Hey All,
So my rear rims on the L185 are rotted out. I was able to find a decent pair, but the guy mistook 11 x 24's for 9.5 x 24's and shipped me a clean, though bit larger than requested pair. But this is a good thing. Cause as anyone with a 4wd DT knows, the available 6.00 x 14's for the front end are two inches too large today being 26" diameter when OEM back in the day were 24". Gear ratio now becomes a problem when looking to replace cause of the 4wd.
So I'm looking to upgrade to Carlisle 11.2 x 24 R1's. But first I need to know the internal gear ratio to the L185DT so as to do the math before laying out some $600 for new rear tires. It's either this, or giving up the 4wd option. Deestone makes a solid 6 ply 6.00 x 14 (at the larger diameter). What I'm looking to do is find a rear tire that jibes with the Deestone to maintain the proper rolling circumference balance and save my 4wd. But again, I need the gear ratio to do the math.
Anyone out there have any clue? Kubota's been of little help. My local dealer scratched his head for a while, then shrugged. And I've been unable to locate anything online.
Thanks in advance.
So my rear rims on the L185 are rotted out. I was able to find a decent pair, but the guy mistook 11 x 24's for 9.5 x 24's and shipped me a clean, though bit larger than requested pair. But this is a good thing. Cause as anyone with a 4wd DT knows, the available 6.00 x 14's for the front end are two inches too large today being 26" diameter when OEM back in the day were 24". Gear ratio now becomes a problem when looking to replace cause of the 4wd.
So I'm looking to upgrade to Carlisle 11.2 x 24 R1's. But first I need to know the internal gear ratio to the L185DT so as to do the math before laying out some $600 for new rear tires. It's either this, or giving up the 4wd option. Deestone makes a solid 6 ply 6.00 x 14 (at the larger diameter). What I'm looking to do is find a rear tire that jibes with the Deestone to maintain the proper rolling circumference balance and save my 4wd. But again, I need the gear ratio to do the math.
Anyone out there have any clue? Kubota's been of little help. My local dealer scratched his head for a while, then shrugged. And I've been unable to locate anything online.
Thanks in advance.
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