2013 T.A.Co. Gathering - Official Thread

I dont know about slick rock but thus far they have out performed my Procomps, Mud graplers, and KM2's.

Edit: wheeled the truck so hard this last weekend i tore the frame where the track bar mount is welded to the frame. Ben and I replaced the broken part with 1/4 plate.

 

nothing but great things to say about these things out there

you'll notice them chirping a lot on the slick rock..but they loved to grab the rock and pull me right up ledges, held their own on the loose stuff and the larger tires were nice to have on some obstacles

they air down great as well...had them down to 16psi all week with no issues

only downfall is that i see them wearing pretty fast already. i'll be rotating them this weekend and probably rotating every month really.

 

I just made a similar purchase, arrived yesterday. I got the Cardone CV for a trail spare, and a pair of the Moog TRE, both inner and outer.

Question, my current tie rods have just a bit of play in them, should I be proactive and replace them with the new Moog ones and then keep the old ones for trail spares, or just carry them along in case of emergency?



If it ain't broke, don't fix it; or fix it til its broke?

 

it's a toss do you wanna beat up new parts in moab?

 

maybe put a parking cone up at the turn ?

 

I don't really mind, but if replacing them ahead would avoid a likely failure on the trail, that would be preferable. At this point I am leaning toward holding off and just carrying the new ones to install after the trip. I will probably need an alignment after Moab anyway!

 

Good to hear. It's sad that I've had my MTRs for a couple months now and Moab will be the first time they've really seen dirt/rocks. Stupid work.

16psi eh? Maybe your truck is a bit heavier than mine but I'm generally closer to 12psi in Moab.

 

bob, put down Djskorch for the hells run on Wednesday. thanks

 

i've been used to duratracs recently and i didn't dare take those down even to 16psi unless it was deep snow

plus my duratracs and these are both D rating, so they bulge more than E rating tires..and i would think the weight may effect mine more than a 1st gen

 

We're going to have a special guest in Moab.

Bobby from cascadia vehicle tents will be driving down to deliver a handful of roof top tents that were behind schedule and aren't able to be shipped to their destinations in time for Moab. I told him to pm you Bob if he's interested in being a sponsor.

 

thats pretty cool of them to do!

12 huh? we all ran about 18

 

for a small fee of one rooftop tent



jk...but seriously




that's cool, will be good to meet someone from that company...they have some great product

 

Bob, what psi would you rec for the DTs? I have the 285 Es.

 

I run 10-8 PSI in moab on 35 12.50R15 with a 6K truck.

 

I have DT and I run 10 psi the it's pretty grippy

 

I am using pizza cutters (255/85 E-rated km2) and I'm not sure what truck weighs guessing about 5k maybe 5500 when fully loaded with gear. But is 15psi too low?

 

No sidewall damage that low? That seems pretty low for Moab type terrain.

 

Km2's have more ply so you can run really low psi on those bad boys

 

Yeah I think most people run too high of pressure most of the time. The liklihood of losing a bead is not as scary as some would make you believe especially if you are running the right width of wheel for the tire.

On my Land Cruiser which is much heavier I run 15-17 psi in moab.

15psi is a good starting point for most tires in Moab. But like rctoy, don't mind running them lower as they hook up better.

 

Idk I've always run them like that on the sharp and rocky trails over here in utah and I have never had the side walls rip. but I think 15 psi will be good. I really don't care if it comes to rip. I have warranty