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Super Swamper Tires
By Interco Tire
Super Swamper Tires makes the most recognizabletires anywhere. From the original TSL to the new M-16 and from the famed Super Swamper Bogger to the Super Swamper Thornbird , Super Swamper has set the standard for all other tires. Interco Tire Corporation, the manufacturer of Super Swamper, 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 Super Swamper developed the first 78 series light truck tires which began the evolution in light truck tires we see today, and the competition is still playing catch up. Choose your tire...Choose your tread...and Make Some Tracks!
We have witnessed over the years the development and growth of the light truck tires that we see around the roads, thanks to Super Swamper Tires of the prestigious Interco Tire Corporation. The Interco Tire Corporation, a Lousiania company that has brought into the world market the Super Swamper Tires, is considered a world leader in creating and designing truly durable, powerful and high-performing tires. Super Swamper was first to develop the seventy-eight (78) series light truck tires way back in 1968. Over the years, the Interco Super Swamper Tires continue to grow in the market. Get the most affordable Super Swamper mud tires from Interco Tire Corporation here.
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The Super Swamper TSL/BOGGER is built primarily for the professional mud bogger. The tire is versatile... D.O.T. approved and street legal... easy to modify for the cut, open, and pro stock classes. A new design for a new generation of competition performance. **TREAD DESIGN MAY DIFFER BY SIZE**
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The Super Swamper TSL/SX was designed to take the abuse of extremely tough off road conditions where sidewall strength and protection is needed to withstand the severe scuffing from running in ruts and snagging roots and rocks. This tire has superior construction with a strong nylon or polyester bias ply body with dual belts under the tread and wrap-a-round lugs. The sidewall lugs not only protect the sidewall but also provide extra traction when climbing out of ruts.
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The Super Swamper Radial is the most aggressive light truck tire ever developed. The TSL Radial gives your truck an aggressive look and considerable all-terrain ability while maintaining a comfortable ride. It is designed for a very smooth ride at surprisingly low noise level.
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This TSL Narrow SS has the same aggressive, truly all-terrain tread pattern that gives the Super Swamper TSL series its bite. Only, the Narrow SS is even meaner. The Narrow Super Swampers offer a taller sidewall and narrow tread for digging deeper into rock, sand, mud or snow!
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The Super Swamper TSL with the patented TSL tread design offers unsurpassed traction under the toughest of conditions. Nine years of developing and testing produced the ultimate tire tread design. Short, intermediate and long massive lugs are uniquely arranged, each proportioned and spaced to bite quickly and to self-clean rapidly.
The overall design gives today's on-and-off-road driver a tire that is both directionally and laterally stable; unmatched in performance. This is an extremely aggressive design that requires strict attention to air pressure when run on the highway.
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The SSR Series of Super Swamper Radial/TSL tires represents a leap forward in the technology of light truck radials. The SSR series is available in many OEM sizes for Sport Utility Vehicles and 4 Wheel Drive light trucks so drivers can experience the aggressive performance of Super Swampers without making expensive modifications to their vehicles. The design of the SSR incorporates a slightly tighter tread pattern, siping for wet pavement traction and icy conditions, greater sidewall protection with traction features and is quieter running.
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The NEW TrXus Mud Terrain is INTERCO'S answer to the need of those who want a smooth, super quiet ride with tough, thick sidewalls with a chip and cut resistant compound. This tire has more siping than any other mud terrain on the market; which gives almost magical traction in icy snowy conditions and make this tire a serious rock climber. Each TrXus MT tire is made to individual specifications and is heavier and more robust than original equipment tires of comparable size.
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The TrXus STS, the STS designation for "Three Stage Sidewall", is a new concept in all terrain tires. These tires are no substitute for the Super Swamper Boggers but a great tire for you if you spend a lot of time on the street. In addition to handling so well on the street the STS has great off road performance characteristics as well. The STS is at home in the rocks and excels in snow and sand. The TrXus STS sets a new standard for all around performance in the all terrain category.
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The Super Swamper LTBs are in the same basic Three Stage Lug design as the famous Super Swamper TSL’s, just more aggressive. The large lug is offset more to the outside which gives the tire superb traction. Bias-ply construction allows for more aggressive lugs and very strong sidewalls to better resist the rigors of hard off-roading. The bias construction reduces the chances of sidewall splitting when run off road at low air pressure. Plus, there are many sizes available that are not available in the regular TSL line.
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The TSL/THORNBIRD is an amazingly versatile tire. The center highway contact patch is used on hard highway surfaces while the Three Stage Lugs on the sidewalls do not touch. When you get this tire down in the mud or snow the lugs provide the Thornbird with decisive traction. Fiberglass belts under the tread and polyester body plies contribute to a really smooth comfortable ride. The design comes close to being two tires in one... a revolutionary design that has earned its place in the ranks of Super Performance.
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Many years of experience have gone into the IROK to develop a tire with traction that is ‘as good as it gets’ in mud, snow and rock climbing. The IROK has a directional tread in Super Swamper's famous Three Stage Lug design, scooped lugs, blade and molded siping, special sidewall features, extra tough cord and cut resistant compounds in a super traction package. IROK chews terrain up and spits it out!
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The new Interco SS-M16 is a tire for all seasons. Several design features have been taken from our best performing all terrain and mud terrain tires. The SS-M16 is highway friendly and very quiet for a tire that has such good off road performance. It is an excellent tire that bridges the gap between the all-terrain and very aggressive off road tires and has a rugged design that will enhance the appearance of any vehicle.
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The VorTrac design combines all of the features that make up a great all terrain tire. It has a tight tread pattern that is well supported toward the base of the pattern for good stability and long tread life. It has a lot of siping to provide traction in wet weather, snow and ice conditions. Some of the features are designed to prevent large stone retention. All of this is brought into a design that is smooth and quite running along with good looks that will enhance the appearance of any vehicle.
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Conditions Affecting Tire Mileage
There is usually a trade off between tire performance and the tires tread life in the development of the tires. To gain one you need to trade off another. Some people brag when they get 15,000 miles from of a set of tires because they know how hard they drive while other drivers complain if they only get 40,000 to 50,000 miles. There are many things that a person can do to improve tire mileage regardless of how they drive, or the type of the tire, or the power of their truck, Jeep, SUV or car.
Tire Tread life is related to many different factors some of which are; the tires air pressure, how often the tires air pressure is checked, tire rotation, individual driving habits, the road surfaces, the road conditions, the vehicle suspension, vehicle caster and tow alignment, the type of shock absorbers, and more. The relationship between the size tire and the vehicle weight. The larger the size of the tire and the lighter the vehicle the better the tire mileage tends to be. The smaller the tire size and the heavier the vehicle the less the tire tread life will be. Perhaps the worst error made is neglect of air pressure. Tire Air pressure should be checked monthly with an accurate tire gauge, be sure to check the tires when the tires are cool. Two important things support a vehicle...the actual tire air pressure and the actual volume of air in a tire. When a large tire is used that larger volume of air supports the vehicle with little air pressure but that does not mean the tire is stable. The tire can look like the tire is under inflated because it does not seem to be low but this low air pressure can make the tire unstable and can cause squirming of the tire tread. It is OK to run tires with low pressure off road, but the tire pressure should be increased back up when the vehicle is back on the highway. Many recommended that tires used on four wheel drive vehicles be rotated front to rear and rear to front usually about every four to five thousand miles, don't criss-cross.
As can be seen from the above there is no way of knowing what tire tread life of a given set of tires will be. The compounds used in the tire tread rubber can also vary, but is constant with each tire type manufactured. Manufacturers try to achieve a balance in tire tread compounds that provide good highway tire traction and overall tire and vehicle performance, while not sacrificing too much in tire tread life.
Causes of Tire Wear
ROAD SURFACES
Tires provide traction as the weight of the vehicle forces the tire tread rubber onto the road's surface irregularities. That same interaction creates wear as the road surface tears microscopic pieces of rubber from the tire tread as it slips into and out of contact with the road surface. Just as coarse sandpaper removes material faster, coarser road surfaces cause more tire wear. The following tire mileage estimate is typical of what a 40000 mile rated tire driven on smother asphalt surface would deliver if that tire were driven exclusively on other road surfaces.
Surface Type Miles
Smooth Asphalt - 40000
Coarse Asphalt - 36000
Concrete - 28000
Extra Coarse Asphalt - 24000
Country Road - 20000
Crushed Stone - 8000
WHEEL ALIGNMENT
Wheel alignment controls the distribution of vehicle load across the tire's footprint. Tire camber is the tire's tilt inward (negative) or outward (positive) when viewed from the front and has significant impact on tire handling and tire shoulder wear. Caster is the angle of steering axis tilt when viewed from the side and while it does not affect tire wear, it does affect the vehicle's handling and tendency to track straight down the road. Toe is the direction that the tires are aimed when viewed from above. Toe-in is when the tires are pointed towards each other; toe-out is when the tires are pointed away from each other. Toe greatly affects tire wear since a setting just 1/16 of an inch off will make the tires want to travel sideways about 150 feet every mile.
DRIVING STYLE
Finaly and most important, the way you drive your vehicle - passively or aggressively - can greatly impact wear.
*Note:
The federal government imposes an excise tax with a graduated tax rate structure on heavy tires. The early history of this tax shows that it mirrored war periods and was used both to conserve rubber supplies and as a funding source. Today, tire taxes are part of the monies used to fund the Highway Trust Fund. We have already included this tax into ALL of our tire prices, what you see is what you pay. We NEVER have hidden charges
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