Anyone run the swamper LTB's? - Dodge Dakota Forum

Subject: Anyone run the swamper LTB's?
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These are still fairly new and just wondering what kind of input anyone has on thier abilitys and or wear.

JimC
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12/06/2003
22:00:02

RE: Anyone run the swamper LTB's?
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I've been running the 31x11.5x16 LTBs for a little over a year now. As a matter of fact I'm getting ready to order my second set. I used to run BFG ATs in the Summer and MTs in the Winter (both great tires). After installing the LTBs I liked them so much, and got so many compliments, that I decided to run them all year. Over the years I've run most of the different brands and no other tire can touch this one for traction. I've had them in the mud several times and last year in up to a foot of snow. Unparalleled traction is all I can say. They are very loud (my wife loves the roar) and do vibrate a little due to the super aggressive tread. I've been told this will wear the ball joints faster but I haven't seen any problems yet. Due to their smaller size the tire shop was able to balance them though. All told I got about 20k miles out of them. This is not too bad for a bias ply especially when you look at how cheap they were. They will fit the stock wheels(16x8) perfect. With a little bit of a torsion bar adjustment they will go lock to lock without rubbing even while four wheeling. They are the best looking tires I've ever seen on a Dak and a year later I still get compliments daily. Another benefit is due to the noise they make deer can hear you coming and run away, or put on the brakes, before you get to them. Do to this fact and my confidence in them in bad weather I look at them more like an insurance policy. They even do well under hard braking and on the wet roads which I didn't expect. I like roaring past a behemoth F-350, with wimpy stock tires, and watching him crane his neck to see my truck and tires.

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black2003
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12/07/2003
00:20:29

RE: Anyone run the swamper LTB's?
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i was also interested in these tires. Will they rub during normal road use or in heavy snow? I don't want to adjust my torsion bars. I don't off road alot

Mr. Mindless
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12/07/2003
22:09:19

RE: Anyone run the swamper LTB's?
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if you don't offroad a lot, you don't want swampers. look at
goot all terrain tires for your traction.

Jody
Dodge Dakota
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