Tire ply

[ZacH_GrifF]

Going to run some square profile 20x10-9 or 20x11-9 tires on the rear of my suspended 185s build. Looking at several different brands but imagine holeshots or turf tamers. My question is since I'm running suspension now, should I run 2 ply or 4 ply tires? Tire puncture is not too big of a concern where I ride. Still wanting to run lightest tires I can since I'm running with 200cc's (motor upgrades in signature), but I also want to gain the handling of the stiffer square profile over the stock round profile.

[350for350]

Well the two ply tires are lighter, but personally, I'd still go with the four ply tires just for the extra insurance against punctures. I assume that you're trail riding, not trying to hit motocross tracks. Remember you're running smaller tires than stock so the little bit lower gearing will help make up for the extra weight. Also you're not running a stock engine so it has more power than it had from the factory. I don't think that you'll have any problems pulling whichever tire you choose.

[ZacH_GrifF]

Alright thanks. Gearing is a whole other situation I have to work out. It had 25" mud tires before so I regeared it with a 10T and 44T so I gotta figure out what gear set I wanna run with the smaller tire setup. Luckily I still have the 41T to throw on and check.

[350for350]

I think stock was 11 teeth on the front. 10 would make it quicker, but a bit slower on top speed.