12" vs 14" Wheels & 26" vs 27" Tires

I currently own a 700 Ranger that I bought for farm work in the midwest. Since I find myself "playing" more than working with it these days I've decided to purchase a RZR strictly for play and maybe some hunting. Most of my riding will be trails, mud and some travel on gravel and occassionally sand along the river. I like the Swamplite tires for mud and climbing. I have them on both my 700 and my Brute Force.

I am looking for advice or opinions (as the case may be) on whether I should run 12" or 14" alloy wheels on the RZR and whether I should go to 26" tires or step up to 27". Am I going to see much difference in power and what other advantages/disadvantages will I see based on these options other than aesthetic? I've consider a 2" lift but think I'll wait to see how things go without the lift first.

first a 12 in will ride smother and have a better foot print a 14 with its shorter side wall will ride stiffer but some tires only come in 12 or 14 so think about that as to 26 in vs 27 0r more you will lose some power but not alot also 12 in vs 14 12's have less unsprung weight

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The 14" should hadle better in the corners because of less sidewall flex, especially at speeds. The 12" are less likely to get the sidewall pinched between the ground and the wheel. I went with the 14" just because they look better.

Right now I have some 12's with 25" tires and I just ordered 14" ITP beadlocks with 26" tires so I will soon see what kind of difference there is. I know I like the looks of the 14's.

I just ordered 14's because I hit a hudhole on a gravel trail yesterday, and busted a 2 inch hole on the inside of my rim guess a rock got inbetween the wheel and caliper

In general...the 14" wheels AND rims will be conciderably higher priced, though they will handle high speeds (less shimmy), and corner much better!
12" wheels and tires are both cheaper with more choices, ride much better, will have better traction in most conditions, and tend to be a bit more durable in the rocks and roots, but they tend to jump around a bit at higher speeds down fire trails

It really comes down to the type of riding and trails you will be on...

Note: remember, if you go with Swamplites, they tend to run oversize! My 25" swamps actually run 26.75" mounted on 12" rims at 5 psi

XTR tires 14" is the only way to fly a round here. Mud.Rocks.....

I have 14inch rims with 26inch tire. I found that the after market tires ride better than the stock. The stock must be bias ply my other ones are not. 26" with 14' rims ride and handle good. They sure look cool. You do loose some torque, because of outside diameter size. Have not tried 27" but probably still the same different s.