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Anyone used the SAND STAR TIRE from ITP
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Posted by: rc3

Well I am just curious if anyone has tried this tire yet and what there results were!!

Posted by: QuadJunkies

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Originally posted by rc3
Well I am just curious if anyone has tried this tire yet and what there results were!!

IVe never even heard of it .

I would be interested in seeing a pic of it though.Is it a new tire?wait a minute....Is that the one they had on that Raptor in the latest ATV mag???????

Posted by: own2424

http://www.itptires.com/images/sandstar.jpg

Looks like a normal Sand Shark but with another little fin between the v-paddles.

Posted by: own2424

Here they are, MOUNTED ON A REAL QUAD: http://www.itptires.com/images/sandstar-yam.jpg

Posted by: QuadJunkies

They remind me of the Gecko a little bit......

..... I dont really care for the look of the fronts,but if they work thats what counts I guess.....I would be curious to hear how they work....

Posted by: WyoDuner

Hmm... Looks like junk to me. Just a gimmick like the Geckos which also suck. Sorry to be so blunt.

The rear tires look too narrow for their diameter. Also, those little fins between the paddles aren't going to do any good. They will hurt flotation which is already going to be poor due to the narrow tire. These tires have high blades too BTW which is not good for the 4 strokes and any self-respecting 2 stroke owner would never use them.

The fronts are even worse. They also seem kind of narrow. As narrow as they are they really shouldn't have those ribs. And about those ribs, that has to be the dumbest thing I've ever seen. The ribs serve a purpose - to help with steering. Normally the ribs have 1 straight side and one curved side. The straight side is to help turn and the curved side is to keep from slinging sand back at you in a turn. This has the flat sides on the outside so they are going to fling more sand at you. Stupid idea!!!

These were disigned by somebody who obviously knows NOTHING about sand tires.

Posted by: rc3

well thanks for the opinion, these are the kinds of things I want to find out!

Posted by: redblackblaster

they do look kinda bad.

Posted by: QuadJunkies

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Originally posted by WyoDuner
Hmm... Looks like junk to me. Just a gimmick like the Geckos which also suck. Sorry to be so blunt.

The rear tires look too narrow for their diameter. Also, those little fins between the paddles aren't going to do any good. They will hurt flotation which is already going to be poor due to the narrow tire. These tires have high blades too BTW which is not good for the 4 strokes and any self-respecting 2 stroke owner would never use them.

The fronts are even worse. They also seem kind of narrow. As narrow as they are they really shouldn't have those ribs. And about those ribs, that has to be the dumbest thing I've ever seen. The ribs serve a purpose - to help with steering. Normally the ribs have 1 straight side and one curved side. The straight side is to help turn and the curved side is to keep from slinging sand back at you in a turn. This has the flat sides on the outside so they are going to fling more sand at you. Stupid idea!!! Your thoughts on the front tires were AXACLY what I was thinking....Theory wise,it dont make too much sense...

These were disigned by somebody who obviously knows NOTHING about sand tires.

Posted by: QuadJunkies

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Originally posted by QuadJunkies

ops...lol.Anyhow, what I was going to say is, your thoughts were EXACLT what I was thinking....Therory wise, the fronts make no sense to me either.....

Posted by: 310Rduner

They're fugly. That's all that needs to be said.

Posted by: WyoDuner

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Originally posted by QuadJunkies
ops...lol.Anyhow, what I was going to say is, your thoughts were EXACLT what I was thinking....Therory wise, the fronts make no sense to me either.....

Ok, I was wondering about the green face after reading the first post.

Posted by: QuadJunkies

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Originally posted by WyoDuner
Ok, I was wondering about the green face after reading the first post.

that first one was an "oops"....