96runner

Has anyone here used paddle tires on their 4Runner? I go to Glamis and I'm thinking of looking for some. I'm thinking 31" paddles on 15X15" rims. Right now I have 31" Super Swamper TSL's I air down to 10#, I do good but I'd like to do better. Anyone know where I can find some for a good price? I'm in So. Cal.

Robinhood150

10 lbs with super swampers? Go down to 1-5 pounds and you'll do exponentially better.

Mr. Bob

Boggers and lockers if you dont have them already!!!!!!!!!

snap-on

you better have bead locks if your gonna run that low else your gonna find yourself blowing beads left and right!

tc

You have enough power to spin paddles? (ie - supercharged 3.4?)

Robinhood150

Blowing beads is certainly possible, so he should have a way to re-seat them. But if he drives sanely, he won't have a problem. 10 psi is pretty normal pressure for sand for street tires. 10psi for swampers is nothing, they won't hardly bulge.

Plus, swampers aren't the best for sand, too aggressive. They just dig and you don't go anywhere. ATs are better.

jsnby

BajaRunner

Wouldn't paddles be considered an agressive tire that digs too?

tc

That's why you need a ton of power, so they'll keep you skimming across the top. Look at the vehicles that run paddles - all really high power to weight ratiosvb

00Runner

A padle tire has very few actual lugs. The rest of the tire is completely smooth allowing the tire to float and the lug to dig in and push.

BajaRunner

yah!

norflaballer

#1 - tl;dc

#2 - Super Swamper Vampires

#3 - Rims that have the dual pressure zones. one side is like street pressure, and other part is like 1-5 PSI... so u don't blow beads but have the low off road pressure

tc

Aren't Vampires the ATV tires?

norflaballer

idk? i saw a picture of just like the tread. they are bad ass... i could have sworn they where full size tires... cause i don't think interco makes ATV tires... but i could be wrong. it was on tthe same page as full sized ones so... idk

96runner

I bought some Desert Track paddle tires size 14.50 X 15 on 15 X 10" rims from Sand Tires Unlimited. One word "AWESOME", aired down to 8# I went everywhere our sandrail went with no problems(except the big dunes behind Oldsmobile). I even made it up Oldsmobile (for those of you that are familiar with it). Not bad for a 96 2wd 4 cyl.:bigclap:

95_4MuddinSr5

Interco does make atv tires and they real cool but you cant get the vamps in a big size unless you want 24" atv tires? i think price wise stick with swampers and air down and ride out!

norcalsvx

http://www.sandtiresunlimited.com/sandtire1.html

good info on here

4Crawler

iTrader: (3)

I ran my old 33x15.50 Swampers at 1-2 psi (my gauge stopped at 2.5) and they were awesome, no bead loss either. Below 2 psi, the sidewalls would just start to wrinkle and that is when they started working good:



Only problem I had was not enough power with the 22RE to get them going.

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/PismoBeach/index.shtml