You just pretty much get your same spokes that you have now, only a
half inch longer for your new rear 18.
For the type 2 Interco you'll have to add a bit to the chain.
Also you'll want to grind some of the bracing out of the swingarm.
A 13 tooth sprocket will buy you enough room to have some chain
adjust left.
What you have to remember is this ain't no ordinary 18 inch tire,
the knobs are very tall!
A half inch clearance isn't enough either, this tire grows more than
that at 70mph!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/zrod/Picture249.jpg
This tire is an eight ply monster as is it's little brother the type
1 Teraflex.
Sorta feels like no air is too much air!
I got over 4 thousand miles out of my Interco tires on the Hoss KLR,
type 1 18 on the front and the type 2 18 on the rear.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/zrod/Picture256.jpg
I won't be repeating this tire combination though, the big 150-90 is
so tall, my handling suffered from the change in rake.
And for any of you interested in my big front wheel, the type 1 is
an example of a rear tire that doesn't make a very good front
tire!
All things considered, it was fun but just not worth the trouble.
Good luck in your quest for the ultimate tire!
Rod
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Richard Bessey
wrote:
>
> All,
> Has anyone ever changed there rear rim to a different size?
> The reason I ask is because I keep looking at these tires:
>
http://www.intercotire.com/site53.php
> (The one on the right) Its a TeraFlex tire and I was riding with
someone
> that had this tire mounted on his DRZ. What an awesome off road
tire.
> The rider described it as a tractor tire, excellent hookup and
really
> made some tracks. Anyway, they only make that tire for 18 and 19
inch rims.
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction as far as whats
required to
> swap out the rim from a 17" to an 18" so I can mount this tire?
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Bessey
>
