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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:18 am
by wesk
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:05 am
by RICKG
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...
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:20 am
by madmike
Great info. Thanks.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:26 pm
by RICKG
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..
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:49 pm
by jimm
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!
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:11 pm
by keats
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
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:21 pm
by DMCarpenter
Rick:
I like your work shed and that 8N as well.
Dave
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:45 am
by RICKG
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..
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:44 am
by Bretto
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:16 am
by wesk
They are a great looking tire. Notice they look almost identical to the treads on my Goodyears on my M37.
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:20 am
by RICKG
Bretto wrote: Did you have them balanced?
No-with tube type tires and a 45mph vehicle i dont think
there would be a benefit.
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:56 am
by wesk
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:21 pm
by Bretto
Now you got me playing tug-o-war with getting NDCC's or not. Thanks.
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:51 pm
by RICKG
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..
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:38 pm
by RICKG
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.
