dezmoon
I wanna be Dave
My Official Review of the PIT BULL "ROCK BEAST" 2.2 Prototype R/C Rock Crawling Tire.
Initial unmounted measurements,,,5.25x2.25...with out foams
The start of my review...the rims that i will be mounting the rock beasts on, are made by a company called vanquish products,,the wheels are top notch and of the highest quality,with that being said i new they would be a perfect test wheel to see how well the rock beasts would mount up..the front wheels that you will see in the pics i have included are 1.2 inchs wide,,the rears are .7 wide,,the narrower of the 2 would be the challenge,,if any..
Ive also included unmounted pics of the rock beasts with leading competitors tires from left to right...x-locs from rc4wd,,rock grabbers from hpi,,sedonas from hot bodies,,pitbull rock beasts,,and the rovers from hot bodies...i just wanted to show the size comparisons between them all...
the foams i am using during the tests are from my sponsor Crawler Innovations ,,the foams are called the Double Duece's..they are a 2 stage non-memory foam with a stiffer inner ring and a softer outer ring,,the foam measures 5.5 inches tall and 2.25 wide..these foams are hands down,,in my opinion the best on the market today,,i run them in all my comp tires....
my general opinion on the ROCK BEASTS,,upon arrival i was like a kid on christmas morning,,couldnt wait to tear open the package,,after opening the box i was greatly surprised as to how much they are dead on to the 1.1 version of the rocker,,(i know because ive had em for the last 4.5 years,,lol)...i couldnt keep my hands off of them,,they feel amazing,,sticky,,very sticky,,the compound of the rubber will be a contendor ,,,the lugs are spaced enough to clean out well if they get dirty,,but not to far to weaken the integrity of the tire,,the spacing will also provide ample contact patch for forward bite,,and controlable side hilling...the ribbing in the side wall i feel was the right height,,thickness and amount,,some companies have to much which hurts the tire more than it helps,,i feel the amount the rock beasts have will be perfect,,,the lugs on the tires have good amount of voids which will help with gripping in all sorts of terrain,,,im glad PIT BULL decided to go with the staged side lugs instead of keeping them all voided lugs like the ones on there origonal prototype..over all im very pleased with the rock beasts...rating (based on initial contact with tire ,,,) A+....
part 1 - mounting the tire on the wider wheel...with the over all width of the rock beasts being 2.25 i was not concerned with them mounting up on a wheel just a little wider than 1 inch,,and as expected they mounted up with out any issues,,the bead of the rock beasts are the perfect size ,,they gave me no struggle,,and did not resist being paired up with the wider wheels....
onto the rear (narrower wheel,,.7),,with the rear wheels being as narrow as the are i was a little nervouse about how they would pair up with the rock beasts ,,,and to my surprise they mounted up flawless..again no issues..
i feel that the bead size and carcass of the tire make mounting the rock beasts one of the easiest tire ive ever had to mount...rating = A+
after getting the tires mounted ,, i re-measured the over all size,,the tires height increased by .2 inchs giving them almost 5.5 inchs ,,the width was narrowed by about .3 inchs in the rear and pretty much stayed the same up front..
all of what im telling you will vary from customer to customer,,depending on wheels,foam inserts and rigs..
Initial unmounted measurements,,,5.25x2.25...with out foams
The start of my review...the rims that i will be mounting the rock beasts on, are made by a company called vanquish products,,the wheels are top notch and of the highest quality,with that being said i new they would be a perfect test wheel to see how well the rock beasts would mount up..the front wheels that you will see in the pics i have included are 1.2 inchs wide,,the rears are .7 wide,,the narrower of the 2 would be the challenge,,if any..
Ive also included unmounted pics of the rock beasts with leading competitors tires from left to right...x-locs from rc4wd,,rock grabbers from hpi,,sedonas from hot bodies,,pitbull rock beasts,,and the rovers from hot bodies...i just wanted to show the size comparisons between them all...
the foams i am using during the tests are from my sponsor Crawler Innovations ,,the foams are called the Double Duece's..they are a 2 stage non-memory foam with a stiffer inner ring and a softer outer ring,,the foam measures 5.5 inches tall and 2.25 wide..these foams are hands down,,in my opinion the best on the market today,,i run them in all my comp tires....
my general opinion on the ROCK BEASTS,,upon arrival i was like a kid on christmas morning,,couldnt wait to tear open the package,,after opening the box i was greatly surprised as to how much they are dead on to the 1.1 version of the rocker,,(i know because ive had em for the last 4.5 years,,lol)...i couldnt keep my hands off of them,,they feel amazing,,sticky,,very sticky,,the compound of the rubber will be a contendor ,,,the lugs are spaced enough to clean out well if they get dirty,,but not to far to weaken the integrity of the tire,,the spacing will also provide ample contact patch for forward bite,,and controlable side hilling...the ribbing in the side wall i feel was the right height,,thickness and amount,,some companies have to much which hurts the tire more than it helps,,i feel the amount the rock beasts have will be perfect,,,the lugs on the tires have good amount of voids which will help with gripping in all sorts of terrain,,,im glad PIT BULL decided to go with the staged side lugs instead of keeping them all voided lugs like the ones on there origonal prototype..over all im very pleased with the rock beasts...rating (based on initial contact with tire ,,,) A+....
part 1 - mounting the tire on the wider wheel...with the over all width of the rock beasts being 2.25 i was not concerned with them mounting up on a wheel just a little wider than 1 inch,,and as expected they mounted up with out any issues,,the bead of the rock beasts are the perfect size ,,they gave me no struggle,,and did not resist being paired up with the wider wheels....
onto the rear (narrower wheel,,.7),,with the rear wheels being as narrow as the are i was a little nervouse about how they would pair up with the rock beasts ,,,and to my surprise they mounted up flawless..again no issues..
i feel that the bead size and carcass of the tire make mounting the rock beasts one of the easiest tire ive ever had to mount...rating = A+
after getting the tires mounted ,, i re-measured the over all size,,the tires height increased by .2 inchs giving them almost 5.5 inchs ,,the width was narrowed by about .3 inchs in the rear and pretty much stayed the same up front..
all of what im telling you will vary from customer to customer,,depending on wheels,foam inserts and rigs..
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