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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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33x12.50x15 Thornbird TSL tires are they any good?


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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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They are cheap tires and don't really work that well buddy of mine used them once he was not happy with the performace in the mud
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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There's a reason they call them "thornturds" !!!
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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5 reasons not to buy them. They're heavy, almost impossible to balance, bias ply horribly noisy, wear fast + unevenly, and they suck offroad!
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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so they are a big pile xp what would be a better set?
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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Super Swamper TSL-Blas or TSL/Bogger-Bias. Buddy has the Bogger-Bias and he loves them. Mostly used for crawling. Do not know if that is in your price range.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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the super swampers are nice but they wear fast on the road and are 300 a tire
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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price wise im gonna try to keep it under 160 and it is a DD so anyhting tht wears too fast isnt going to be good for me
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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look into some mud terrians or all terrians radials of course i have some trail cutters they are cheap but they work awesome in the mud and snow and handle great on the road no noise
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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How much do those trail cutters run?
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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I'm not sure but i don't think they are that much they are tempra trailcutter M+S Radials
i found a 245 16 not sure the hieght but they are 120

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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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This is true. Well then i would go with BF mud terrians. Thats what I am planing on doing.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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I was looking at those, they seem pretty solid would i need new rims?
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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its cheaper to buy a tire and rim combo most of the time plus you can upgrade the look of your jeep i have fake summit bead locks on my jeep nothin speacial it just depends my dad just bought a set of 33/12.50/15 bfg mud terrians and a set of eagle polished wheels mounted and balaced and shipped to his door for $1,100 but you can buy cheaper tires and rims for a package like 600 or so look around before you buy good luck man
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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Did you get yours online?
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