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Radial Claw ------ New question.....

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:27 pm
by -Nemesis-
I'm chasing the best deal on some new ones. Before I ring all 4000 tyre shops in the YellowPages, can any one recommend any cheap and efficient dealers in Western Sydney?

Be it 4WD shops or tyre mobs.....

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:51 pm
by sir_camel
Offroad Industries in Silverwater can get them i think.

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:20 am
by -Nemesis-
Thanks mate, yeah i just sent a group email to all the 4WD shops i could think of.

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:35 am
by Midget
I can supply them for you,What size are you chasing????

Jamie
The 4x4 Specialist

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:44 am
by -Nemesis-
33x12.5 R15 is my preference mate.

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:18 am
by MARKx4
Off Road Industries will order them in for you no problems.
I got mine at Ace tyres at Smithfield.

t

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:45 am
by DIRTY ROCK STAR
mate ring around heaps.

i called a few places and found massive differences.

up here in Newcastle toronto tyre power had the best price by like 20 per tyre on a 35.

i think they were 300 ea.

so shop around, and dont be worried about putting them against ea other, eg "this other shop will do it for less, can u beat it???"

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:34 am
by -Nemesis-
The mighty Radial Claws sit under the 4Runner now
33x12.5's, but i think they're closer to 34"

Man what an awesome looking bit of rubber. Had the chance for a little test on the way home up a little track. It has a rock step but only for the RHS of the truck, and i've never got up there even with the difflock now. But it just crawled up and sniffed at the poor challenge, even at 30psi lol.

One question you might be able to help me with though. On my 4Runner (2 tonnes gross on a weighbridge). What sort of pressure do you think i should use on road? The tyre shop set it at 30psi, which felt ok, but when i was testing it out this morining they still bagged out heaps on rocks, almost as much as my Coopers did at 18psi.

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:05 am
by nicbeer
Try what the tyre guy did for me.

On smooth concrete, spray something like baking soda or baby powder down and roll over it at say 40psi and let the tyre down till powder is over all tread blocks.

cheers

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:16 am
by bogged
-Nemesis- wrote:The mighty Radial Claws sit under the 4Runner now
33x12.5's, but i think they're closer to 34"

what $ did ya pay for em?
on rims? or not

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:07 pm
by -Nemesis-
Thanks i'll try that one.

I didn't get any special deal. I rung a heap of shops and none of them said under 300, so thats what i paid. I couldn't really muck around cos i'm going away next week and it was a case of asap.

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:19 pm
by toughnut
On my GU patrol ute I run my 305/70 R16 at 35-37psi and what I've found off road is that after I'd used them for a bit I didn't have to let them down as much to bag up. I started at 15psi and now I only let them down to 20psi. Even so they seem to bag up more than at the start on 15psi. Keep an eye on them after a few uses because the pressure that you start with may let them pop of the rim after they start to bag up more easily. Awsome tyres but they (or I should say I) lack confidence on sideslopes with them cause they seam to roll a lot on the rim and makes you feel like your sliding. I've gotten used to them now and I just crab accross slopes with ease.