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Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:37 pm

I bought a set last month from Gear Works MFG for $ 154 shipped to my house. Their number is 815-895-0244 and their email is sales@gearworksmfg.com.

Very good to deal with and quick shipping too.

Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:50 pm

Thanks Joe

Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:39 pm

So does anyone know what is the biggest tire you can run with stock trailing arms is?

thanks
KJ

Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:07 pm

KJMac wrote: So does anyone know what is the biggest tire you can run with stock trailing arms is?

thanks
KJ

the trailing arm really does not limit you, its eveyrthing around it. typically with the stock torsion bars, the long ones you can run a 31" at the biggest. you can convert to the short bars and run bigger.

Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:08 pm

not to steal the thread or anything but what tires are good for mud and back wood and creak trails that come in 28 or 29s

Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:22 pm

I run BFG traction tires, but the 700 15 Yokohamas are one heck of a tire, tough too. BFG allterrains have a weak sidewall, in my experience they tend to flex and rub tubes or pinch them....

Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:32 pm

bigpapakamen wrote: not to steal the thread or anything but what tires are good for mud and back wood and creak trails that come in 28 or 29s interco makes the ssr in 27x9.50. a bad ass little tire. here it is against a "30" inch les shwab traction tire. [img][/img]

Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:27 pm

Thanks for the help!
I know the long torsion can cause interference, I was hoping to run a 32 but a 31 would work good I hear with the 002 trans..
I decided to go with the radial TSL front and rear. 215/85/15 and I'm leaning toward the 31/9.5/15...I was looking at the 32/10.5/15.

Thanks
KJ

Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:16 pm

what options are there for 28s or 29s x 10s or
10.5

Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:19 pm

Those interco's look nice kinda like a project tire.

Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:01 am

Okay so do we have clarification here?
I'm about to get some 31x10.5x15's and want to make sure they will fit on my 71 Super Baja...yeah I know it's a Super, but the question is will they fit?

Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:35 pm

damquick1 wrote: Okay so do we have clarification here?
I'm about to get some 31x10.5x15's and want to make sure they will fit on my 71 Super Baja...yeah I know it's a Super, but the question is will they fit?

Maybe...

Mon Jan 05, 2009 3:59 am

2gr8dgs wrote: bigpapakamen wrote: not to steal the thread or anything but what tires are good for mud and back wood and creak trails that come in 28 or 29s interco makes the ssr in 27x9.50. a bad ass little tire. here it is against a "30" inch les shwab traction tire. [img][/img]

I was glad to see someone mention Interco (super swamper) for the rear's. The SSR's, TSL, SX, Thornbird and even the Swamper Bogger look bad ASS on a baja.
Don't forget about Dick Cepek (FC 2 and MC), Pro Comp (AT and MT) and Micky Thompson (ATZ and MTZ) as well. These tires may cost a little more, but most are comparable in price to BFG's and are available in 30 and/or 31" sizes.
Also, if you like the look and grip of BFG's, ask your tire shop about other brand's with the same tread design.
The BFG MT tread has been copied by several companies including Dunlop ("mud rover" I think) and can save you a few buck's per tire.
Just my .02

Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:58 am

BajaHummBug wrote:

I was glad to see someone mention Interco (super swamper) for the rear's. The SSR's, TSL, SX, Thornbird and even the Swamper Bogger look bad ASS on a baja.
Don't forget about Dick Cepek (FC 2 and MC), Pro Comp (AT and MT) and Micky Thompson (ATZ and MTZ) as well. These tires may cost a little more, but most are comparable in price to BFG's and are available in 30 and/or 31" sizes.
Also, if you like the look and grip of BFG's, ask your tire shop about other brand's with the same tread design.
The BFG MT tread has been copied by several companies including Dunlop ("mud rover" I think) and can save you a few buck's per tire.
Just my .02

I've been running 30/10.50-15 TSL Radials on the rear of my Baja, love the way they work on the trails and rocks. I just put 235/75-15 Cooper Discoverer ST tires on the front, they work great for steering thru the mud and wet rock.

Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:15 pm

joescoolcustoms wrote: I bought a set last month from Gear Works MFG for $ 154 shipped to my house. Their number is 815-895-0244 and their email is sales@gearworksmfg.com.

Very good to deal with and quick shipping too.

Excuse the bump of an old thread.

How's the tires working out for you?

Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:58 pm

Maybe i missed it, but could we have a sticky with tire sizes and their equivalents? Some kind of reference point would be good.

Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:32 am

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=351210
I will work on question over the next week if you dn't find what you need here.

Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:09 pm

The wheelmaster bit is what i meant, maybe a different preface line? Compare metric to inch. According to the wheelmaster chart my 225/75-15 tires on the rear are 28 inches tall. I already forgot how wide in inches. But just trying to grasp the differences between the two sets of numbers and what a 31x10x15 is compared to what i have. Now i'm a bit less confused.
thanks.

Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:21 pm

plotch wrote: The wheelmaster bit is what i meant, maybe a different preface line? Compare metric to inch. According to the wheelmaster chart my 225/75-15 tires on the rear are 28 inches tall. I already forgot how wide in inches. But just trying to grasp the differences between the two sets of numbers and what a 31x10x15 is compared to what i have. Now i'm a bit less confused.
thanks.
the first number is width in millimeters. 225mm is about 8-7/8"

Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:36 am

bigpapakamen wrote: what options are there for 28s or 29s x 10s or
10.5

Several mentioned Interco and several of their tires. They make a 29x10.50x15 in the TRXUS series that looks amazing. Perfect for a Baja. Look them up. At 29" you would have no problem with the long torsion tube.