spacers on the fronts, no problems at all and mines a 500.

 

To go with the size of tires you want you'll either need spacers for the stock rims OR aftermarket rims.

The clutch kit will be up to you. You can run 27's without slipping but after riding it you may wanna clutch it for more performance.

FYI I'm running 30's with no clutch kit. Just gotta use low more often when the going gets sticky.

 

Hello,

We put 26.5x9R-12 and 26.5x11R-12 Pit Bull Rocker tires on his Can-Am Outlander. He had some rubbing issues. The fronts were hitting on the back of the headlights so he made a steel bracket to protect them. I told him we would exchange them for a smaller size but he would have none of it. He loves the tires and would not change them.

He has currently over 2,500 miles on them and the dimples on top of the lugs are just warn flat. That is amazing wear, especially for a guy we call Insane Zane.

The Pit Bull tires do run about 1/2 inch larger than the size.

Let us know if we can be of assistance.