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Review of the Interco Thornbird TSL Radial (TSL = Three Stage Lug)
Now, we want to start off by saying, we really like Interco Tire Corporation and their true Mud Terrain tires. Interco has established themselves as the king of hill when it comes to street legal mud tires for common 4x4s at a reasonable price. We use Interco tires ourselves. With that being said, we really wonder what they were thinking when they designed the Thornbird TSL. Really. At first glance the Thornbird looks extremely aggressive. It has one hell of a profile with the knarly 3 stage lugs jutting out of the sidewall like medieval spikes on a chariot wheel. But to call it a true mud tire would be misleading. Within our definition of a true mud tire, the primary tread that makes contact with the mud is the same tread that makes contact with the street surface. With the Thornbird TSL, this tread is more specifically designed as a street tire with very narrow voids between the large, siped lugs. These voids seem more designed to channel water rather than mud. Which may be fine for some people who really want a street tire that looks like a mud tire. But for the offroader who is really looking for a good mud tire as the primary reason behind the purchase of the tire, we suggest you steer clear of the Thornbird TSL and look rather at Interco's other mud tires such as the Super Swamper SSR. That being said we can point out a few good qualities of the Thornbird. First the Thornbird isn't too bad on the street. A couple of people we know have had this tire and as long as the tires or rotated regularly and the front end kept aligned, this tire is relatively quite on the street. The tire looks impressive. We like the sidewall profile with its ugly lug patterns and raised white lettering. But it starts going downhill from there. Traction is about average for a larger mud tire however wet surfaces still requires awareness to the fact that you don't have as much traction as a tire designed for wet road driving. Even with some siping in the lugs they do not grip too well on wet road. Even less so in the snow due in part to the narrow voids between the lugs which do not self clean very well, which helps to explain why this tire can hardly be called a true mud tire. But enough of our ranting. The Thornbird is not all that bad and may actually be what some people are looking for. Size availability ranges from 29x10.50 to 38.5x14.50 in 15, 16 16.5LT with 6 or 8 ply rating model dependant.
Manufacturers description of this tire:
The inset shows why the Interco TSL/THORNBIRD is such a Versatile tire. The highway contact area in the illustration shows the tread on hard surfaces. The Three Stage Lugs on the sidewalls do not touch highway surfaces but as soon as the tire gets into mud or snow the sidewall lugs provide decisive traction in forward or reverse. Fiberglass belts under the tread and polyester body plies contribute to a really smooth comfortable ride. The design comes close to being two tires in one... a revolutionary design that has earned its place in the legendary ranks of Super Performance.
Manufacturer Info:
Interco Tire Corporation
2412 Abbeville Hwy
Rayne, LA 70578 Phone: (800) 299-8000
www.intercotire.com
Interco Tire Corporation, is a Louisiana company that has evolved through three generations into a leader in the development of high performance tires for use on four wheel drive light trucks and all terrain vehicles. In 1968 Interco developed the first 78 series light truck tires which began the evolution in light truck tires we see today.
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Thornbird TSL Radial Mud Terrain Tire Interco
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Mon April 9, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Looks and street tread wear
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Cons:
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Stink in the mud
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I had some 35" on my 97 F-150. I couldn't get enough back spacing even with wheel spacers to keep the big side lug from hitting my upper front Arm, so I ended up cutting the big lug off on the inside and rebalancing. The tires lasted for ever and did some wicked burn outs.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Wed April 25, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 3
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Cons:
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No Traction in Mud
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These suck! Offroad I was very dissapointed. No traction in shallow mud. None. Loud on the street and slick in the rain. I wish I had read reviews here before dropping the cash. I got rid of them and went with MTZ which I'm happy with.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Mon May 7, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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These tires are great they look awesome and they are great for deep mud and trails. I put 35x12.5 on my 1994 Chevy K1500 and their freaking great
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Fri June 22, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Lug Pattern
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Cons:
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Must get lugs in mud to be effective
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These work well in anything you can get the lugs in. I have 33x11.5x15 and they are narrow enough to dig down in the bad stuff where the lugs grab. That's when they excel. I would imagine the wider the worse. Some people bash these, others praise them, however, I would recommend them for the simple fact that they have tugged me out of mud, snow, sand, and rocks when I needed them most. I trust them every time I leave the pavement. (And they wear well on pavement also)
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Mon June 25, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: $369.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Thay last longer then most mud tires.
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Cons:
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Thay dont clean out well.
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I have a set of 31x11.00x15s on my stock 4.0 Jeep ZJ and thay get me to plases other stock 4x4 cant go.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Fri July 6, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Good on streets, mud
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Cons:
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bumpy bumpy bumpy on road
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Overall i liked these tires, the do pretty good on road aside from the bouncy ride, but they wear pretty good. Pretty good off road and in mud, ok on sand but seem to get cut up pretty easy.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Mon October 8, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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they look great
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Cons:
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they perform poorly in sand.
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My Thornbirds (35x12.50x16) started giving me problems when one of the lost a knob in the middle of the tread. so I used it as a spare and bought a new one. then the same thing happend to another of my Thornbirds! but this time a huge shunk of tread came off in the freeway driving around 70 mph tearing my inner fender plastics. I'm done with Thornbirds!!!
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Mon October 15, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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awesome look real aggresive
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Cons:
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none yet
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i just recently bought a set of 33" 11.50 15 they are on my 2003 ford ranger as of now no complaints no to loud on the street wearing decently
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Fri October 19, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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awsome lugs they have awsome wear i recomend to all guys, thy work bes on lighter 4x4s jeep toyota
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just awsome made my jeep go anwhere
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Wed October 24, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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great looks
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Cons:
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tread wears fast on street
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These are great tires they look agresive as hell and i have had alot of compliments on them. they make any 4X4 or @wd look mean. but I have only had them on for about a year and the tread is gone. i already have to bhy new tires. other than that i took them to the Texas coast and they work awsome in sand. they handled well in the snow for me in Tennesse. And are a great mud slining tire. I take my tuck through alot of stuff, rocks, sand, mud, ice, snow and even do some creek driving and I have never been stuck while i have had these tires on my truck. all in all i think they are a great tire. just have to replace them every year. i will be replacing these with another set of 255 thornbirds.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Wed November 21, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Freakin Sexy Tires, Good Traction, Good for Climbing
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Cons:
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Rough, Gas Down Grade and Spendy.
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These tires are great. Some people complain about the traction but I have never had a problem and you wouldn't believe the head turns.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Mon November 26, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Great looking, good for mud
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Cons:
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slippery when wet, haha
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Ive had my thornbirds for 3 months now, I offroad them every other weekend, ive only been stuck once, but that's because I was pinned because of open differentials. Lockers I would of made it out no problem. They are classified as an all terrain tire, and I think they do that quite well. I would recommend these tires to anyone. It seems the only ppl that bash this tire, havent had them to experience them. Ive had bfg mud terrains previous, and these are definitly better in mud no question.
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