February 9, 200620 yr well tax returns are back, so.. Looks like im going to order super swamper's this coming Wednesday. I think im going to go with 28x8.50/14 tsl's. Anybody have anything to say, or warn me about before i get them? Btw i like the new spell checker..
February 9, 200620 yr I think they make a 28x9.5x14 maybe even 27x9.5x14. That would be sweet to have wider tires.
February 9, 200620 yr Author http://www.intercotire.com/site33.php hrm doesnt like they do, i like the wider tires to, but the narrow tires sure do cut down into muck.. o ya, the ssr's are 27x9.50's but, im going with tsl's. like the ones jibs has.
February 9, 200620 yr well, it is a matter of driver preferance, and conditions, but for the most part, especiallly in the case of subarus, wider tires are a bad thing. mostly just more stuff to push around....my vote would be what you're getting... also...did you get different rims? I thought you were running 15" alloys?
February 9, 200620 yr Don't quote me, but I have been told that the TSL's are tougher than the SSR's too, so if you do the TSL's and have them balance them with the equal powder instead of lead weights, I think you will be happiest ... I only let them use the powder now that I have tried it ... it's really great, no problem with flat spots un-ballancing the tire either
February 9, 200620 yr yeah... bias tsls are strong than the ssrs... personally I'm gonna go with the LTBs :-)
February 9, 200620 yr gonna get 'em siped? I've heard great things about this, improves traction in virtually every condition, and helps reduce heat, and therefore wear, on road
February 9, 200620 yr I've heard great things about this, improves traction in virtually every condition, and helps reduce heat, and therefore wear, on road that's what I heard too.... and it makes sense if I think about the snow tires I have on my xt6... it's like they ARE super swampers or mud tires of some type.. except the thick lugs are slit into a bunch of "flaps" hanging off the tire... hard to describe, but it seems like it would be hard to beat traction wise (I wouldn't go nearly as deep with the slits in the lugs as my snow tires though, as that would probably INCREASE wear on pavement)
February 9, 200620 yr check out this thread http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=43264&highlight=super+swamper I went with the 27 x 9.50 SSRs they are really nice on the road nice Humm, they go anywhere
February 9, 200620 yr Author well, it is a matter of driver preferance, and conditions, but for the most part, especiallly in the case of subarus, wider tires are a bad thing. mostly just more stuff to push around....my vote would be what you're getting... also...did you get different rims? I thought you were running 15" alloys? ya, i have a spare set of 14 inch pugs in my garadge ima use. one of the main things i wanted tsl's for, is price. 85ish dollars a tire is a great price. since i will still have my all terrains, i'll swap back and forth every once and a while, to make them last a little longer. Should i get them siped? i figured i would? but i've heard it can rip little pieces of the tire out.. i like the ssr's to scott,but i think im going to go with tsl's, cheaper
February 9, 200620 yr Its true that little chunks will some times leave your tires if you get them siped, but the advantages, in rain, ice and slick rock far outweigh the little bit of chunking. I've siped mine, and i've never regretted it.
February 9, 200620 yr Author yeah... bias tsls are strong than the ssrs... personally I'm gonna go with the LTBs :-) LTB's look really sick! but smallest size is 31's. how u gona fit them? t-cased and bigger lift?? but anyway, i think i will get them siped then noah, probably not the second after i get them, but real quick like.
February 9, 200620 yr Its true that little chunks will some times leave your tires if you get them siped, but the advantages, in rain, ice and slick rock far outweigh the little bit of chunking. +1
February 9, 200620 yr 31s will fit easy i have the right rims for them, only tool you need is a bfh, and actually I think my school has one of those air hammers if you have been following the build of my subaru, the tires I have on there now are 31x10.50, 31x11.50 swampers WILL fit with the use of a hammer. there wont be any issue of it rubbing on the strut. also as far as gearing goes, is a 4 speed d/r, and i've driven my soob around a little bit, and I havent had any problems. I dont think the 31x11.50 will rub on the struts, but if they do my wheel studs are long enough I can safely put a big enough spacer in there to take care of the problem. btw, 108$ for a 31x11.50x15 LTB sure beats 143$ for a 30x10.50x15 tsl. if I need to do more work to make it fit, its worth the saved money for me.
February 9, 200620 yr 31s will fit easy i have the right rims for them, only tool you need is a bfh, and actually I think my school has one of those air hammers if you have been following the build of my subaru, the tires I have on there now are 31x10.50, 31x11.50 swampers WILL fit with the use of a hammer. there wont be any issue of it rubbing on the strut. also as far as gearing goes, is a 4 speed d/r, and i've driven my soob around a little bit, and I havent had any problems. I dont think the 31x11.50 will rub on the struts, but if they do my wheel studs are long enough I can safely put a big enough spacer in there to take care of the problem. btw, 108$ for a 31x11.50x15 LTB sure beats 143$ for a 30x10.50x15 tsl. if I need to do more work to make it fit, its worth the saved money for me. you've also got a 6" lift, instead of just 4"...strut clearance isn't the issue on EA82's....body clearance is... Noah's got swampers on his DL, I'm sure he'll post a pic before too long
February 10, 200620 yr you've also got a 6" lift, instead of just 4"...strut clearance isn't the issue on EA82's....body clearance is... Noah's got swampers on his DL, I'm sure he'll post a pic before too long hey, hammers are good for something? i said it was needed lol...
February 10, 200620 yr I gotta take that back... its a LOT of pounding... blah, well I've gotten my turning radius down to about 30 feet, got bunch more pounding to go to make it back to the stock 15 or 17 or whatever it is. ..
February 10, 200620 yr http://usmb.net/albums/album211/Noah_Dumb.jpg' alt='Noah_Dumb.jpg'>[/img] This is the best Pic i have right now, but she'll be out and about again soon for more pictures.
February 10, 200620 yr Author Does any1 actually have a pic of a ea82 body with the 28 inch tsl's?? i guess they look really similar to the ssr's but i wana see the tsl's since they are skinnier and stuff
February 10, 200620 yr they won't look almost at all different.... look around, SJR, Noah, Tex, and Roundeye have 'em, just to name a few.
February 10, 200620 yr Author i know what it stands for, lol i used to be a tire freak. Three Stage Lug's. are the 28 inch Tsl's a lil bigger than the ssr's?? thanks
February 10, 200620 yr Anybody checked out the TSL/SX line? I'm still interested in the 31x1350s. Be especially nifty for the conditions around me.. sugar sand up to your knees. Theres also 30x1150s in that line. Smaller overall diameter, but got that extra width to float. Since I'm a cheap bastard, this would probably be the route I take when I get the money moving again to upgrade. 172.99 and 111.99 respectively, at 4wpw.
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