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Swampers Here We Come!

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by w3srl, Jun 4, 2005.

  1. Jun 4, 2005
    w3srl

    w3srl All-around swell dude Staff Member

    Port Orange, FL
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    Whoo Hoo!

    I think I've managed to sell off enough of the surplus MUTT parts that I fell into that I can finally afford to go and buy a set of Swampers for the flattie. Oh, that and pay for both my wife's and my tuition for the fall. :)

    I'm looking into either 32x9.50x15 Super Swamper TSLs, or 31x9.50Rx15 Super Swamper TSL Radials.

    Now, I guess the big question is this: How well do the radials perform off-road as compared to the bias plys? Is there enough difference to matter on something that rides like a flatfender? I found it VERY interesting that teh radials run $20 a tire LESS than the bias plys.

    Idears?
     
    w3srl, Jun 4, 2005
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  2. Jun 4, 2005
    jnutter

    jnutter New Member

    Minnesota
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    The radials work really well off-road. You don't have to air them down as much to get the same flex as a bias tire of the same size. I've noticed that the smaller and narrower TSL radials seem to wear pretty fast on the road (observation of tires owned by friends), while the 33x10.5s (another observation) and 33x12.5s seem to last longer. I had a set of the 33x 12.5 TSL radials on my daily driver for years and they wore well. I got 40,000 miles out of them and they were still not down to the wear bars.

    If you don't drive on the road much, the LTBs are hard to beat for price and off-road performance. They are bias ply and they flat spot, but that doesn't matter off-road. I really like my 31 x 11.5 LTBs on my CJ2A, but I have lost a bead a couple times. I run them at 10 psi off-road. They fit fine on a stock CJ2A with dead springs and there's lots of room now that I've got a 2.5" lift.

    (edit) Forgot to mention, the side walls on the radial TSLs are better than some radials (BFG for example), but not nearly as strong as a bias TSL. If you run in sharp rocks, the bias might be a better choice just becuase of this. I have the 36x12.5 TSL radials on my CJ7 and I've poked a hole in a couple of them. Of course I like rocks, and the rocks on the iron range in Northern Mn are all sharp...
     
    jnutter, Jun 4, 2005
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  3. Jun 4, 2005
    Hawk62cj5

    Hawk62cj5 Captain of OldSchool

    Brodnax Va.
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    I tested mine good today , drove up the steps at work (simulated rock climbing) and spent most of the eve hunting varmits so I put them in some ruff mud holes around here, They preformed perfect. Now the on road is a diff story , on level pavment there fairly manered but on the back roads with the high crown in it like we have around here they become unpredictible.
     
    Hawk62cj5, Jun 4, 2005
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  4. Jun 5, 2005
    jollyjeepers

    jollyjeepers Member

    Roanoke, VA
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    That's great news! And Peter was thinking that he should bid on some of your parts to help you out. :rofl:
     
    jollyjeepers, Jun 5, 2005
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