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I haven't found any recent threads on this - is anyone running Rocker Radials on their JK? Earlier reviews seem positive, but I'm wondering why there isn't more chatter. I'm looking to replace my Toyos.
Probably going to stick with 35x12.5x17's.
 
Love mine, 35" rocker radials, been running them for about 15-18000 miles, since december. Mostly on road, hook up in mud, rocks, dirt, snow and ice never been in the sand but Im sure they woud do good. I need to measure the tread depth but they still look great. I rotate them every 3000 when I do an oil change.
 
i want to get me a set so bad, but i don't wheel as often as i should. i need a better highway tire. how many of you guys are driving these more on pavement then offroad?? would love to get a 37x13.5x17 but might just go with my mtr's if they ever come off of epic backorder! :beer:
 
i want to get me a set so bad, but i don't wheel as often as i should. i need a better highway tire. how many of you guys are driving these more on pavement then offroad?? would love to get a 37x13.5x17 but might just go with my mtr's if they ever come off of epic backorder! :beer:
get the 37x12.5r17 if you plan on mostly highway miles. plus the profile of the tires looks better
 
i want to get me a set so bad, but i don't wheel as often as i should. i need a better highway tire. how many of you guys are driving these more on pavement then offroad?? would love to get a 37x13.5x17 but might just go with my mtr's if they ever come off of epic backorder! :beer:
Mine are mostly driven on the street, and they wear better then any other mud terrain Ive had in the past.
 
I'm absolutely in love with these tires. How do these compare to the Irok radials? And where are y'all buying these tires at I'd like to see the pricing on them. At first I was planning on stock rubi rims with iroks but they start at 13.5 width for the ones I want so crossed that out then moved on to the 37x12.5 goodyear mtr kevlar, but I just read that you can get these tires here in a 37x12.5x17 ?!?! I think I finally made my solid tire choice. I love both designs on this and iroks but I'm leaning towards rockers
 
I would like a price also. Im looking for tires now. that is the next thing that I need now. shipped to a business also. in Patterson, Louisiana. 70522
 
these tires are not for everyone and they can take massive amounts of weight to balance. Block bought my set after only a little bit of use from me. he loves them and i hated them so take it for what its worth. if you run super swampers on the road you will not mind these.

for me it was to much and alot of weight per tire. i lost well over 10 pounds (i think 16 lbs) a tire going from a 37 x 12.5 rocker to a 38 x 14.5 km2. other then being about a inch wider they are the same height as the km2's. it was just to much weight for the rear flanges wheeling as well (bent 2 and none so far with km2's). they were great tires offroad though and look bad to the bone. i miss them and i hate them all in the same sentence.
 
Simply awesome tires off road, nice on road, took a lot of weight to balance. Not quiet but the hum doesn't bother me, and people are always looking at my Jeep now saying how sick it looks. I have spent thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours building up my Jeep and these tires finally make my build look legit.
 
these tires are not for everyone and they can take massive amounts of weight to balance. Block bought my set after only a little bit of use from me. he loves them and i hated them so take it for what its worth. if you run super swampers on the road you will not mind these.

for me it was to much and alot of weight per tire. i lost well over 10 pounds (i think 16 lbs) a tire going from a 37 x 12.5 rocker to a 38 x 14.5 km2. other then being about a inch wider they are the same height as the km2's. it was just to much weight for the rear flanges wheeling as well (bent 2 and none so far with km2's). they were great tires offroad though and look bad to the bone. i miss them and i hate them all in the same sentence.
Were these the aftermarket rear axle flanges you bent? I have 5 37 rockers in my basement waiting to be installed, however I was going to replace my rubicon F/R shafts first.... I also was going to use Dyna beads for tire balancing to try and cut down on weight. My buddy was running these with his stock rubi shafts for about a year now and hasn't had any problems until recently when he busted his front shafts. Plus some shafts are guaranteed for life so if you to bend or brake it my understanding is it would be replaced under the warranty...
 
These are some of the sickest tires out right now, in my opinion. :p But like codysanders said, these aren't for everyone. Running the 17x12.5x35's here,.. and hopefully some more people can compare with these.

Anyways, they are big and heavy. Tire place told me over 30grams was needed to balance, so they threw in the beads instead of weights and we called it good. One tire (my spare now) even had a weight patch of rubber added at factory to try and balance these puppies... Once I go over 65km I'll get the left right left right left right in the steering wheel from the tires... What's odd is sometimes they'll ride smooth at that speed and higher.. other times, no so much, at, all. :bounce: So as long as you go slow, you'll like these tires a lot! They offer a nice hum as well! Faster you go, the louder. It's pretty bad ass though. As for anything offroad with these tires, you simply won't be disappointed. Tear it up technology sure tears it up.

Also... let me save you some paint and rear door displeasure. DO NOT mount a Pitbull Rocker on your stock spare tire carrier. Even with a smittybilt extension bracket. Plan to buy a rear bumper with tire carrier attached. :smokin:
 
Were these the aftermarket rear axle flanges you bent? I have 5 37 rockers in my basement waiting to be installed, however I was going to replace my rubicon F/R shafts first.... I also was going to use Dyna beads for tire balancing to try and cut down on weight. My buddy was running these with his stock rubi shafts for about a year now and hasn't had any problems until recently when he busted his front shafts. Plus some shafts are guaranteed for life so if you to bend or brake it my understanding is it would be replaced under the warranty...
i run rcv's in the front and never had a problem. the rear shafts were foote axle company the make superior's shafts. i wheel with a light foot but i am not shy to taking any obstical i encounter. to let you know my wheeling style we had about 40 jks show up and i took the hard group, we had three total jeeps out of 40 (bunch of pansies). my shafts are warrentied and have ben by foote but the bearings etc... are not so you have to buy new ones each time it happens and press them on or pay to have it done as well as shipping to them. i am not sure of there warrenty time period but foote has taken care of me over the last 2 years. if a bent flange is your worry you need to get a 60 full float. it will happen if you wheel it you just wont know how long it will take before it does but thats with any heavy tire on a 44.

back to pitbulls now cause they are the best looking tires out there bar none. just not my flavor and def not my wifes lol.
 
They are bad ass looking tires and a lot better than those pansy km2s ;)... I think I'm gonna have them installed around the 10th of Oct. for a wheeling trip on the 14th-16th. I'll post up a pic as soon as I get them on and post up after the wheeling trip...:beer:
 
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