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TSL or Baja Claw

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Offline blyota91

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TSL or Baja Claw
« 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.

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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2005, 09:44:05 AM »
Baja Claws, I looked at them  :o
$$$  I went for Swamper LTBs
I like them
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #3 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 :-/
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #4 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
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2005, 02:35:30 PM »
Yup I live way over in Vermont, only a few states from the atlantic.
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2005, 10:14:05 PM »
yea i know, i live here too. ;D  you live in northeren or southeren VT?

stu
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2005, 01:28:16 AM »
I live in northern VT, what town are you in?
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2005, 03:24:44 AM »
Winooski  but i do alot of wheelin in Alburg

stu
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #9 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
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #10 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.

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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #11 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.





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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #12 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.


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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #13 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.
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Re: TSL or Baja Claw
« Reply #14 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.
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