I have ran these 80/20 in favor of pavement for 22K on a lifted '06 Dodge Ram 2500 CTD. 12.50/17 x 35's on 9" aluminum wheels. Desert Southwest terrain. First, these have been the best tires I've ever owned for off-road use. It's rare that I ever have to air down. No complaints here. OK, a couple of concerns for on-road use. They're loud, and get louder as they wear. But I'm good with that, kinda like it. Balancing: 4 oz on one wheel, 18 oz on another. I have had difficulty achieving a good balance, have had to rebalance four times! They flat spot overnight, particularly when it's cold out. Overall wear has been pretty good for an open tire with regular rotations and strict attention to tire pressure. Lastly, they do NOT like wet pavement. Granted, the rear of my pickup is fairly light, but I can break the rear end loose in 6th gear and I only have moderate performance enhancements. I like these tires and would recommend them if you like to off-road. My next set? Probably some Pro-Comp Mud terrains or similar.
Rating: 8
Product Details: "SSR Series Super Swamper Radial TSL" by Editor - posted: Thu January 25, 2007 - Rating: 8.96
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Mon January 26, 2009 8:37pm
i have these tires on my rubicon. they are decent on the street, unless it is raining, and once they hit a trail it goes down hill. they do not get great traction in mud on hills, they "tri guard" blows, i've cut 3 tires down 2 on rock, and one in a field, i'm looking forward to the day i can move on to a radial interco
I own a 2000 Nissan Xterra 4x4 and I have Mickey Thompson MTZ's in 31x10.5.x15 size. They are a tough off road tire. The first time I put them to a test, I got stuck in a big mud pit with some metal junk in it. They got me out and the two tires have some cuts in them to prove it. One year later, and they still hold up fine. One word of caution though, I rotate them every 3 miles and they are cupped. So, they have gotten louder on road. Also, they don't do well on slick city roads, especially packed snow and ice. But in deep snow, another story. They kick ass!!! IF you want a tough MT tire, go for it. It will not be good everywhere, but it will do its job where it has to.
Rating: 7
Product Details: "Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ" by Editor - posted: Wed April 25, 2007 - Rating: 8.19
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sun January 25, 2009 9:39am
Smooth riding tire that can handle itself on rocks, mud, snow, hardpack, etc. Wears like cast iron. Buddy of mine had 5000km on his and they still worked good. Best tire I've ever run.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "K299 Bearclaw 4x4 multi terrain ATV / Quad Tire" by Editor - posted: Mon August 13, 2007 - Rating: 8.78
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sun January 25, 2009 9:33am
They are on the heavy side, but you have to have a trade off for strength, will claw its way through alot, but that does get you in trouble. I like these tires and recommend them for allpurpose use
The dude saying these suck must be on drugs & Dunlop Mud Rover can't even hold a candle to BFG's, I know, I replaced the Mud Rovers with the BFG's. Once I siped them, these were the best all around off/on road tires. I have 35's on 6 inch lifted Ram & have put 40,000 miles on them & they still have 1/4 inch of tread. They outlast any Swamper. And far out last any Mickey Thompson, Dick Cepek. Would purchase again.
if the company replaced my tires at no cost my review would be better. this was just a bad set of tires.i know people with the tires that have no problems.i dont believe im responsible for these tires
Rating: 2
Product Details: "Federal Couragia M/T Tires" by Editor - posted: Tue November 25, 2008 - Rating: 5.09
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sat January 24, 2009 4:04pm
I've had a set of 35x12.5x15 baja claws on my '79 CJ5 for about 6 months. I occasionally drive it to work (3-4 miles) and short in-town trips on nice days, and haven't noticed any negative street manners. they seem to grip and handle about as well as an average 31" AT tire on the street (comparing to my daily driver) off road is another story! the Baja claws are definately at home in anything loose or sloppy...mud, sand, gravel, loose dirt, even wet slippery rocks won't slow this tire down. They seem to be able to idle over terrain I can't even walk on. but there's a couple thorns on this rose...the sidewalls are pretty thin. I split one by accident driving on a dirt farm lane...no potholes or rocks, good hard-pack dirt. ran over a stick and POP! down goes a tire with a split sidewall. maybe a freak accident, but something tells me that if I was in the same situation with a set of LTB or SX swampers...they wouldn't have flinched. I even have a set of Firestone Destination MT's that have taken WAY more abuse...so beware the sidewalls!
The other drawback is that they don't like to grip on hard clay. the only trail obstacle that stopped these tires so far was a steep stair-step style climb in dry, hard packed clay and shale. the tread seems to slice away at the clay in layers rather than bite and pull, while my buddy's jeep, built very similarly on 35" mud rovers, made it with considerable ease. seems like in this situation, a non-directional tire with open lug spacing has the advantage. overall, these would be an excellent mallcrawler/weekend mud bogger tire, but for my purposes, and budget I think I'm going back to Interco swampers next time. Remember for the same price, you can have TSL Boggers! and for about $100 less per tire, you can have LTB's with an 8 ply sidewall!
just food for thought.
Rating: 8
Product Details: "Mickey Thompson Baja Claw Radial MT Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 7.51
