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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: hobgoblin on February 10, 2006, 09:03:24 PM
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Hello,
I tring to decide which would be the best tire,How do the Claws hold up on the highway?
I know the S.S. don't last long running on the road...I might end up with the same I got on my full size chevy....Wild Country MT's they last a long time,but in the mud,got to have something to turn them....AKA "HP" but the Tracker lacks that.They look like B.F.G. MT's.My father in law had a set for 45k on his truck and still had 1/4" tread when he took them off.My fullsize has over 5k and still look like new...Had to stop burning them off...Cost to much!!! They are all about the same price..Should probably MT's that way I can drive it too....If I could fit the 33" under it I'd rob the fullsize!!!!LOL
SS LTB's $104 (have to drive 100mile to get)
Claws $130 (same as above)
Wild Countrys $125 (Can walk from Shop)
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 My claws are running their life out, and gonna replace them with ltb's this summer. I ran 33 radial claws for two years and performed excellent on trails and rockcrawling. But during the winter, they were of no use in the snow and could have performed well in the mud if I had the engine to allow them to spin clean. Now that they are at half life the less tread depth allows me to spin them easier in the mud and perform.
  On the upside radials give me a way better ride for my daily driver than a bias ever could. Claws good for dry to semi dry terrain, swampers for everything that is left over, unless you have horsepower. And they have lasted about 30% longer than bias swampers being run everyday with my lockrights.
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For the price, LTBs kick butt offroad and in the
dirt mud sand ... as a snow tire, I don't know
but the life on the rear of a Track/Kick as a DD
2 years for me, front well if it was in alignment
and not bent a little, might of gone longer, but
the sound on the road ;D worth every penny
You really need to decide what you are going to
drive in (conditions) and what you want to spend,
for me, I would have 2 sets of tires, an AT set for
the street, and a set of LTBs for the dirt.
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You really need to decide what you are going to
drive in (conditions) and what you want to spend,
for me, I would have 2 sets of tires, an AT set for
the street, and a set of LTBs for the dirt.
That would be nice..I got a set of 235/75 off my stock 2003 Crewcab S-10 that are still good.Might put them on stock wheels they are Goodyear Wrangers.So you got 2 years out of Swampers..I'm only home on the weekends,Might put 100 miles on the tracker a week.But would like to drive to Zuwharrie in NC.
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I love my LTB's so far... not sure about life on the street.. it will be what it will be.. but they will last a LONG time in the dirt... lol..
I am going to start carving on mine soon though... that will shorten their life..
I have buddy on big wide claws.. he is in a little willys jeep with a lot of power.. but he doesn't care for his claws in the mud at all.. he says he has to spin them and he likes to crawl through stuff (me too) he is going back to boggers I think.. He thinks big wide boggers in the rear, and LTB's in the front might be the ticket.. ME, I like the LTB's... at least so far.. running them with about 4 lbs of pressure off road, and about 12 on.
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im saving up for skinny 34" ltb's.... skinny tire's with deep tread do very well on a light vehicle
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You are right, they reach down through the muck, and get some solid..
BUT, if you have bottomless muck, a wider floatation tire at low pressure works better.. say on deep deep snow, or bottomless gumbo..
I have seen guys with super skinny AG type tires, very tall and skinny.. do extremely well in deep mud.. they skinny tire has less rolling resistance in mud, you can get tire speed up, they aren't as heavy, and in some circumstances can reach through the goo and find something solid..