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Vanapplebomb · Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:23 pm Post subject:

Check this one out too!

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House · Minutia Militia Joined: June 13, 2001 Posts: 1767

As mentioned earlier in the thread, they came on some Ford Broncos. They came on the Baja Bronco by Bill Stroppe.

Vanapplebomb · Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:14 am Post subject:

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Vanapplebomb · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:06 pm Post subject:

What are these rear tires??? Looks to big to be mini mags, and no white lettering that gates and western auto always seem to have. Definitely not the 7.00-15 baja pros either... perhaps t 9.00-15 baja pro tires with heavily worn crowns???

hmmmm

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BL3Manx · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:01 pm Post subject:

Ad from 1976

Vanapplebomb · Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:06 pm Post subject:

Here are a nice looking pair of WA Sand Blasters...

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vw7266 · Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:20 pm Post subject:

great deal

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BL3Manx · Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:29 am Post subject:

They're sold

Vanapplebomb · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:22 pm Post subject:

Here are a few pictures of some class 9 cars with Mickey Thompson Baja Pro tires. The rear 15x9.00 tires are nearly identical to the old Gates XT Sand Command tires. The 15x7.00 front tires are somewhat similar to the old Gates XT series of tires. The tread pattern is right, but the lugs on the sidewalls are different.

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Vanapplebomb · Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:38 pm Post subject:

Goofy rail with Gates tires. Notice the fun-size tires in the front Laughing

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VolkswagenGerry · Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:04 am Post subject:

Just because you have to push it doesn't make it goofy.. lol
right

Vanapplebomb · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 12:20 pm Post subject:

BL3Manx · Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 4:11 pm Post subject:

I just bought a pair of Centerline mounted Sand Blaster Jr.s from a real nice guy in Indiana.

jsturtlebuggy · Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 4:46 pm Post subject:

Bl3,
Do you plan on using them on the street?
The ones I have left over from racing in 1980s are hard as rock. I don't use them as I afraid the tread will chunk off.
Plus mine do no look as good as yours. Desert rocks like to tear up the sidewalls.
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BL3Manx · Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:52 pm Post subject:

Just for show. Hopefully they'll come off the bubbles OK and I'll put them and a pair of NOS Gates Sand Commands on a set of Jackman Aluminum Stars.

I'll need to get the bead screw holes in the bubbles filled too.

Vanapplebomb · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:21 am Post subject:

Nice find! Those look like they are in really nice shape!

Some of you may be interested to know that we are not the only ones that like these tires. The many people in the Wildcat crowd has been moving towards the 15-9.00 Baja Pro tires for hard core wheeling. It would be nice if a little extra demand would keep the prices from bumping to much higher than they already are...cause currently they are a good bit pricier than the similar Yokohama Supper Digger iii's.

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Vanapplebomb · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:02 am Post subject:

What do you guys make of this? Did Gates license the production of the XT Commando tires to National tire are some point? I have never seen these before.

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BL3Manx · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:17 am Post subject:

I saw these last August on an ad in the Samba classifieds and asked the owner about them. He said they were National.

After Gates quit making tires, there were several other tire brands that got hold of the molds and produced the Commando under new brands and names; National, Western Auto, Dick Cepek and now Mickey Thompson.

Vanapplebomb · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:29 am Post subject:

It is one thing for another company to replicate the design as WA and Cooper have down, but to also call it the XT Commando? Interesting. Very interesting...
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BL3Manx · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:58 pm Post subject:

When Gates quit making tires and sold the molds/equipment, they probably sold the XT Commando name/trademark also


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