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27" laws - 7/17/2008 5:00:33 PM

420ES

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Im thinking of buy a 01 rubicon 500 from a friend for cheap will it pull 27" laws? The bike is stock how will it do and should i run skinnys or not?

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RE: 27" laws - 7/17/2008 9:05:15 PM

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It will turn 27" laws fine.

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RE: 27" laws - 7/17/2008 9:10:13 PM

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yup, I had 28'' laws on my old rubi, and it pulled um fine without any motor mods.

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RE: 27" laws - 7/17/2008 9:33:00 PM

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The 500 Rubicon's feel stronger than the Foreman 500's. I'm not positive, but i'd put my money on it pulling the 27x12/27x9.5 Outlaws just fine.

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RE: 27" laws - 7/17/2008 9:50:45 PM

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The Rubi 500 motor is more powerfull then the Foreman 500s, and yes you should be just fine with 27s.

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RE: 27" laws - 7/18/2008 1:43:49 PM

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You can have a powerful motor, but with poor transmission effeciency and gearing, it doesn't mean much.

The Rubi puts out 32 HP, the Foreman 26. Ok, that's all well and good... But, the Rubi's Hodnamatic is horribly innefecient, and reduces torque to the wheels to basically match that of the Foreman... I'm not sure on the Rubis gearing, but it's not much lower than the 500 Foremans, if it is at all. With that being said, If you ride deep, thick mud, 27x12's is pushing it, and is the absolute Max I would recomend for a Rubicon without a gear reduction or BBK.

I had a 01 Rubi with 27x12 Vamps, jet, snorks, pipe and filter... I had trouble turning them over a few times, and it was always sluggish in auto pushing real mud. Never unable to turn them, just not as peppy as I would like. Now if you ride more watery mud or just straight water, 28's might be feasible.

I agree with Cale, 27x12's rear, 27x9.5's front for a stock Rubi. If you put 28's on it and ride the kind of mud we do, you'll be dissapointed.

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RE: 27" laws - 8/20/2008 12:48:38 PM

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Thanks j-fred that will help alot i might just go with the 26".

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RE: 27" laws - 8/20/2008 2:54:08 PM

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My 05 Ruby would sling Bi-Tri Claws in anything; are the Laws that much more aggressive and/or heavy? I would say 27" Laws but I agree with above, 27" is the max.

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RE: 27" laws - 8/20/2008 3:33:49 PM

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It mostly perference. Some poeple ride in different environments. For instance, Rat doesn't recomend anything over a 26 for even the Grunty 500 SPm HO's. I think most 500's can handle 27's with mods.

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RE: 27" laws - 8/20/2008 4:57:16 PM

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Dude a Rubi can handle 27" laws. I have 28x9's on a 420 and it handles them fine!!!!

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RE: 27" laws - 8/20/2008 5:54:10 PM

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im runnin 27x12x12 outlaws on my 07 foreman 500 bonestock excpet for the 2" lift and it turns them alright but it likes to bog down in real thick stuff so there for its stuck in first gear in real nasty stuff but it does turn them. with tires 12 wide all the way around i noticed you tend to wrestle with a bike more after a few rides im used to it 12" wide is kind ofa work out when your runnin low pressure in the tires.

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