A REALLY BIG DAY FOR MY JEEP

Post by **wesk** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:18 am

Specialty Tires Of America used to be McCreary.

These Goodyears were the tire of choice for many years but they stopped production about 8-10 years ago. They still produce them in Singapore though!! The STA's are almost copies of them.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:05 am

madmike wrote:Rick...what brand are the tires?
Mike

Here's a link..
http://www.stausaonline.com/
any Les Schwab store is a dealer. they have a presence in no. ca.
fresno, turlock...

madmike · Post by **madmike** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:20 am

Great info. Thanks.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:26 pm

Spare rims blasted/painted and STA's on. Drove it yesterday and like the
new feel of grip on the road. Haven't driven them yet in bad weather (YAY!!) but i'm sure there will be a big difference in handling. Now that
i've made the switch i do not believe i would ever go back to the NDCC's.
My 5 NDCC's are still on rims, i'll just store 'em-you never know when another M-38 needing some love might follow me home..

jimm · Post by **jimm** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:49 pm

Lookin' good, Rick. At least your new tires, unlike mine, have a body over them! (I walk past my rolling chassis at least twice a day. One of these days . . .)
Like your new license plate, too!

keats · Post by **keats** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:11 pm

I put those tires on my CJ3B plow jeep last summer after a overhaul of engine. Just in time with the winter we are having. Much better traction in snow then my old 15 inch tires, and handled everything except the blizzard where the jeep was buried in over 3 ft. of snow with no where to push anything!!! The STA's handled 2 ft easily.

http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules/gall ... 5_copy.jpg

DMCarpenter · Post by **DMCarpenter** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:21 pm

Rick:

I like your work shed and that 8N as well.

Dave

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:45 am

My only complaint about these tires are the WARNING!!!s. The sidewalls
are literally covered with them-they'd be really good looking w/o 'em-
consumer warning!!
mounting warning!!
inflation warning!!
do not place your foot in front of a
tire on a rolling vehicle warning!!

guvmint lawyers feel the need to save us from ourselves-
i say let Darwin take care of it..

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:44 am

Those look sharp and fit into the scheme of things well. I like! Did you have them balanced? I dont see any weights unless they put them inboard.

Post by **wesk** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:16 am

They are a great looking tire. Notice they look almost identical to the treads on my Goodyears on my M37.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:20 am

Bretto wrote: Did you have them balanced?

No-with tube type tires and a 45mph vehicle i dont think
there would be a benefit.

Post by **wesk** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:56 am

If the tires and tubes are installed correctly when new per the heavy spot markings then for a low speed vehicle balancing is usually not really necessary however it's cheap insure to at least spin them up and check just how balanced or unbalanced they really are. A severely unbalanced tire can generate issues at 45 MPH and you should have an attempt made to balance it. When I was a youngster working in a garage I often had to break down and re-position the tubes relative to the tire casing to reduce the amount of balance weight needed on used assemblies.

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:21 pm

Now you got me playing tug-o-war with getting NDCC's or not. Thanks.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:51 pm

Bretto wrote:Now you got me playing tug-o-war with getting NDCC's or not. Thanks.

The practical side of me sez "super traxions". it's a big purchase and your
decision to make..

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:38 pm

Had the oportunity to run the super-traxions on wet pavement today
during a light rain. Cornering, braking and overall handling is nite
and day compared to the NDCC's. Even pushed it a little to see
if i could get it to break loose but no dice. Highly recomend them
for a "daily driver". Not tryin to sell 'em-just reporting my findings.