They’re great for traction, but wear fast and combined with the traction that sandstone provides, they will find the weak link in your driveline quickly. Competition compound tires are generally the ones that are considered sticky. Generally, the soft the tire, the more “sticky” it is. To be fair, just about any tire on the market does pretty good on the traction friendly rocks of the area, however if you’re really looking to take things to another level, then upgrading what actually meets the ground can make a huge difference on whether or not you’re able to climb or drive over some of the area’s most iconic obstacles.Īll tires aren’t equal and it’s not always about the visual tread pattern you see, but the compound of the tire itself.
#Spin tires rock crawling upgrade#
The single best upgrade that a UTV owner can make before taking on the trails in Moab is to change out their factory tires. While a stock machine can go out and have a great time on some of Moab’s more mild trails, for those that really want to see the best of what the area has to offer should take a serious look at these recommendations. We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite upgrades for some of the most popular machines, including the Kawasaki KRX 1000, Polaris RZR XP 1000 and XP Turbo and the Can-Am X3. Tight squeezes and off camber technical sections can destroy your rockers quickly. The ledges and boulders can mash into the belly your machine. The stair step climbs can ram into the front or rear of your machine. It can create additional stress on your drivetrain. The way the rocks grab on to parts can really create havoc on your rig and individual parts. However, with that traction comes the real challenges of Moab.
However with today’s modern UTVs with locking differentials and rubber compound tires, the traction is actually incredible.
The term was used by early settlers of the area to describe the sandstone because of the low traction between horses’ metal shoes and the rock’s sloping surfaces. The “slickrock” of Moab is actually anything but slick. Maybe it's time for some aftermarket companies to look into different gearing sets for other brands.Situated between Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Moab offers a central location to explore some of the most rugged and majestic views in the nation. It was interesting to see the different tires in use at Moab last week, it did seem that both the UTV specific versus the LT tires showed different benefits.Īrctic Cat has 4.0 gearing in their 550 and 650 Prowlers, it appears those could be changed out into the XTZ (which has 3.1 gearing) to pick back up some of the loss of effective gearing.
You and I have had this discussion before, I respect your opinons and acheivements in SCORE, but for my use, feel 8 ply tires add a benefit of durability, flat protection and so on.
Save the smaller diameter tires for short course work.Īs for the weight of the tires, yeah, it would be great for the tires to weigh less, then it would take less horsepower to spin them, but lighter usually is directly related to durability and strength. There is no doubt, larger diameter tires have many benefits in the desert and in rock crawling. Horsepower will be affected by weight (rotationg mass calculations) whereas changing gearing will be the most effective way to address tire diameter. I'll disagree with you there Hans, gearing is a function of diameter, not weight.
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