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| As off-road enthusiasts have looked for new ways to
challenge their driving skills and the off-road performance of their
vehicles,they've developed the extreme driving sport of rock crawling.
Rock crawling usually teams a driver, spotter and vehicle, and defies
them to travel up and over terrain that borders on being impossible to
navigate. The spotter walks ahead ofor alongside the vehicle to advise
the driver on which route appears the most easily overcome. It's the
driver's duty to evaluate the spotter's instructions and do their best
to maneuver the vehicle to its goal. Originally, off-the-shelf Off Road All-Terrain and Maximum Traction tires were used. However in 2002,BFGoodrich upped the anti by developing the Krawler T/A KX, a purpose-built rock crawling tire. The Krawler T/A KX was developed through participation in competition with BFGoodrich working directly with the rock crawling enthusiasts. On the outside, the Krawler T/A KX features a softer tread compound based on BFGoodrich's years of off-road experience molded into a 22/32-inch deep tread design. During the Krawler T/A KX development, it was decided that it would be beneficial to develop two different tread designs in the 37x12.50R17 size. The first design is molded with a tread pattern that combines deep, aggressive independent blocks with solid sidewall lugs. The second design starts with only the treadpattern's continuous center rib and inner and outer lateral lugs molded. The remaining tread pattern can be further personalized by hand-grooving it to add sipes and/or to generate a unique block pattern. While hand grooving a tire requires specialized equipment, skill and practice, it provides the ultimate in tread design flexibility. On the inside, the Krawler T/A KX is built like some of BFGoodrich's off-road racing tires featuring twin steel belts and four nylon sidewall plies. A rim protector rounds out the package by providing improved wheel and tire protection, especially in aired-down off-road situations. |
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