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Title: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: blyota91 on January 04, 2005, 09:29:20 AM
I have a little experience with the TSL's but none with the Baja Claws.  As far as wheeling goes I do a little bit of everything, but not really any sand, not much here in VT.  Has anybody run Baja Claws on a Samurai?  Are they any good or do they just look mean?  I'm not really worried about street manners either.

Thanks
Andrew
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: mrfuelish on January 04, 2005, 09:35:15 AM
I would go tsl's the ltb kind and pick up a tire grover with the extra money that you save over the claws and grove them until they work for you, there cheap and tough as nails.
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: wildgoody on January 04, 2005, 09:44:05 AM
Baja Claws, I looked at them  :o
$$$  I went for Swamper LTBs
I like them
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: mesjr2004 on January 04, 2005, 10:10:49 AM
i love my claws, and their really solft at 8psi :)
i like the look of the tsl bot the claw gives a better ride on really rough stuff,but the ltb is really cheep :-/
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: 1bigtracker on January 04, 2005, 10:59:13 AM
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little bit of everything, but not really any sand, not much here in VT.  

you live it VT??????

stu
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: blyota91 on January 04, 2005, 02:35:30 PM
Yup I live way over in Vermont, only a few states from the atlantic.
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: 1bigtracker on January 04, 2005, 10:14:05 PM
yea i know, i live here too. ;D  you live in northeren or southeren VT?

stu
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: blyota91 on January 05, 2005, 01:28:16 AM
I live in northern VT, what town are you in?
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: 1bigtracker on January 05, 2005, 03:24:44 AM
Winooski  but i do alot of wheelin in Alburg

stu
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: JasonPugh on January 05, 2005, 03:51:36 AM
It's not my post, but I'm in the same boat, Claws (bias ply) or LTBs.  I know the swampers are cheeper, but I'm not going to decide solely on price.  

I'm leaning towards the claws because I think that they will be slightly less stressful on my stock axles, and will be a little more road freindly with the tread pattern.  (I use my sammy around town and I flat tow to the big trails)
I'm looking at the 33" sizes
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: 1bigtracker on January 05, 2005, 03:57:01 AM
in my opinion both are well rounded tires.  swampers are heavyer and work better in mud but will break parts.  Claws are better on rocks than a swamper and are lighter.  i have heard that claws make alot of nosie though.  but i really just like the tread patteren on the claws, just looks really cool to me.

stu
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: 1bigtracker on January 05, 2005, 03:58:46 AM
in my opinion both are well rounded tires.  swampers are heavyer and work better in mud but will break parts.  Claws are better on rocks than a swamper and are lighter.  i have heard that claws make alot of nosie though.  but i really just like the tread patteren on the claws, just looks really cool to me.
(http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=baja+claw/v=2/SID=e/l=IVI/SIG=12kco653p/EXP=1105033947/*-http%3A//cf-offroad.dk/billeder/daek/mickey_Thompson/Baja_claw.jpg)

(http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=TSL+swamper/v=2/SID=e/l=IVI/SIG=12fuas5hh/EXP=1105034003/*-http%3A//www.genie4x4.com/images/super_swamper_tsl-30-200.jpg)


stu
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: ppltrak on January 05, 2005, 04:01:05 AM
TSL's  ;D they work well and last twice as long. Plus I went wheeling with a friend who had Claws and when we hit an offcamber hill he would just slide, and I would just walk right up. However that was my only experiance
seeing the Claws in action. Here in SoCal Claws are on mall crawlers.


 My .02$
  Kevin
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: blyota91 on January 05, 2005, 06:25:08 AM
Thats good to know that they can slide on side hills.  I have kumho venture M/T's on my toyota, my DD, but since the samurai is going to be my wheeler I want a good off road tire.  What about the Procomp X-Terrains?

1bigtracker, I live in Cabot.
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: bandit86 on January 05, 2005, 07:11:31 AM
I love my dayton timberline m/ts.  it was love at first sight.  the only other tire I wanna try is the bogger, though I dont like the bias belted construction, the tracker is not heavy enough.   I had a 35x15 tsl on my other tracker, let ALL the air out when it was -20 and the stupid tire wouldnt go sown, just stayed right up.
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: 94track on January 05, 2005, 08:14:26 AM
I have had both sets on my rig (until I sold it today), but I would say mud=tsl.....everything else the baja claw is far superior (imo), as far as the tire wear, my claws, which were radials , lasted longer than my tsl's......I'm not too sure about the twice as long......  as far as price, i picked up my claws at the 4 wheel jamboree this year....31 X 10.5 X 15   $100.00 a piece and they threw in a tshirt and hat....   and by the way, i am in the mix of picking up a sweet samurai.....it was time for a change
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: JasonPugh on January 05, 2005, 11:06:49 AM
Hey 94,
Thanks for the info, I really appriciate it.
So your getting a sammy eh?
Welcome to the other side of the suzuki family.
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on January 05, 2005, 11:41:51 AM
http://www.procomptires.com/xterrain1.html these tires any good? they look kinda liek claws?
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: 94track on January 05, 2005, 12:00:45 PM
i never seen the x terrains in my type of type "woodsing", the only time i saw them in use was at Neuroc this year, a couple of krawlers were sporting them and they looked like they grab the rocks and hold on.... just my .02
Title: Re: TSL or Baja Claw
Post by: 1bigtracker on January 05, 2005, 12:38:42 PM
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[url]http://www.procomptires.com/xterrain1.html[/url] these tires any good? they look kinda liek claws?

i have seen them on a full size Chebby and they where always cloged with mud.  i don't think the siping in the tire works well for mud.

stu