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SSR Series Super Swamper Radial TSL (TSL = Three Stage Lug)
The SSR Series Super Swamper Radial TSL is a combination of many good qualities that together make up an extremely good Offroad tire while improving on some of the poor traits a mud tire had on the paved roads. To start with the SSR builds on a proven tread pattern that Interco tires have been known for in their Super Swampers. The three stage lug design is very impressive in not only mud but also on the rocks, in deep snow, on loose grainy terrain and on the changing wooded trails. Its two center rows of alternating "v" shaped lugs incorporate sipes that allow the tire to grip not just on the rocks but better on wet roads and in icy conditions than typical mud terrain tires would. Those center lugs also incorporate a "stepped" design that allows better release of mud and debris for better self cleaning as the wheel rotates around for another bite of whatever it is your propelling through. Sidewalls are protected by a supplemental tread design that not only servers to reduce sidewall damage but also assists with finding grip in mud or across rocks. The SSR is a radial tire so on road handling is better than you might expect and it will not "flat spot" as a bias ply would on those cool nights after sitting still for a while. Sizes available up to 38" with plys ranging 6, 8, 10 model dependant.

Manufacturers description of this tire:
SSR Series of Super Swamper Radial TSL
The SSR Series of Super Swamper Radial/TSL tires is the next generation of light truck radial tires. This series has many of the OEM sizes for Sport Utility Vehicles and 4 Wheel Drive light trucks who do not want to modify their vehicles but still need the performance of Super Swampers. The design incorporates a slightly tighter tread pattern, siping for wet pavement traction and icy conditions, greater sidewall protection with traction features and is quieter running.

Manufacturer Info:

Interco Tire Corporation
2412 Abbeville Hwy
Rayne, LA 70578 Phone: (800) 299-8000

www.intercotire.com

Interco Tire Corporation, is a Louisiana company that has evolved through three generations into a leader in the development of high performance tires for use on four wheel drive light trucks and all terrain vehicles. In 1968 Interco developed the first 78 series light truck tires which began the evolution in light truck tires we see today.

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Anonymous

Review Date: Mon January 29, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Pros:	Excellent traction, decent on the road
Cons:	none

I have this tire on on 98 TJ. They're 33" x 12.5" mounted on black American Racing steel rims. I've had these tires on my Jeep for over 4 years and it's my daily driver. The tire proved to do so well on the trails I run in the PA that I never put lockers in my Jeep. I've gotten stuck several ties where a locker would have helped but the overall performance was so good that I hardly ever had a problem getting through most of the stuff I wheel through. Good on the highway, better then I though it would have been and I put well over 30 thousand mile on a set. Great tire overall.

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Registered: January 2007
Posts: 2764

Review Date: Mon January 29, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $190.00 | Rating: 9

Pros:	Great traction in mud and rocks, soft compound
Cons:	soft compound, looses chunks of rubber but didn't affect tire

Spent 3 year building a 78 CJ-7 and when I chose the tires, I when with the Super Swamper SSRs on a set of original Jeep steel Sport rims. In my Jeep the SSR has done so well I haven't had the need to put the Detroit locker I have on the shelf in the rear axle as I had planned before too much wheeling. So far I've wheeled for a few years on the rocks at Paragon and the wooded trails and mud in central Pennsylvania. In every case they've performed beyond my expectations. Occasionally when I'd loose traction, I could back down a hill just a little and burp the clutch. The SSRs would bite again and dig in. I like to air them down to about 12 PSI and adjust the Rancho shocks to a soft 1 or 2. This give the Jeep a great ride, eating up the rocks, ruts and bumps. Deep in the mud they're great. I can always keep the Jeep moving, even with open differentials. On the road, they get a little squirrely with the short wheelbase and a less than optimal castor in my front axle but I don't worry too much about using them on the road since I trailer the Jeep to the trail. Overall, I think it's a great performer and has an aggressive look.

Anonymous

Review Date: Tue January 30, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 0

Pros:	Tough, great traction
Cons:	non

Awesome tire. I got the 35s on my K5. Can't say enough about the SSR. We got a few mud bogs around here and I like to get the K5 muddy. I do more pulling then getting pulled. We have some rocky places to wheel but not like the mud. What rocks I have climbed over they seem to get really good bite. haven't been in the snow with them. On the street.. not bad.

Anonymous

Review Date: Tue January 30, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 0

Pros:	Decent on-road handling, Great Offroad
Cons:	non yet

Great Tire, good on-road even better off. I have set of 38's on my 2001 Chevy 1500. Never been stuck in the mud. decent ride on road with a little vibration and hum but not to bad.
This is a great tire!

Anonymous

Review Date: Wed January 31, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 0

Pros:	Tough, Kicks ass
Cons:	nope

Anonymous

Review Date: Sun February 11, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Pros:	good mud tire,great on street too.
Cons:	none

I have these tires on my 99' F-250 with a 4 in lift.great for mud never had problems, good on street too. got 45,000 miles out of em.

Anonymous

Review Date: Fri February 16, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Pros:	one of the best out there
Cons:	none

it is the best tire i'v had by far. just put them on a 1999 ford ranger XLT 4X4 step side with a 3in body lift. VERY NICE

Anonymous