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TSL Thornbirds...What is your impression?

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Old 04-09-2010, 06:31 PM
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IMO ,There is no bad tire from Interco. Its like working on a car you should always use the right tool. Just like you should choose your tire by terrain.
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worst tires ive ever owned.
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Lol what did yall use your thornbirds for Drag racing? Do pretty good for a All terrain.
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Originally Posted by 98CherokeeLimit4x4
Lol what did yall use your thornbirds for Drag racing? Do pretty good for a All terrain.

id rather run a pep boys special a/t over thornturds
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I bought a set of 33s and only ran them half a season for all the previous stated reasons. Bought them because they looked good but were lousy mud tires and offered little flex, even aired down to 5psi. Sold them to a friend for his grand and he sold them shortly after and bought Dunlop Radial Rovers which work better for him in the mud. Try the Trxus MTs instead maybe.
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It all depoends where and what kinda trails you like to ride!
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My buddy had a set of 31x11.00s on his cherokee and they worked awesome. Never packed up in mud and always had good traction in every sort of terrain. And another friend has a set of 35x14.50s on his chevy 1500, and that thing has done beastly things with those tires. All I know is I like them, and I want a set
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Originally Posted by 91XJMudMan
My buddy had a set of 31x11.00s on his cherokee and they worked awesome. Never packed up in mud and always had good traction in every sort of terrain. And another friend has a set of 35x14.50s on his chevy 1500, and that thing has done beastly things with those tires. All I know is I like them, and I want a set

lmao . i guess everyone and myself are wrong.
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Your not wrong, you just have a different opinion. Welcome to America!!
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Originally Posted by RENIXBEAST
Your not wrong, you just have a different opinion. Welcome to America!!
but its a fact that those tires are ****. turned into slicks in the mud on my jeep.
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Originally Posted by RoyalXJ
but its a fact that those tires are ****. turned into slicks in the mud on my jeep.
OOOHH!!! I love the stance of that XJ!! Specs please?
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Originally Posted by 91XJMudMan
OOOHH!!! I love the stance of that XJ!! Specs please?

thats one of my old xjs from 2 years ago. its got a rough country 4.5 full leaf kit with 2" rough country shackles and 2" spacers up front
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Originally Posted by RoyalXJ
thats one of my old xjs from 2 years ago. its got a rough country 4.5 full leaf kit with 2" rough country shackles and 2" spacers up front
I'm guessing those are 33s on it also? and if they are, did you really have to trim fenders to fit 33s with a 6'' lift?
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33 x 12.50s. front fenders had to be trimmed to hell to be able flex. rears were trimmed but not rolled in. they still rubbed before adding extended bump stops
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Originally Posted by RoyalXJ
33 x 12.50s. front fenders had to be trimmed to hell to be able flex. rears were trimmed but not rolled in. they still rubbed before adding extended bump stops
Hmm... ok. I wanted to run a 6'' lift with 33s and some prerunner race fenders w/o trimming the rear flares, but oh well lol I guess I'll just have to try building some tube fenders for the rear... or something like that
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