The Interco Super Swamper SSR is the next step in the evolution of the famous Super Swamper Radial / TSL tires.
According to the developers of Interco, the Super Swamper SSR tires were designed for those who want the off-road rubber qualities of the Radial / TSL, but at the same time good ride quality on asphalt.
Super Swamper SSR, unlike Radial / TSL, has a more complex tread block design and reinforced sidewalls. According to the developers, such innovations made it possible to obtain good handling characteristics on wet and dry asphalt, low noise level, and the possibility of confident movement in the winter season.
Super Swamper SSR, as well as Radial / TSL, are available on the market in a wide range of sizes. According to Interco specialists, Super Swamper is ideal for Jeepers who prefer to drive standard cars without any serious tuning, both on public roads and off-road.
One of the most successful extreme tires: can be used both in swamps and on clay. Non-directional, diagonal with developed side lugs, 3 levels 'Three Stage Lug'. They have a central track, which allows them to be driven on asphalt (having previously raised the pressure to 3 atm.). For bias tires they flatten well: operating pressure starts from 0.5 atm. The quality of the rubber is quite high - with the correct selection of pressure on these tires, you can drive several tens of thousands of kilometers on the highway if the need arises.
A new bias tire with slightly more aggressive tread than the regular Super Swamper SSR. Additional "aggressiveness" is achieved due to the more developed side lugs of the tire tread. The model is currently available in seven sizes, which are not available on the Super Swamper SSR.
About company
The post-war years, thanks to the unsaturation of the market, served as the impetus for the founding of many American companies. This includes the Interco Tire Corporation.
- Founded in 1947 in Louisiana.
- At first, the main activity of the company was the retail sale of car tires.
- It first established itself as a tire manufacturer only in 1968, when it launched the first model of its tires for pickup trucks and light trucks. Thus, he founded the 78 series of tires.
- Is the only privately-owned company in the tire industry with wholly-owned shares.
- Holds a leading position in the development and production of tires for pickups and SUVs not only in the United States but also in the world.
- In addition, Interco produces a whole series of tires for extreme moto and jeepers, as well as for various agricultural machinery.
- The imprint of the Super Swamper tread pattern can be found not only on off-road tracks all over the world but also on T-shirts and T-shirts of fans and professionals of many famous off-road athletes. This drawing has become an unspoken symbol among extreme car enthusiasts all over the planet.
Overall, the tread pattern of these tires is not beyond reason. Because the most "Off-road" lovers of mud, clay, swamps ride on SUPER Swamper LTBs - this is kind of "overkill".
- About 80% of all sporting off-road vehicles are equipped with this brand of tires.
Tire features
At the first accidental glance of a professional at Interco SUPER Swamper LTB, it immediately becomes clear to him that this tire is not for the city. It was created by the manufacturer as a professional sports rubber for off-road tracks.
The exterior design of this tire should be given credit. He's pretty aggressive.
The appearance of the tire did not deceive - it showed itself perfectly in a rut, on stones, and clay. When driving on asphalt, it makes a lot of noise (buzzing). It is almost useless to balance a wheel with this tire. The tread depth in the center of the tire is approximately 17-18 mm.
A distinctive feature of Super Swamper tires is every third tread tooth, which is directed to the side, which allows the car to freely get out of the track and overcome obstacles with a vertical slope.
The most popular tire models are Super Swamper SSR, Super Swamper SSR SUPER Swamper LTB, Super Swamper SSR SSR, and Super Swamper TrXus MT. The organizers of the stages of the championship and the Cup of Russia in trophy-raids (for example, "Ladoga Trophy") offer participants deep ruts, swamps, clay, and rocky slopes, difficult terrain, etc. as insurmountable obstacles. The Super Swamper SSR and Super Swamper SSR SUPER Swamper LTB bias tires are among the best for all of these misfortunes. INTERCO Super Swamper SSR tires have excellent flotation and a relatively low price.
Excellent off-road qualities are combined with softness, good handling, and comparative quietness when driving on asphalt. It is the best choice for serious expeditions, off-road travel, extreme outdoor activities, hunting, and fishing in places "where no man has gone before." All of the above Super Swamper families, except TrXus MT, require careful handling of the gas pedal on soft ground and swamps - the digging ability of these tires is too high. It is also desirable that the machine that will spin these wheels has sufficient traction at low rpm.
This is a unique off-road mud tire from Interco. I would say not a tire, but a blank because an excellent rubber toothy gear can be cut out of it, which will go where others will get washed out. This is done by cutting out small checkers. It becomes almost unsuitable for driving on asphalt.
All-season off-road mud tire with directional tread pattern.
This SUV tire is specially designed for swamps and clay. They easily allow you to get out of the very deep rut "with a simple turn of the steering wheel." But for the fantastic cross-country ability in the swamps, you have to pay with a noticeable buzz when driving on the asphalt and not very good handling on it. Due to the softness of rubber, which is essential when driving off-road, tires quickly wear off when driving on asphalt.
Everything is roughly the same: bias, non-directional tires. The appearance is practically indistinguishable from SSR (the difference lies in the longer length of the side protrusions, due to which greater aggressiveness is achieved). The declared dimensions are very different from the real ones, mainly in the smaller direction (on average by 1 inch).