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Kenda Hellkat Front Tire

What the checker says530will not fit45check before you buy6worth knowing

Run variant by variant through the mountain bike builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.

Checked against 5557 verified mountain bike parts in this catalog. 5214 produced no finding of any kind; that is Hellkat 29x2.4 AEC. Hellkat Pro 26x2.40 AGC clears 3887. Each variant produces 31 to 265 distinct errors and 4 to 41 distinct warnings.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · Rear WheelUnsupported wheel setup: front 27.5" / rear 29" matches no configuration (24"/24", 26"/26", 27.5"/27.5", 29"/29", 32"/32", mullet = 29" front / 27.5" rear). On 359 of the 607 verified rear wheels in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear WheelUnsupported wheel setup: front 26" / rear 29" matches no configuration (24"/24", 26"/26", 27.5"/27.5", 29"/29", 32"/32", mullet = 29" front / 27.5" rear). On 359 of the 607 verified rear wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · ForkFront wheel size mismatch: Fork 29", Front tire 27.5". On 321 of the 490 verified forks in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · ForkFront wheel size mismatch: Fork 29", Front tire 26". On 321 of the 490 verified forks in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear WheelUnsupported wheel setup: front 26" / rear 27.5" matches no configuration (24"/24", 26"/26", 27.5"/27.5", 29"/29", 32"/32", mullet = 29" front / 27.5" rear). On 239 of the 607 verified rear wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Front WheelFront wheel size mismatch: Front wheel 29", Front tire 27.5". On 175 of the 270 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Front WheelFront wheel size mismatch: Front wheel 29", Front tire 26". On 175 of the 270 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.

Wheel config, Frame. 490 more findings from the same check, on up to 2 of the 258 verified frames each.

Front wheel size, Front Rim. 7 more findings from the same check, on up to 33 of the 75 verified rims each.

Front wheel size, Front Wheel. 7 more findings from the same check, on up to 90 of the 270 verified front wheels each.

Wheel config, Rear Rim. 5 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 75 verified rims each.

Wheel config, Rear Wheel. 5 more findings from the same check, on up to 7 of the 607 verified rear wheels each.

Front wheel size, Fork. 4 more findings from the same check, on up to 157 of the 490 verified forks each.

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Check before you buy

  • Check before you buywarning · Front WheelFront tire clearance: 2.6in tire is wider than the front wheel's 2.5in max. On 26 of the 270 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Check before you buywarning · Front WheelFront tire clearance: 2.6in tire is wider than the front wheel's 2.4in max. On 19 of the 270 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Check before you buywarning · Front WheelFront tire clearance: 2.4in tire is wider than the front wheel's 2.3in max. On 8 of the 270 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 3 of 5 variants.
  • Check before you buywarning · Front WheelFront tire clearance: 2.6in tire is wider than the front wheel's 2.3in max. On 8 of the 270 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Check before you buywarning · Front RimFront tire clearance: 2.6in tire is wider than the front wheel's 2.5in max. On 6 of the 75 verified rims in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Check before you buywarning · ForkFront tire clearance: the 2.6in tire is at the limit of the 2.6in the maker states as a measured clearance. A printed tire width carries about 3mm of tolerance and grows with internal rim width, pressure and use, so measure your own clearance before buying. On 5 of the 490 verified forks in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Check before you buywarning · Front WheelFront tire clearance: 2.4in tire is wider than the front wheel's 2.35in max. On 4 of the 270 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 3 of 5 variants.
  • Check before you buywarning · Front WheelFront tire clearance: 2.6in tire is wider than the front wheel's 2.35in max. On 4 of the 270 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.

Front tire fork, Fork. 32 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 490 verified forks each.

Front tire rim, Front Rim. 2 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 75 verified rims each.

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Worth knowing

  • Worth knowinginfo · Front RimFront tire clearance: 2.4in tire is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends up to 2.3in and states that as a recommendation, not a maximum, so this is a note rather than a fit problem. On 4 of the 75 verified rims in this catalog. Applies to 3 of 5 variants.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front RimFront tire clearance: 2.6in tire is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends up to 2.3in and states that as a recommendation, not a maximum, so this is a note rather than a fit problem. On 4 of the 75 verified rims in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front RimFront tire clearance: 2.6in tire is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends up to 2.5in and states that as a recommendation, not a maximum, so this is a note rather than a fit problem. On 3 of the 75 verified rims in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front RimFront tire width: 2.4in is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends at least 2.5in for this rim and states that as a recommendation, not a minimum. A narrower tire squares off and loses bead support on a wide rim. On 2 of the 75 verified rims in this catalog. Applies to 3 of 5 variants.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front RimFront tire width: 2.4in is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends at least 2.6in for this rim and states that as a recommendation, not a minimum. A narrower tire squares off and loses bead support on a wide rim. On 2 of the 75 verified rims in this catalog. Applies to 3 of 5 variants.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front RimFront tire clearance: 2.6in tire is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends up to 2.4in and states that as a recommendation, not a maximum, so this is a note rather than a fit problem. On 2 of the 75 verified rims in this catalog. Applies to 2 of 5 variants.
The checker compares the dimensions listed in what we check, and what we don’t. “No conflicts found” means no conflict among those dimensions — not a guarantee that a build works. Errors mean it won’t fit; warnings mean it works but check; infos are notes.

$57.60 to $65.00 MSRP·835 to 1113 g

What the maker states

Wheel
Built for a 27.5" wheel (on 2 of 5 variants); Built for a 29" wheel (on 2 of 5 variants); Built for a 26" wheel (on 1 of 5 variants)
Width
Tire width 2.4 (on 3 of 5 variants); Tire width 2.6 (on 2 of 5 variants)
Casing
AEC (enduro casing) casing (on 2 of 5 variants); ATC (trail casing) casing (on 2 of 5 variants); AGC (gravity casing) casing (on 1 of 5 variants)
Compound
Dual Layer compound (on 3 of 5 variants); dtc compound (on 2 of 5 variants)

A value shown as a set or a range differs between this model’s variants and is never one variant’s spec.

5 verified variants

VariantWheelWidthCasingPrice (MSRP)WeightSourceLast checkedBuild
Hellkat 29x2.4 AECBuilt for a 29" wheelTire width 2.4AEC (enduro casing) casing$65.001075 gmaker’s page2026-07-07Build with this
Hellkat Pro 27.5x2.60 AECBuilt for a 27.5" wheelTire width 2.6AEC (enduro casing) casing$57.601113 gmaker’s page2026-08-10Build with this
Hellkat Pro 29x2.60 ATCBuilt for a 29" wheelTire width 2.6ATC (trail casing) casing$59.401034 gmaker’s page2026-08-10Build with this
Hellkat Pro 27.5x2.40 ATCBuilt for a 27.5" wheelTire width 2.4ATC (trail casing) casing$59.40835 gmaker’s page2026-08-10Build with this
Hellkat Pro 26x2.40 AGCBuilt for a 26" wheelTire width 2.4AGC (gravity casing) casing$59.401103 gmaker’s page2026-08-10Build with this
Source

Source: each variant links the maker’s own page in the table above. Last checked 2026-07-07 to 2026-08-10.

Checked against

The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.

6 of 1757 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.

Where this sits

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