tire question

[sgp56]

Im going to get some new tires on my suzuki alt185. I was wondering, do i use the same tread all around or a different 1 in the front for better grip? Any tire reccomendations? Thanks

[Mike_Ham_250R]

Well for an ALT185 I would say any balloon type tire 22" or over. With an alt185 I dont see you needing a racier tire because its a smaller trike. But If you want good traction in mud and snow go for a 22x11x8 gator or something along the line of that.

[chris200x]

But the 22x11x8 Fox tire Huffa is running on the front of his SX works very well. (the one on the right in the pic) I think they are nicely priced too!

[sgp56]

size is 22x11x8

[sgp56]

are the carlise not sure what they are called but the tread is little squares. are they any good?

[atctim]

For that machine, I would recommend something like a Cheng Shin Knobbie (22X11X8) they are good priced and made for the machine. Something with lots of side wall give to compensate for no rear suspension. If you run a flat profile tire (like a race tire) your ride will suffer greatly. Go with something balloon like, and don't over inflate - only run about 2 or 3 lbs pressure in it. Square profile tires look really cool, but don't ride well with no suspension.

As for Carlisle tires - were you looking at Walmart?????? I personally would stay away from those heavy tires - no good in snow or mud either - just because they look like they will get real good traction does not always mean they will.

[SYKO]

my little alt 125 has just plain square nobies all the way around, and they work fine

[sgp56]

not square profile but square treads.