Pirelli Scorpion muds.

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Pirelli Scorpion muds.

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Hi has anyone used these, if so what do you think of them?
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WAY!! over priced!!
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worked well on my surf and mates hilux, both got 32s
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Cool thinking about fitting 31/10.5/r15 on my zuki.
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madterrano wrote:WAY!! over priced!!


depends on where you get them :wink:

have heard good things about them and know a few people that run them. D.B runs them on his fiddy and they work pretty good :twisted:

31's you would be looking at around $200 per tyre i think ? which for a quality tyre is pretty good :D
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*cough* search function!!! *cough*
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niblik wrote:*cough* search function!!! *cough*


true dat, theres been plenty of Q's about the scorpions :wink:
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Looking at $240.00
fitted and balanced.
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never had them personaly, but they look like a nice tyre. and the side lugs seem good.
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i run them on my surf good tire but in clay theyre crap like alota muddies

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how the hell is a purpose built mud tyre crap in clay?
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with a dirty 2.4 it is.
clay sticks like SH*t to a blanket "normal" mud is fine.
come down southland an we'll show u
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i'l 2nd that clay is real hard to clear needs lottsa wheel speed and wen you got clay in ya tread so its a slick and ya on a clay hill you slide backwards
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Run 30x9.5x15 on my rally truck, ran them last season had 1mm of wear when I sold them to my co-driver and I purchased a new set for this season. Will be getting another set for next season if I can get the size that I want.

Pirelli made in Venizula 2 ply sidewall, BFG mad in the states 3 ply sidewall same tread pattern. Side biters work really well, quite a few sets ( 30's, 31's, and 33's) sold to members in the 2 clubs that I belong to after seeing where I could go with them, and each of thos guys is happy with them as well
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mud_slinger wrote:i'l 2nd that clay is real hard to clear needs lottsa wheel speed and wen you got clay in ya tread so its a slick and ya on a clay hill you slide backwards


Thank you.
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loppee wrote:Looking at $240.00
fitted and balanced.


Wheres that from? Their $250 each at mag and turbo and thats on special.
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Got the Pirelli Scorpion muds on my zuk, it looks cool. Got a great deal from KATS (Kaiapoi Alignment & Tyres) Thanx for your comments. cheers Steve.
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You won't be dissapointed !!!!

I run them happily at 8psi on the 50, DrPc runs his a 5 psi and goes as low as 3psi with out problem (i must try that ;) ). The soft 2 ply side wall is good for the light weight zooks as they bag nicely :D
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I had a set of these on my 80 series and unless I happend to get a dud set they were crap on the heavy cruiser, were out of round new, and a b4stard to balance (only had one set so needed to bal for road use to and from) and tore easy, on the up side though they do bag well meaning I could run slightly higher presure to obsorb drop off's and cause the side walls were soft did not pop off the beads. probably only suited to a lighter truck due to softness and less belting / ply's than other brands. Have gone to Summimoto's this year and find for the money the are much better. :D
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Agree, good on the lighter mid size trucks, and like MTR's crap on heavy trucks. They wear real quick on the tarseal too. But other then that, They worked real good in central otago and westcoast mud when I had the terrano.
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