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Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:33 pm

well i guess that the old sand blasters are not to be found any more, so tell me what your guys favorite desert tires are? i am lookin for a sand blaster wanna be or the next best thing, no mud tires or anything with big open tread and squared off shoulders.

Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:27 am

Are you looking for the sandblaster for front or rear? I believe that mickey thompson is remaking them cant be for sure. Hope this helps,Later Mitch.

Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:08 pm

i run bfg all around with no complants, good on/off road.
but for sand ??? hot vws has ads for paddles. terras make
a nice sound rolling down the road.

Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:48 pm

i dont ever plan on going anywhere that i would need sand tires, just some good desert tires.
class11, i hope you are right about MickeyT doing a remake on the sand blaster.....thanks for the tip

Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:09 pm

My bug is strictly dirt use only. In my experiance I have found for the desert the yokohamas are a really good tire, I use yokahama super digger 3, 33x10.5 on the rear and yokohama 720, 7.00x15 in the front, I have also used bf goodrich tires they are a lot heavier tire but they will outlast the yokohama, The bf goodrich mud ta is a really good tire.

Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:15 pm

check with kartek, i believe they carry them. i believe mickey thompson is making both the front and rears. 909 737 7223

Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:11 pm

They have some here:

http://www.mooreparts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MP&Category_Code=MICTIR

Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:31 pm

yeah i have seen all the tires that they advertise as being "baja tires" but the price tag for those tires is a little much, i have about given up hope finding a nice round shoulderd, meduim tread tire for less than $130.

Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:07 am

Look into the Cooper Discover tires...Street life is Very good and sand/desert is great. Priced at $100 a year ago for a 33".

Mon Oct 18, 2004 10:30 pm

yokohama super diggers are a nice round sided tire like the sand blaster. i'm sure if youre not in a rush, there will be a lot of tires available after the baja 1000. but youre right the price has been driven to almost unaffordable heights. you might be able to get the yokos or the mickeys for around 130-150 though. check also mckenzies, race ready, but i know kartek usually stocks more than everybody else.

Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:29 am

yeah those yokahamas look pretty good, i think i will be patient since my car is still up on jack stands and the motor is still at the shop in victorville, no big hurry.

Tue Oct 19, 2004 10:19 pm

anyone in here ever find a place that has used tires? if so what do you watch out for? well besides decent tread.......

Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:51 pm

ft_irwin_73baja wrote: anyone in here ever find a place that has used tires? if so what do you watch out for? well besides decent tread.......
wrecking yards that specialize in 4x4s are a good place to look. check for cracking in the rubber on the sidewalls. this shows age and will definitely accelerate wear. other than that, the tread is the most important. make sure it is the same all the way around. my suburban developed raised "bubbles" on certain portions of the tread that caused a rough ride at slow speeds and also accelerated wear on certain portions of the tread

Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:30 am

bubbles huh? didnt even know they could do such things.....thanks.

Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:47 am

the rubber tread had begun to separate from the steel belt in certain areas - producing bubbles