Hello all. Long time stalker, first time poster.......
Im in a real pickle here with wheels and will gladly accept any information offered!!!!!
I live on my families 300 acre farm in WV and after looking at everything available bought a new 2012 rhino last fall due to its reliability, off road capability, and workability....
Its a daily driver on the farm and I wear down tires yearly so I wanted a second set of wheels and tires to bolt on fresh whenever Im going on a "fun ride" where good traction is needed.....
I got a set of 12x7 itp wheels with 5+2 backspacing with 25x8x12 front 25x10x12 rear mudlites...With minimal research it seemed like a no brainer....
I installed them and I could not be more disappointed!
The rears stick out way too far. Its ridiculous! They are so wide (several inches on each side) that its filling my cab with mud and the machine probably wont fit the tight spots on my trails.
Tech support from several online supplies generously spoke with me and assured me I have the right wheels and tires. (Yes I measured and all 4 are the same) My local Yamaha shop verified this and says that they are the correct wheels also. I know Yamaha now uses factory spacers on the rear and my local shop says that ITP has not allowed for that and there is no aftermarkert wheel that will keep the rubber inside the fenders due to factory wheel spacers! I dont want fenderflares as I dont want a wider machine and even even if I did, the showroom model WITH fenderflares had rubber sticking out a couple inches!! So they told me to remove the factory spacers but when I did I quickly found the hubs are not splined for lugnuts so its not as easy as removing the factory spacers. WHATS UP WITH THIS!!!!!!!
IT seems your stuck with factory steel wheels if you want to keep your wheels inside the fenders!
It also seems this is only a problem on the new rhinos??????
If Im correct on this, Id be happy to trade a brand new set of ITP wheels for a set of factory steels to anyone in my area.
SUGGESTIONS AND HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!:aargh4:
Im in a real pickle here with wheels and will gladly accept any information offered!!!!!
I live on my families 300 acre farm in WV and after looking at everything available bought a new 2012 rhino last fall due to its reliability, off road capability, and workability....
Its a daily driver on the farm and I wear down tires yearly so I wanted a second set of wheels and tires to bolt on fresh whenever Im going on a "fun ride" where good traction is needed.....
I got a set of 12x7 itp wheels with 5+2 backspacing with 25x8x12 front 25x10x12 rear mudlites...With minimal research it seemed like a no brainer....
I installed them and I could not be more disappointed!
The rears stick out way too far. Its ridiculous! They are so wide (several inches on each side) that its filling my cab with mud and the machine probably wont fit the tight spots on my trails.
Tech support from several online supplies generously spoke with me and assured me I have the right wheels and tires. (Yes I measured and all 4 are the same) My local Yamaha shop verified this and says that they are the correct wheels also. I know Yamaha now uses factory spacers on the rear and my local shop says that ITP has not allowed for that and there is no aftermarkert wheel that will keep the rubber inside the fenders due to factory wheel spacers! I dont want fenderflares as I dont want a wider machine and even even if I did, the showroom model WITH fenderflares had rubber sticking out a couple inches!! So they told me to remove the factory spacers but when I did I quickly found the hubs are not splined for lugnuts so its not as easy as removing the factory spacers. WHATS UP WITH THIS!!!!!!!
IT seems your stuck with factory steel wheels if you want to keep your wheels inside the fenders!
It also seems this is only a problem on the new rhinos??????
If Im correct on this, Id be happy to trade a brand new set of ITP wheels for a set of factory steels to anyone in my area.
SUGGESTIONS AND HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!:aargh4: