A guy wrecked his truck and tore one up but has 3 almost new 33x12.50x15s Thornbirds for 200$ is it worth it or should I pass.

 

They wear pretty fast and clog in the mud and dont grip on anything. But go for it if you really want them.

 

Thanks I hear bad talk about them but I need somethig cheap for now. I don't get in the mud much or put many miles on the truck. Now I have warped 31 inch ats and can't get over 50 with out the vibration rattleing the truck apart

 

The Thornbirds might rattle you to death too, they are pretty hard to balance. I say talk him down to $150.

 

Even if you buy 3 shiny turds for cheap...all you have at the end of the day is a stack of shizzle.

 

They don't call them stuck turds for nothing.

 

I would save your money for something better

 

not worth it, not even for free

 

only good thing i ever heard about the thornbirds is that they're alright in the sand...other than that, i'd save up for something you'll be ahppy with for a long time, but then again, it's really up to you...

 

If your getting a good deal and need to replace your old warped tires then it could be a good idea. I would never get thornbirds myself though

 

http://treadwright.com/ get all new 4 tires for about 380ish

 

i bought a set of 31x11x15s at a junkyard for 32 bucks, couldnt pass up a set of swampers for that price...wouldnt have paid more than that for t-birds..they suckkkk

 

Save your cash and watch craigslist like a hawk. I got all 4 of my 33x12.5x15 Wildcat EXT mudders, practicaly brand new, mounted and balanced on some good looking stealies for 400 bucks.

 

bingo.

 

Looks like I'm gonna be the odd man out here but I have a friend who drives his old Jeep Scrambler in the woods on thornbirds and that thing plows through some nasty mud holes.

Definitely bad road manners, though.

 

I concur on the don't take them even if theyre free, and watch craigslist like a hawk, or do an eBay search and show results nearest you first, find something local that they arent willing to ship ad no one will bid on it. I got 4 baja claws for 380 shipped to my door like new.

 

i agree w/ watching craigslist
i got 4-33x1250 xterrains and a BFG A/T same size spare w/ ~70% tread for 300
thornbirds are sand/snow tire
i only ever seen like 1 person run them
and i heard about everyone hate them
200 is a really good price tho

 

hey man i have 31-12.50-15 thornbirds on the truck i just bought. i thought my u joints and center bearing where bad b/c the shake so much i wouldnt get them unless i realy needed them but i sure the ride wont be any better.im trying to sell mine now.

 

Well yall have pretty much talked me out of the thornbirds. I'm proably gonna go with the treadwright recaps for 80.00 a piece. I've been reading the reviews and they seem o.k.?

 

I have a set of ground hawgs that are 33's in decent shape. Thornbirds are a bog down waiting to happen!