Side by Side Wheels and Tires on ATV?

[83BMichigan]

I have a Yamaha Kodiak 400 and picked up some stock wheels and tires off a Can Am X3. Outside of a hub adapter for the bolt pattern difference, is this possible?

I am thinking I’ll need some sort of spacer as well given the rear wheel lugs are set in the wheel a bit and the X3 is mostly flush

[Mech]

Whether it's possible or not (and I'm sure it is), I wouldn't do it. It will be hard on the suspension and axle bearings, and make it hard to steer, not to mention the scuffing which chews up the surface and your tyres and adds huge drag to/on the engine/drive..

If you need duels, perhaps you should look at six wheelers ?

[83BMichigan]

Don’t need duals, just figured I could get a spacer to make these work. I like the look. Where would the scuffing occur?

[Mech]

Well I may be wrong but I'm thinking that thing doesn't have a differential.. Even if it did have a differential, as you turn, the difference in turning radius between the inner edge of one side's tyre, say the inner set of wheels on a turn,and the outer edge of the other tyre on the same side of the bike, is enough to cause scuffing. Even having wide flat profile tyres causes too much scuffing I've found.

And, if there's no differential,  if you widen the overall width from one outer tyre to the other outer tyre, there is going to be a big difference between the turning radius'. The tyres scuff fighting against themselves, and it drags power and impairs traction quite often.

Apart from that it strains the suspension and the wheel bearings, and, it makes it hard to corner..