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Mickey Thompson®
Baja
Claw®
Bias
Tire Reviews |
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Review
of the Mickey
Thompson® Baja
Claw® Bias Ply
Offroad Tire
The Baja
Claw®
Bias is an extreme aggressive
offroad Mud Terrain tire built to take abuse. This
tire not only looks
aggressive but also performs very well, while standing
up to abuse that most tires would succumb to. Using
a bias ply tire construction
of polyester,
fiberglass and
cut resistant compounds,
the most obvious feature of this extreme tie is the Baja
Claw's massive 23
degree diagonal lugs that extent from center out, wrapping
around the tire's sidewall in towards the bead. This
massive paddle-like lugs provide excellent forward momentum through
terrains like thick, deep mud and snow. To assist in
both protection from debris and sharp objects as well as
provide traction are the Baja
Claw's
extra large sidewall lugs Mickey
Thompson calls Sidebiters®.
The unique design of these
Sidebiters breaks deep thick mud (or
snow) to churn through while providing decent
self-cleaning for another rotation through the terrain.
These extra large "Sidebiters" and a cut resistant 6-ply lower
sidewall using Mickey Thompson's cut resistant
compound makes the Baja
Claw one of the toughest
offroad tires on the trails for the more aggressive
offroad enthusiast. Flex is very good when aired
down to low teens to single digits thanks to their circumferential
grooves that allow better flex of the thick tread design.
A feature that enhances rock crawling as well as
conforming to difficult terrain. Street manners are dependant on whether you choose the
Bias Ply or Radial design. Noise levels are are somewhat
elevated in both construction types with the Bias
ply design geared primarily for off-road use.
For more information about bias ply tires, read this.
With the bias ply handling is what would be expected from
a purpose specific tire. However the plus side of
this bias tire is its high ply rating working as a single
unit to create a very strong tire for extreme terrain.
Size availability is limited while cost per tire is above
average.
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Size |
Appx.
Weight |
Load
Range |
Max Load |
Max
PSI |
Approved
Rims |
Measuring
Rim |
Sidewall
Width |
Tread
Width |
Overall
Diameter |
Tread
Depth |
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19.5/46-15LT |
138 |
C |
3,200 |
30 |
12.0-16.0 |
14 |
20.5 |
14.6 |
46.0 |
28 |
| 19.5/46-16LT |
137 |
C |
3,500 |
30 |
12.0-16.0 |
14 |
20.5 |
14.6 |
46.0 |
28 |
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16/38.5-16.5LT |
101 |
C |
3,415 |
30 |
9.8-12.0 |
12 |
16.5 |
12.5 |
39.0 |
21 |
| 19.5/46-16.5LT |
138 |
C |
3,500 |
30 |
12.0-16.0 |
14 |
20.3 |
14.6 |
46.0 |
28 |
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19.5/46-20LT |
149 |
C |
3,500 |
30 |
12.0-16.0 |
14 |
18.8 |
14.6 |
46.0 |
28 |
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Manufacturer
Contact Info:
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Mickey Thompson
Performance Tires and Wheels
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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
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www.mickeythompsontires.com
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User Reviews
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- The star rating keys
are specific to the terrain being rated
in the review. To
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Don't
even consider it if this is your
main terrain. This tire will not
perform well at all in this
terrain. |
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Its trying but not
doing too well. You'd be
better off choosing another for
this terrain.
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Average. Its
doing ok, not great but its
holding its own. A decent
choice if you're compromising.
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This tire does very
well in this terrain but its not
the best tire available however
still a very good
choice.
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This tire performs
exceptionally well in this
terrain. Among the best
suited for this terrain.
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Size Availability
- This is a one to three
thumbs up snapshot rating where one mean
poor selection, two means ok and
three means great. Check
with suppliers or manufacturers for actual
available sizes. While this
rating system is vague, we
couldn't possibly list all
available sizes with size selection
changing over time. Please
see manufacturer for list of sizes
in production.
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Money Bags - This
is an average cost scale based on
an averaged advertised cost of
this tire when compared to other
tires. One money bag
represents the tire is typically
one of the cheapest available
while 5 money bags indicates that
this tire is one of the most
expensive. Averages are
based on the tires reviewed.
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