New rear tires on my 1996 and they are too big.

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    I had 21x10x8 rear tires on my blaster. I did some looking and found that 22x11x8 tires would work fine. So I ordered a pair and put them on today. The left is a little tight but fine, the right is touching plastic. Since they are mounted I cannot return them. Should I sell them and find the original size or would a spacer or something work to fix the issue?
     
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    Swingarm shop had problems in the past, but they've upped their game since, I even ran one for a season and didn't break it :)
    I like +3, when used with +1 a-arms it puts the foot pegs dead center between fr/rr tires
    my theory is this geometry allows the bike to pivot evenly
    I like +3, but +4 is probably the most popular
     
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    That's good the know about the rear +3 and front +1. I just ordered a set of Alba A-arms. Just need to save up a bit to get the +3 swing arm and rear shorty brake cable :) Also saw a set of Tusk extended rear 450 hubs for 100.. Might do that till I can get a decent extended rear axle..
     

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