Thornbirds DON'T rock!

nickb · Jan 27, 2013

Went you to play in some sugar I mean snow today. We pulled off the road to air down and get rigs off trailers when a first Gen toy pulled up and I couldn't believe my eyes... he had thornbirds. He was rockin them at 5psi and I think his gauge was off, they looked and performed like they had 50 in em.

Somehow he wound up in front of me and this was my view for a while.

crash2 · Jan 27, 2013

Ya know I can't remember the last time I saw a rig with thornturds on or off road...

nickb · Jan 27, 2013

I never have (I'm young and new to the scene), I instantly thought of this forum when I saw them.

crash2 · Jan 27, 2013

I do love sarcasm :haha:

nickb · Jan 27, 2013

Didn't mean that in a bad way... just the "thornbirds rock"

crash2 · Jan 27, 2013

nickb said:
Didn't mean that in a bad way... just the "thornbirds rock"

I knew what ya meant :awesomework:..... I always get a kick out of the new folks who say "thornbirds don't rock" in there intro threads,lol...

Lucky Jeff · Jan 28, 2013

Last time I saw them. They were 31's on a stock mid 90's 4runner back in high-school. In the les Schwab parking lot (explains everything). Don't know why I remember that, but I do.

TrikeKid · Jan 28, 2013

Know a kid in Bonney Lake that had some on an XJ for a while. Pretty sure on anything short of a full size you could take the valve cores completely out and they'd look aired up.

Jacob · Jan 28, 2013

TrikeKid said:
Know a kid in Bonney Lake that had some on an XJ for a while. Pretty sure on anything short of a full size you could take the valve cores completely out and they'd look aired up.

I have a buddy that wheels on them and this statement is true.

skinny_pedal · Jan 28, 2013

Jacob said:
I have a buddy that wheels on them and this statement is true.

lol I'm just waiting for him to chime in

OnefreakyMF · Jan 28, 2013

When I first saw a set of thornbirds I thought they looked pretty cool. Not that I would ever own a set, but at first glance I will admit I had wondered what my rig would look like with um... Of course, having never heard a single good review I'm surprised they still make them. Being a fan of sarcasm I love the "thornbirds rock"....

FireballXL5 · Jan 28, 2013

My buddy bought a used lifted 2000 v10 dodge ram 2500 with 38" thorn birds on it... It was a blinged out street machine... At 55mph it sounded like we were in a Cessna 172 ready for takeoff!! It was annoying as hell, could barely hear each other talking, let alone the radio!

skinny_pedal · Jan 28, 2013

FireballXL5 said:
My buddy bought a used lifted 2000 v10 dodge ram 2500 with 38" thorn birds on it... It was a blinged out street machine... At 55mph it sounded like we were in a Cessna 172 ready for takeoff!! It was annoying as hell, could barely hear each other talking, let alone the radio!

roflmao....love the analogy with the Cessna, so true:haha:

Glenn · Jan 28, 2013

My brother had bald Thornbirds on one of his trucks. It was a 2nd gen turbo truck. It was really bad in the rain. Didn't take him long to get rid of those tires.

whatthe? · Jan 28, 2013

I hope that guy got them for free. I'd feel bad that he paid money for them. I've seen them on a few street machines but never in the hills. A tow truck driver gave me one because he knew I "wheeled". I wouldn't even carry it for a spare.

E30Newbie · Jan 28, 2013

When I sold my pickup last year it was the first set of tires the kid put on it....... Made me cry.

CHOP SHOP · Jan 28, 2013

They do look bitchen on a big street truck. The east coast guys will paint the letters and the bird too.

They look like a bogger from the side, on the road.

Wear like IRON too.

If anyone knows where a set of 38s are, let me know please.