www.will they fit.com and Tire Size Calculator | Check Tire Size Conversion | Discount Tire both allow you to calculate how different tires will affect the speedometer, with WillTheyFit also offering a visualization of how diferent tires and wheels along with diffferent offsets mioght possibly affect fitment.
@funinthesun is correct in that Polaris only provides the parameters for Base/SL/LE/SLR wheel/tire sizes. When selecting new tire or wheel candidates, the safest thing to do is use one of the tools just listed to ensure the speedometer won't be too affected. Also, trying to keep the same ratio between the diameters of the front vs rear tire/wheel candidates as closely as possible to the stock ratio to keep the safety systems happy.
Posts by BKL
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WOW! I think you just hurt my head. To much info, situation overload.
I'd just like to have four dual beam headlights rather than four High beam and 2 Low beam headlights.
After experiencing a loss of my headlights during a night ride before Polaris issued the Headlight recall, I rewired my Fog Light circuit connectors so I could hook up my Outer Auxiliary Headlights to the Fog Light circuit And my Canadian Headlights are wired to the new circuit added during the Headlight RecaLL fix. I now run LED bulbs in all of my headlights, but the changes I referred to would support running 6 Halogen bulbs if I needed to. -
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Back in the 1970s, I was back in the States on leave from West Berlin where I was stationed. I had just gotten back from Krispy Kreme with a dozen glazed donuts when my Wife called and told me she had just heard my unit was holding its first PT test since before I got assigned there 3 years earlier and the test was scheduled for the next day after I got back to Berlin. That was the first PT test I had in 4 years since completing Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC. The unit was actually trying to bring us back into Army norms after relying on individual PT for years. I always preferred unit PT as a morale builder and felt it made PT easier and more fun since you knew everyone was doing the same thing.
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OHHHHHH HELLLL if they had donut routes when I was a kid that would have been a dream!!... EXCUSE ME NOW...I JUST GOOGLED KRISPY CREAM AND THERE IS A STORE 3 MILES FROM HERE AND IM GOING!! I WILL DEDICATE ONE TO YOU @BKL
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I know the dangers of Krispy Kreme all too well. They left the Houston area years ago, but recently came back. Unfortunately, the nearest store is over 30 minutes or so away with lots of traffic getting there. They also don't stay open 24 hours, IIRC. Here in Houston, only Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts and Shipley's Donuts stay open later than around 1.30 or so in the afternoon. There's a Shipley's near where my Wife's family used to live (about 25 minutes away) that actually stays open 24 hours/day.
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Several years ago, in my quest for better lighting at night, I installed Slingshotonly's Canadian Headlights with LED bulbs. The LED bulbs required drilling out the new headlight housings so the LED bulbs would fit and the mod was done by Cycle Springs before they shipped. Unfortunately, I've never really been happy with the amount of light the CS/SSO Canadian Headlights produced.
I have read where folks with the SlingMods Canadian Headlights seem to have been happy with the light output once they swapped the wires to enable High Beam Only operation, so I've been thinking about buying a set.
I've also been toying with the idea of buying the newer, non-Hella Polaris center headlights and installing them as a second set of dual beam headlights in place of the CS/SSO units I don't like. I assume they are the same units Polaris mounts as the inside outer (dual beam) headlights on Canadian Slingshots. I like the idea of using the newer factory headlights since I want more light at night whether I'm using low beams ( for side of the road lighting) or high beams (for down-road lighting).
Purchasing the SlingMods units would only cost me around $130, while buying the Polaris units would cost me significantly more ($312-330, depending on which version of the International headlights i'd need). Polaris lists 2 different types of Outer Headlights - ASM-HEADLIGHT,OUTER,RH-INTL (Canada Only), pn 2412881 & ASM-HEADLIGHT,OUTER,LH,INTL (Canada Only), pn 2412880 or ASM-HEADLIGHT,OUTER,LH,INTL (INTL ONLY), pn 2413319 & ASM-HEADLIGHT,OUTER,RH,INTL (INTL ONLY), pn 2413320.
MY questions are -
1 - For folks with the SlingMods Canadian Headlights, how well do you like their light output?
2 - For those folks with the new, non-Hella center headlights, how do they perform at night? Has anyone already tried installing a second set of these in place of the empty headlight holes next to the outer auxiliary headlights? Were they a direct bolt-in or did new screw holes need to be made? Has anyone installed the Polaris Canada Only versions on their American model and did they fit w/o needing any mods?
I hope I managed to explain my choices clearly enough for folks to understand and comment.
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Buuuut... I'm looking at a set of wheels and even though the overall footprint is wider all the way around, the offset is slightly off. Fronts are +40 and the rear is +42... Will this make a difference? I'm more concerned about brake clearance and making sure nothing mechanical will stop working. With it being so minor a change I figure I'm ok.
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Shouldn't be a problem. General rule of thumb is if offset is within a few mm, no problem. http://www.willtheyfit.com will let you see a visualization of how the new wheels/tires will fit compared to your stock or current wheels/tires.
I run a 28 mm offset 17" Mustang wheel on the rear and have encountered no handling problems. The wheel does center about 1 inch to the left. In my case, I wanted to be sure the wheel would have enough clearance for the brake rotor and caliper. I bought an old-school mag-type wheel from JEGS and had to return it because I could barely slip a 1/16" thick piece of cardboard between the caliper and the wheel. The American Muscle 10th Anniversary Cobra Style 17x10.5 +28 mm offset wheel I put on the rear had more than enough clearance. If you still have the same diameter wheels as you did before, just changing the offset should not cause any problems. -
I know I would be...IM A COOKIE FIEND...and a DONUT FIEND....and a ....oh hell....Im just a FIEND!!
SSREAPERBefore I had a paper route, I had a Donut route. Twice per week I got a delivery. Had some customers with standing orders and sold the rest door to door. Paid 25 cents per half-dozen and sold them for 32 cents, so after selling 4 boxes I could buy a box for myself!
Even after buying myself a box, I still made a few Dollars per week for spending money. Lugging the big carrier with 20+ boxes of donuts did take a little effort until they started getting sold off, though.
I eventually got a paper route delivering about 2500 weekly papers to my entire subdivision and made more money, but I preferred the donut route! -
Two changes I made with the biggest impact -
1 - Aftermarket Coilovers. Change in ride was amazing.
2 - Added Boost. I went with a Hahn Turbo kit as Hahn offered the best performance/cost solution compared to other turbo or supercharger solutions. Unfortunately, recent Hahn turbo buyers have not experienced stellar customer service. I really like the change in performance at normal highway speeds when accelerating for passing, etc. I also love the sound the turbo makes. Turbos have more risk of engine problems since turbos lack the direct relationship between engine rpm and boost that superchargers have. If you're satisfied with the basic performance of the Slingshot, avoid driving a boosted version if you want to stay happy w/o boost.
I've also had my Slingshot repainted since the color I wanted wasn't available when I bought my 2015 Base model.
I added a Twist Dynamics Top to provide some protection from the Texas sun.
I assembled my own sound solution and have changed things several times.
I also replaced the Front Lower Wing with a spoiler normally used on the rear of cars sine I was tired of having to readjust the Lower Front Wing after all too frequent critter encounters when driving at night to avoid the Texas daytime heat (I also just like driving/riding at night).
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My Daughter works with some amateur video groups and has made several camera stabilizers. Search Google for "DIY action camera stabilizer".
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I tried clicking on the Reload This Page button in Chrome and didn't see any change. When I opened Chrome just now and came here, everything was back to what I feel is "normal."
Everything was still working before, I just had to go thru extra steps to like or move to Top of Page and couldn't see the website logo at all. Everything's fine now, although I still don't know what happened.
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Reviving an old thread.
Got an email today saying Amazon is currently offering a 4K action camera for $45 after discount code - YI’s popular 4K action cam is under $45 with this special coupon – BGR. Don't know how long sale will last. -
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For best lighting, make sure you have the Slingmods CH units installed as High Beams. I don't know if they now ship them configured for High Beam or not. It used to be that you had to swap some wires in the connector to operate as High Beam as opposed to running lights which were nowhere near as bright. Disclaimer - I have never used the Slingmods CH units and this is all based on what I have read, so I may not be remembering everything correctly.
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I don't recall changing any settings and usually use whatever stock theme is default on most sites I visit.
I no longer see the name of the site in the top bar and I have click on a drop-down menu if I want to Like/ a post, etc.
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If I did something STOOPID, someone please let me know!
Just went thru my various settings and everything's pretty much Default.
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When I bought the Canadian Headlight kit from Slingshotonly a couple years ago, they shipped them with the LED bulbs I also ordered already installed. I wasn't overly thrilled with the LED conversion as at the time they required the headlight to be drilled out taccept the LED headlight bulbs. Don't know if SSO changed that design or not.
Your Ch units look to be from SlingMods. I thought the LED bulbs were an extra-cost option. I believe the small LED bulbs are probably for the little parking lights shown with the white connectors on the side of the headlights. -
Just experienced the new forum software. When I first logged in I thought , "Where the H... are the forum logo and all the title links." The I realized we had new software which is totally different from the old stuff. Guess I'll just have to get used to it, but I miss the instant access to the Like/Dislike, Top of Page buttons, etc.
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Pretty to look at, but not as deadly as my Wife if I tried anything!
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Maybe telling you to buy yourself a Trunk Monkey?
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I seem to recall reading a story that posited that snakes and spiders were NOT native to the Earth as a reason so many people freak out when they encounter them.
