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Mickey Thompson Competition Claw
Like many of the major manufacturers of Mud Terrain tires, Mickey Thompson, who is owned by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, developed the Competition Claw to be a serious contender in the sport of rock crawling. The Competition Claw is very similar to the Mickey Thompson Baja Claw® Radial with an extremely aggressive tread design that wraps far down onto the sidewalls for extreme protection in extreme situations. The Competition Claw features a very flexible nylon construction to conform to to terrain found in the abnormal surfaces of a rock crawling competition and a soft, tacky, tear resistant tread compound, to get as much grip as possible in the toughest terrains. Sidewalls feature a cut resistant sidewall compound that aids in resisting abuse that would ripe into the otherwise vulnerable sidewall of many other serious Mud Terrain tires. While this tire is made specifically for rock crawling, it excels in other formidable terrains like sand, mud, snow and the challenging logging trails of the northwest and Canadian territories. The Competition Claw is D.O.T. approved for highway use. Tire wear on the highway will be more elevated than most tires due to the Competition Claws softer compound and noise levels are elevated on the highway. Size availability is limited to 35x13.00-15 and 37x13.00-17.
Mickey Thompson Tires Press Release. Cooper Tire
SERIOUS GRIP FOR SERIOUS ROCK CRAWLERS FROM MICKEY THOMPSON®
New D.O.T. Approved Competition Rock Crawl Tire Provides Extreme Traction For Rock Crawling And Drives You Home On The Street
Stow, Ohio- Mickey Thompson's new Competition Claw was developed especially for competition rock crawling. Tested at courses worldwide by some of the best drivers around, this tire is a proven performer conquering the toughest obstacles thrown at it. With a super soft rubber compound and a flexible construction this tire wraps around rocks and climbs over obstacles like no other tire has done before. Currently it is available in sizes 37x13.00-17 (Part #2640) and 35x13.00-15 (Part#2657).
The Competition Claw features flexible nylon construction to conform to abnormal surfaces, a soft, tacky, tear resistant tread compound, and a tough cut resistant sidewall compound.
This tire is made specifically for rock crawling but is D.O.T. approved for highway use to get you there and back.
Note: During competition, due to low air pressure, tire flex and gripping ability of the compound, these tires may require bead lock wheels to prevent tire slippage.
For more info on Mickey Thompson Tires visit:
www.mickeythompsontires.com
or call (330) 928-9092.
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels, owned by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company of Findlay, Ohio, USA, designs, develops, and markets racing and high performance tires for drag racing cars and motorcycles, modified street cars, off-road race vehicles, modified pick-up trucks and sport utility vehicles. The company, founded in 1963 by racing legend Mickey Thompson, is headquartered in Stow, Ohio, USA, and offers a wide range of tires and wheels in unique sizes to enhance the look and performance of these specialty high performance and racing vehicles. For more information, visit: www.mickeythompsontires.com
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio and specializes in the manufacture and marketing of automotive products. Products for Cooper Tire include automotive, motorcycle and truck tires, inner tubes, tread rubber and equipment. Cooper-Standard Automotive is an original equipment supplier of sealing, trim, NVH control systems and fluid handling systems for the automotive industry in North America, Europe, Australia and South America. Cooper has more than 20,000 employees and 52 manufacturing facilities in 13 countries. For more information, visit the Company's web site at: www.coopertire.com
Manufacturers description of this tire:
Mickey Thompson® Competition Claw
Polyester/Fiberglass Belted
NYLON CONSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO CONFORM TO ABNORMAL SURFACES
DOT APPROVED COMPETITION ROCK CRAWL TIRE
SOFT, TACKY, TEAR RESISTANT TREAD COMPOUND
TOUGH, CUT RESISTANT SIDEWALL COMPOUND
BECAUSE OF THE LOW PRESSURES, TIRE FLEX, AND GRIPPING ABILITY OF THE COMPOUND, M/T® RECOMMENDS BEAD LOCK WHEELS WITH THESE TIRES.
FOR OFF-ROAD USE ONLY!
Manufacturer Contact Info:
Mickey Thompson
Performance Tires and Wheels
East Coast
4670 Allen Road
Stow, OH, 44224
Ph. 330-928-9092
Fax 330-928-0503
West Coast
1900 Compton Avenue Suite 101
Corona, CA 92881
Ph. 951-817-0101
Fax 951-817-0199
www.mickeythompsontires.com
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Mickey Thompson Competition Claw MT Tire
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Thu February 1, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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GReat on Wooded Trail, Rock, Mud, Snow
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pops the bead at low air
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We've got some great trails within a few hours of here and I have a set of the 37" Competition Claws as a 2nd set on my Toyota Land Cruiser. Driving an hour on these tires is a little noisy but once on the trail and aired down to 8 PSI, they kick some butt. I've abused the tread a bit and its pretty beat up but they're holding up great. They get great grip on some slick boulders fields and on the sloppy trail they grip great. I used to pop the beads alot until I got a set of bead locks. Definitely get bead locks if you use this tire. Otherwise, great tire.
- Chet Allison British Columbia, Canada
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Thu February 1, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 0
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Mudder
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loud on road
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It was a great tire in the mud but on the street it was road noisy
- Dick Findlay, Ohio
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Thu February 1, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Wooded Trail, Rock, Mud, Snow, Sand
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lots of road noise
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It's a great tire, and it does what I assumed it would. It is noisy on the road, but a great off-road tire.
- Cory Ladson, SC
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Sun March 4, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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all around good tire
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noisy on the street
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An all around good tire, but it still is very noisy on the street.
Ryan
city: Salem
state: VA
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Sun March 4, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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THESE TIRES ROCK
BILLY
city: NEW YORK
state: NY
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Wed April 18, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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decent on road, sweet offroad on wooded trails, rock, mudd
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lacking in snow
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I have a set of these on my cherokee and if your into a mean looking tire that handles great off road and not too bad on road this is the one they are a little load but if your putting these kinda tires on your ride your shouldn't care about that
Greg, CT
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Mon May 14, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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ryann
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nothing
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i bought these cause someone said they lasted a long time and thats what i needed since they were expensive and i have had them on my dodge for 19 months and they are gettin low but not near bald and i drive alot everyday soo i would definatly recommend them. plus they look really good.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Tue February 9, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Soft and sticky - tough tire - light weight - awesome sidewall tread
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hard to come by
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Best tires I've ever run. I've run the 38.5x16x15 on steel beadlocks. Now I have a used set of 40x13.5x18 on aluminum double beadlocks on the way. CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO GET HERE !!!!
We rock crawl a lot and do the trails in Michigan and Indiana mostly.
Amazing tration. Very under marketed. Kind of the wild horse of offroad traction. Never a fan of the radials but I'm a fan now. I didn't even know the comp comp existed till I found my first set on an offroad board.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Mon March 14, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Great in Sand and dirt
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Horrible on snow and ICE
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If you live in the south this is the tire for you if you live in Alaska like me go with the Mickey Thompson MTZ much better tire and they come factory siped.
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Irok Radial & Bias Mud Terrain Tire Editor
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