So Cal Suspension Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 I'd imagine setting up a set of super lights or whatever they call them is a little more involved than Tyler cutting the knobs off with a sawzall though right? If a guy buys a set and cuts them down at home are they gonna weigh a ton? Without shaving down the carcass? I've never handled a set of ATV tires. I think the "comp cut" are shaved between the paddles? The sand car tires are like 40lbs a piece. No one cares about weight in those. Usually the sand car paddles come like you see in the pictures, like 450 paddles on a tire. They either cut every other one, or cut two, leave one, cut two, leave one, etc. No one "buffs" tires for a sand car, therefore I have no idea how labor intensive it is. I don't even know if STU does that in house or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Skat trak is in calimesa. They will buff any tire to super lite. And add paddles however desired. But those are skats not Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberneck Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 It used to be a very common practice to cut sand car tires back before the high horsepower long travel cars came to be. A little extra flex and traction doesnt matter so much when you have 1000hp like it did when you had 100. They used to call it a play cut if they just trimmed the paddles like matt described and a "comp" cut if they cut between the tires. You used to be able to order them straight from stu that way. Dont know about now, but the price was pretty significantly different for a play cut vs comp cut. I dont think a comp cut is something you would be able to do well at home. One slip and it goes from a comp cut tire to a ruined tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave5.0 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 I figured that. Just wondering what a set of the Atv sized ones would weigh with just some of the paddles shaved. All I've had in my hands is the comp cut ones so I've got no idea what the unshaved ones weigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Suspension Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Skat trak is in calimesa. They will buff any tire to super lite. And add paddles however desired. But those are skats not Stu Padla brats are STU... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Suspension Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 I figured that. Just wondering what a set of the Atv sized ones would weigh with just some of the paddles shaved. All I've had in my hands is the comp cut ones so I've got no idea what the unshaved ones weigh. I would imagine less than a lb a tire... there's not THAT MUCH rubber removed aside from just shaving the paddle off... Probably not enough to warrant the added risk of a rock or stick going through the tire. My buffed haulers popped after about 10 minutes of riding at LS Utah from the rocks. Now I'll be putting tubes in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberneck Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 The other thing i would consider before running out and buying comp cut STUs or tripple buffed haulers is terrain. If you only ride in clean soft sand the lighter the tire the better period. The performace difference between the super light tires and standard issue are significant imho. However a lot of the places i ride arent really friendly to a super thin light tire. So for a duner tire i stick to regular or bead to bead buffed haulers but not the super lights. I would think the exact same would apply to the STU tires. I havent run STU on a quad but have on a car and the car tires were rediculously light. You could see cords showing in areas. Awesome yes, durable, maybe not so much. just something to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87sheerips Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Just watch out for rocks, lol. Yes, my tires only hold air for about a day but id carry a damn bike pump around just to run them because they are that much better than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springer Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 just picked up a set, excited to try them at the hq ride in my new duner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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