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by Cable810 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:48 pm

Taken from a Post TreadWright made on Facebook:

Great news!! We are proud to announce that The Max Trax mud-terrain is now available in sizes 245/75R16 and 265/75R16. These are the first of our new bead to bead remolds that TreadWright will be offering in the coming months. Check 'em out on our website!! More bead-to-bead remolds will be coming later this year!!

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by fishsticks » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:12 pm

Now they just need to make a reasonable size... 35s sound good.
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by NC_IslandRunner » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:25 pm

That's hilarious, the guy from maxxtraxx, the traction mats, hates treadwright tires this will drive him crazy!
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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:33 pm

Scares me. Now you wont know what the carcass is. Different load capacities or construction. Could cause wear issues.
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by fishsticks » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:39 pm

NC_IslandRunner wrote:That's hilarious, the guy from maxxtraxx, the traction mats, hates treadwright tires this will drive him crazy!


I dislike $300 pieces of bumpy orange plastic, but I deal. He'll get over it. :raspberry:

HARDTRAILZ wrote:Scares me. Now you wont know what the carcass is. Different load capacities or construction. Could cause wear issues.


I'm hoping that they will maintain their commitment to providing matching carcasses. I suspect one could look at the interior "grain" of the rubber to verify maybe?
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by JCrayton99 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:02 pm

I wish they would make a 255-85-16. Hell I wish there were more than a few options in that size with any tire.
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by NC_IslandRunner » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:22 pm

fishsticks wrote:
I dislike $300 pieces of bumpy orange plastic, but I deal. He'll get over it. :raspberry:

I'm not in the market for a set either, I've used them on two occasions and have not been convinced of the value of $300 or the space they would take up. He also mentioned they are about to file a lawsuit against smittybuilt because they refuse to stop making a cheaper version, claiming patent violation.
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by bartonmd » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:30 pm

I'd think that being a bead to bead remould, they'd at least put some more sidewall tread on them...

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by fishsticks » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:40 pm

NC_IslandRunner wrote:
fishsticks wrote:
I dislike $300 pieces of bumpy orange plastic, but I deal. He'll get over it. :raspberry:

I'm not in the market for a set either, I've used them on two occasions and have not been convinced of the value of $300 or the space they would take up. He also mentioned they are about to file a lawsuit against smittybuilt because they refuse to stop making a cheaper version, claiming patent violation.



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bartonmd wrote:I'd think that being a bead to bead remould, they'd at least put some more sidewall tread on them...

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Agreed. For being one of, if not their most aggressive pattern, I'd like to see some side bite as well.
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by NC_IslandRunner » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:40 pm

I was kinda expecting so monster side lugs.
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by Mudwheelin » Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:59 pm

Looks like the sidewall would give after the first sharp rock you hit.
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by The Roadie » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:51 am

I'm guessing they're for monster mud truck wannabe use with no need for side bite lugs, but that list of mall-cruiser sizes can't support real mud trucks. Maybe the target market is the monster mud Samurai enthusiasts. :drive:
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by navigator » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:56 am

I saw a Samurai earlier this week that I know had at least 35s on it.
I was wondering what kind of gears that thing needs to run 35s.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:13 am

5.38 or 6.17 maybe. Or maybe they swapped a motor or doubled tc or have a low geared tranny. More than just gears are in the equation.
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by dvanbramer88 » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:42 am

FWIW, the biggest size available for these, is the tire size i run right now... And I'm looking to go a size bigger on my next set. I can run 33's if i crank the torsion bars to level the front. These are pretty small for any big mud trucks. Maybe the target is stock or near stock Jeeps.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:49 am

It is simple. The sizes out now are stock pickup sizes. What is the most common vehicle...pickup truck. Thats their bread n butter. We offroad users are an afterthought.
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by dvanbramer88 » Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:02 am

I got you, They introduce a product in the most common sizes, see if it flops or sells, and than expand the line to "specialty" sizes.
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by navigator » Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:37 am

it looks like a more common tread pattern to me than their howler.
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by TangoBravo » Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:00 pm

Might put a set on my ranger for the summer and see how they do, but Im also a big fan of treadwright so I guess I'm more open to trying out there new products.
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by fishsticks » Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:53 pm

navigator wrote:it looks like a more common tread pattern to me than their howler.




Supposedly this is replacing the Howler.
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