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BFB
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 Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:41 pm Post subject: terra tires? |
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| curious how many people have had a buggy or baja with terra tires and run them on the road, how long did they last and howd they do on pavement? |
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Mikedrevguy
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:17 pm Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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For what purpose?
As an all the time thing?
As a way to get the car to cross the road?
Are Terras legal on road?
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BFB
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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| i thought i was asking the questions here |
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Vanapplebomb
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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loud as all heck on the road at reasonable speeds. Kinda suck on hard surfaces, especially when wet.
That said, they are one of the best tires for soft soil. On the dunes here in Michigan, they are second only to paddle tires. Work pretty darn good for trail riding as well.
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SamT
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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They last a good while if only driven on the road here and there. Too heavy for my likings though. Lots of guys ran them when we rode the river, but I think I did just as well with some used tires I bought off a desert race team. They were like mud grips but soft, no brand on them just say “for racing purposes only”. I also had luck with “groovies” from denman implement. I ran them on lots of dirt roads and river rides as well as loaned them to several new duners
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BFB
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:26 pm Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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| sounds about like when i ran super swampers on my truck years ago. deep snow, mud no problem, a little morning dew on the road and your in the ditch. |
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SamT
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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| richardcraineum wrote: |
| sounds about like when i ran super swampers on my truck years ago. deep snow, mud no problem, a little morning dew on the road and your in the ditch. |
Yea I don’t believe any terra tires are made that are the appropriate ply/weight rating for a buggy. guys run just enough air to keep them on the beads but they are rock hard. Fine for hills and stuff, no good for sand.
My brother had a rail with a stockish 1641, he was gifted some ditch witch tires. 31x15.5-15. So we mounted them up and went to the river. A friend with some short and fat dirt track tires that were grooved heavily into a drag slick mud grip looking things ran circles around him.
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BFB
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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| ive wondered how dirt track tires would work. not much tread depth but they are light and can hold up to racing youd think they'd be pretty tough |
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Vanillagurilla
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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| richardcraineum wrote: |
| ive wondered how dirt track tires would work. not much tread depth but they are light and can hold up to racing youd think they'd be pretty tough |
There actually a pretty soft compound and dont last long on the street. Hell they dont even last that long on dirt track cars. |
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junior67
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:49 am Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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I run Terra tires on my baja with a 1776 in sand. run great for me.
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madmike
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 6:06 am Post subject: Re: terra tires? |
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Jr67 flip them for sand let the V be the little 'Paddle' 
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