Paddle Tire Choice - Stock Honda 3.5 - Small 2 Seat - 2D

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Plan to have 15x 5's / 5.5's up front and 15x12's in the back...I like tires to look proportionate to the car size, but also functional...some cars have huge and or too small of tire and makes it look odd.

For the fronts I'm thinking these - 28 tall (it's that or the 8.5's - but that might look too big on the car?)

....but for the rears...what say you? Pictures of all the options from sand tires unlimited below - all for cars in the 250+ HP range. I'm a fan of a bit more tire than needed and just up the air pressure, vs less aggressive tire / lower pressure...i.e, get a tire recommended for 300HP vs one rated for 250.
If anyone has pictures of their tire setups, please share.


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Cut #1 33-15'S:
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Black Brid / Black Bird Pro - cut 3 prob

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32-15 Blackbird - cut 3 prob

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Shaved front 33 baja pros and the 14.50x15 #2 cut Dune Sports in the rear.
 
I liked the Dune Sport 14.5x15 # 2 cut, Worked great. 3.5 2d 2 seat mid engine carIMG_2124.JPG
 
Depends on trans first. I run a j35 and use a 13.00 number 2 cut on a 15x10 wheel.

I run it about 14 pounds air pressure and car hooks up good. Does have some spin when you first hit the throttle which is fine. Still can go up the steepest hills as well.

When these start breaking up I may go with a blackbird 32 not sure if cut but similar to paddle height I have now. If you have a 2d then a 33 blaster be a no brainer.
 
shaved baja pros in the front (33's) and Blaster 33's in the rear. Ran the #1 cut with the stock Honda and it did great
 
Sand viper 7.60 fronts (Chinese co. And hard to find right now). Extreme 13.50 rears on mine (extinct, but 13.00 plus STU has Similar dimensions) on my smedium sized limo with 3.5/091. I the feel chop alot, and have considered 8.5s out front many trips to potentially compensate a bit. I think 8.5 STU fronts and 14.5 Dune Sports out back could make more sense for you, although the 33s out back might look better depending in your car. It might just come down to looks as much as function for you.
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33 blasters and 8.50 fronts. Ran them on my 2 seat Alumi Craft with Turbo Honda.

The 14.50 Dunesports look good with the 8.50 fronts too.
 
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33"x15", 1 cut Blasters and 8.50x15" Razor Fronts. Going to 32"x15" Tusk Sand Lites. Lighter, bigger and more buoyancy. The ruts and chatter bumps are killing me with the Razors. Even at 5psi.
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you actually have some great options. The 32 Leed Screw up front would be an awesome tire, and better then you would imagine if you go mid engine.... I drove a Colorado Sandcar 2 seater (rear engine) and a Long travel Mazzone 2 seater that had the 32 leed screw and it worked way better then imagined. The mid engine car handled way better given the amount of pressure and weight on the front end, it never pushed through corners.

if this is for the alumi you just picked up, I would go with either the Blackbird 32 #2 paired with the 32 leed screw or the 8.50 Razor backs. OR the 14.50 Dune sports with the same fronts mentioned before..


Food for thought: Ive now talked with multiple people that love the old extreme Apex fronts. I can cut a set of STU 10.75 Razor blaster down to be similar to that tire. and it also removes a ton of weight (36lbs down to about under 24lbs)...
 
One thing about the Baja pros is they are very hard to find. Might want to consider the tensors 32.

I also had the xtremes 8.80 loved those tires but they aged out. Now I do more hardpack and street the Baja pros do great.
 
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