New 2.2 Pitbull Rock Beast II review

[War Pig]

So I got these mounted up today and spent one hour running them on rock and dirt.





First of all I'd like to say how easy they were to mount up. The bead seems to hold real nice too. I mounted them up on my BAM 1" wide 6 spoke beadlocks. I used a pair of Crawler Innovations closed cell 5.5" inners with medium outers in front. The rear used 6.0" inners with firm outers. They fit perfectly and filled the tire like they were made for them. These tires seem to have a bit thicker sidewall than the 1.9's and with these foams the carcass flexes just the right amount, they let the tire compound do all the work. I noticed that the tread really bites into the rock and you can hear the lugs working.



I tried my usual spots at Rivervilla that I have crawled for the last 6 years. The tires performed the same or better as all the other tires I've tested down there. I drove all the spots from my tire test that I did earlier this summer and couldn't really tell the difference until I tried two lines that I haven't ever been able drive.











The first one is a rough steep climb that has ledges that aren't friendly to a 13" wheelbase rig. After one attempt where I started in the wrong spot I lined up in a different spot and with a bit of rear steer, proceeded to drive right up it! I got really excited.



This got me to thinking about a couple other lines that I've had trouble with and decided to work my way north through the park.







So the start of this climb is an off camber where you really need to get lined up for a ledge.



The you need to steer full lock to the left and hook a tire to pull your self up.



Then you have to get all the way to the right and bump it perfectly to keep from flipping back and off the ledge. I did it twice!




Played around a bit more until my battery dumped......







As you can see, they sidehill like a mother!

[Mr.Joshua]

WOW! Hard to believe that that rig could look any nicer...those are killer!
They perform as well as anticipated? (I'm sure they do)

(Edit:i just noticed you actually included WORDS in your post...1st time through all i saw were the tires)

Thanks for the pics

[Dready]

Cracking set of Pictures
Those tyres do look the Absolute Buisness will be on my List for deffinate

[TURBOFEST]

I saw these tires in action today and their performance is as impressive as their looks!! Pitbull did a really nice job with these things!

[sally1800]

How tall where these mounted?

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by saydee1800

How tall where these mounted?

A hair over 5.75"

[dezmoon]

I as well was able to Mount My Rock Beast II's up and get em out on some Rocks and into some slop,, I have mine mounted on some 1.25 wide wheels from Motoworks,,love the wheel,,just not for this tire,,I have no weights in the wheels becauseTHIS IS NOT MY FINAL SET UP ( waiting on my new wheels ) I have em filled with CI closed cell 2 stage foams 6.0 frt and rr soft up front and med out back,,and no Vents (yet ,,I may in the future ) and like Tim I felt like the foams were perfect.. To be honest Today was not even a fair test for what the True Capabilities of this tire,,the spot I went to Is one of our clubs Toughest spots for our comp series and any one who has ever comped there would back me up,,

Right out of the box you can feel the difference between these and the other 2 Tires From Pit Bull,,The side walls Integrity is a Gigantic leap forward which is Awesome,,Like Tim, I had no Issues mounting these ..onto the Pics





comparison shot with the few that I own..

Like I said this place is Tough and these Tires, on a rig that really wasnt ready for the Flogging it Took Today,,Really Out Performed any,or all of m
My expectations I had,,After My First Pack I called THE PIT BULL himself to express My Gratitude,,These Tires Pulled lines that Ive done with my 2.2 comp Rig,,It made me Giggle a bunch outloud....

[jmz6]

Those look great, glad to hear they work well aso

[TLTCrawlin]

Sweet tires and rig...... Is that mad force axles?

[dezmoon]

of course I tried a Bunch of lines Ive done before with My Comp rigs,,some with failure,,But a Bunch with Success, Over all It was A Great Day,and a Great Beginning to Awesome Tests to Come,,

[gabehunt]

these will probably be my next tire purchase,



how do they handle the mud?

[dezmoon]

Originally Posted by jmz6

Those look great, glad to hear they work well aso

Thanks John,,,Pit Bull Killed It with This One,,I was Stoked with the 1.9..But These,,Good God..

Originally Posted by TLTCrawlin

Sweet tires and rig...... Is that mad force axles?

Thanks Man,,Yeah they are the 1st set (I Think) of 2.2 sized Mad/Twin Force Axles YOTACHUMP made Years ago,,Ive Been Running them for a few Years Now,,Love em,,and the Tires Give em The Clearance they have been needing,,

[dezmoon]

Originally Posted by gabehunt

these will probably be my next tire purchase,



how do they handle the mud?

The Slop I ran them In Today was a walk in the Park,,,They Clean Out Fast,,a couple of blips and there cleaned out...

[TLTCrawlin]

About same width was wraith I take it?

I'm lookin at doing a wraith axle TTC rig, and want big tires (like this) if I go 1.9 I'm going SCX axles.

[dezmoon]

Originally Posted by TLTCrawlin

About same width was wraith I take it?

I'm lookin at doing a wraith axle TTC rig, and want big tires (like this) if I go 1.9 I'm going SCX axles.

Not sure width between wraith axles and the M/f axles,,the Wraith axles have Tons more Steering and Better Clearance I know That,,Either way you Go 1.9 or 2.2,,Pit Bull has You Covered...

[EvanSouders]

hey Tim do you know when they will be released and a price im itchin lol

[War Pig]

I heard mid September, don't know about price.

[dezmoon]

Originally Posted by EvanSouders

hey Tim do you know when they will be released and a price im itchin lol

mid to End September,, and Rumor has it at about $29.99 a pair,,again thats Rumor

[Hittman]

MMmmmm they look yummy I cannot wait!

[ittybitty]

These look great...looking forward to getting a set of these to check out!