XC tire selection.

[svtbolt04]

Hey guys, I sold my front shocks and now am shopping for tires. I already purchased some rear I-razr's 20x9's. 

Now, I am stuck on my front tire selection. I either want razr 2's or matching i-razr fronts. But, either one, I dont know whether to pick 22inch fronts or 21inch.

Any of you xc racers chime in and give me your advice?

[kevoquad]

i have holeshot xcr 21s on my yfz, and i love them.  heres the deal,   22s get u just a hair more clearance, but the sidewalls give a bit too much for my riding style.  i'd go with the 21s   but make sure u get 6 ply.     i'd also look into some beadlocks if u dont have them already,     it sucks spending $150 on tires and having one getting popped off the bead during a race and u cant even finish.  you'll love the i-razrs in the mud,  but they have a bad tendency to wear quickly. u cant go wrong with razr IIs       lots of gncc guys run them.   when in doubt   follow the pros.       i have a set of 21x7x10 fronts on itp bajas, and 20x11x9 on douglas beadlocks if ur interested

[svtbolt04]

thanks for the reply, but I have hipers on the way. 9-9 and 4+1 offset.

[SLOW450R]

Razr II rears are a thing of the past, they dont hook up nearly as well as I-Razr's.....they arent anywhere near as controllable in a hard slide as Razr's and their increased traction isnt much better.  If you have to only run 1 set of tires for XC make it I Razr's

SVT......with the YFZ you are going to want to run 21 inch Razr II fronts.  Trust me, there were a bunch of people that made the switch in FTR after some of us that run the nationals were turned onto this late last season.  If $$ allows the absolute best combination is to have a set of I-Razr rears and a set of regular Razr rears mounted on two sets of Hiper rims.  THis gives you the best of both worlds, wet or dry.

1SLOW450R

[jeepnrocks]

I have ran the i razr and razr 2 and feel the i razr is far superior. 
My i razrs are past half worn done and are still grabbing like crazy. I can pretty much only have one set of tires at a time along with something beat up for a backup. The i razr is the tops on my list.. However I am interested to see what hte new gncc tire from itp is going to be like