[Budro2]

Another one from those guys, in the introductions they are all on those 'zilla tires, looks like. HMT Bearwallow.

I’ve been waiting for that video. That’s the trail Side by Side Blog went down when they flipped the General.

 

[Paul65]

That looks like the tire to get.

 

[therebel19]

SXS are strange creatures. They spend so much energy and then just decide to take a nap in the middle of the job.

These guys looked like they were having a lot more fun then the last video we saw of this trail.

 

[Glock10mm]

Roxxzillas are definitely an east coast tire, they do not do well on asphalt, hard pack, loose gravel, sand, snow, basically anything out west, they wear incredibly fast also, but they are definitely top notch on slick rock and all that sloppy back east stuff!

 

[Budro2]

Kicks butt in sand, not like a paddle but for a tire to do sand and slick rock at sand hollow in one ride it’s unbeatable to accomplish both goals.
No one would buy it for asphalt, loose gravel, hard pack…….. it’s a purpose built tire, but has an enormous place in the western world.

 

[Jraoffroad]

They stick very well to hard pack, even when its raining and has the slime on it. So well in fact I can no longer run 4x4 on a packed dirt trail.

 

[noload]

I’ve always preferred a tire with more “edges” rather that huge voids, unless, of course your bogging.

 

[Madcat]

I don't know jack about sand but here in East Tennessee riders struggle to find an alternative to Zilla's. Not to say they are the the only game in town but with the variety of machines I ride with and the tire and wheel combinations, they're really hard to beat. They are heavy though, but I'm not drifting the corners at 60mph either!

 

[Glock10mm]

Kicks butt in sand, not like a paddle but for a tire to do sand and slick rock at sand hollow in one ride it’s unbeatable to accomplish both goals.
No one would buy it for asphalt, loose gravel, hard pack…….. it’s a purpose built tire, but has an enormous place in the western world.

I guess if slick rock is enormous in the western world, I thought they sucked in the sand. I agree its a purpose built tire, that's what I said in my post, I like to ride more than just slick rocks. And the west has a lot more to offer than slick rocks.

 

[Budro2]

Compared to a paddle, they aren’t good in sand, compared to any other riding tire they are excellent in sand. An open tread tends to dig down, as well as a round top tire. Closed tread types get no propulsion. The Roxzilla is pretty flat top for floatation and closed tread that’s doesn’t dig and also drifts sideways pretty decent. The huge side wall lugs act as paddles. Hill climbing with them compared to other desert terrain tires is no comparison. I’m not suggesting someone buy them for sand riding but people also wouldn’t ride slick rock or hard pack and gravel with paddles. It’s a good 1 tire fits both worlds in plenty of western riding.

To Glocks point, they aren’t a good all terrain tire for general riding out west as far a the stickies go due to the wear rate and price. Just about any tire will get enough traction on dry desert rock trail riding, however, where I spend a lot of time they continue to take over just like in the east. Spend any time at Moab or Sand hollow, two of the most popular places to ride out west and you can’t consider them to be an east coast tire.
The only place we have found them not to do a great job is deep snow. They are to closed tread and unlike sand that is heavy, the lighter snow has no respect for the side lugs on the tires.

 

[Larry Meadors]

They are a rock tire but do well on pretty much everything. Around here a rock or root is what stops you 90% of the time on a hill or in mud. Pavement isnt their friend though.

About 13 minutes in this video does a great job at showing how well Roxxzilla's work on wet, slick east coast rocks.

Looks like a great ride....

 

[Madcat]

Don't knock em till yav tried em!

Not saying they're the best ever..... but they are the best I've ever tried in the area I ride in. TnMax said it best..... feels like you are cheating with them on.

 

[Budro2]

 

[therebel19]

Every time I think I have my next set of tires picked out, you guys make me want to spend more money on a set of roxxzillas.

 

[Jraoffroad]

As for the snow, no stickies really like it. My Maxxis Creepy Crawlers on the Zuk say not use or store below freezing. The Roxxzilla don't say this but Maxxis did in an email. Not sure if the website or the customer support is correct.

Cold Weather Technical Service Bulletin

Cold Weather Storage

 

[therebel19]

Have any of you seen these in 32s on a RMAX4? I know 32s are pushing it with possible rubbing and Roxxzillas claim to run 32.2. I may have to say at 30s. Ocassionaly rubbing is fine. I usually don't do much high speed stuff or jumps when I have rear passengers.

 

[Budro2]

Have any of you seen these in 32s on a RMAX4? I know 32s are pushing it with possible rubbing and Roxxzillas claim to run 32.2. I may have to say at 30s. Ocassionaly rubbing is fine. I usually don't do much high speed stuff or jumps when I have rear passengers.

You should have TN-max measure his new ones on the machine sideways. That may give you the answer you need.
I’ve always been told they run small but that was in the 35” size

 

[Desertdweller67]

All right now you got me thinking. In my never ending attempt to one up JKechter I'm now considering Roxxzillas. Budro2 what are your thoughts on this. Also sticky or not. Ideally I would like two seasons out of them.

 

[Budro2]

I don’t think the sticky in Roxxzilla out west is a good choice for your general riding. They may last 2 seasons but not sure. They guys we see and talk to that have modified machines at SandHollow are running them down to almost bald and they are still climbing the steepest stuff but I’d probably get the non sticky for where you ride the most of the time.

To add to the confusion, here’s another thought. They are claiming these sticky s way out last the zilla and they’ve run both a lot. I take these guys as no BS straight shooters but I have no experience with the sticky version of the tire. I do have experience with the Pro Armor Crawler and it’s a proven durable and good traction tire for the terrain we ride. It’s what Noload bought for replacements. The Xrox is the exact pattern as the crawler, just a different compound.

Obor RocMonster is also getting great reviews for traction. Both tires may get better longevity than the zilla.
The side lugs on zillas have great advantages in muddy ruts and on siick rock side walls but that’s not relative to most of your riding.
These other 2 tires will steer a little easier too.
If you go straight out and tear out a sidewall again on a new tire, you’ll also be covered for the first year of the tires with Xrox

 

[Madcat]

I have the standard compound Zillas on limestone, roots, loose dirt and mud.....no sand..... and limited snow (none this year). They have far exceeded my expectations in all areas. A friend has 35" sticky zillas on KRX. We both agree that we see no difference in the slow crawling capabilities of the sticky softer vs standard compound. With the standard compound rubber performance already exceeding my expectations im hoping the standard compound will get me a few more miles than the softer compound. Time will tell. The warrior AT's sticky soft compound are remarkably less capable in our environment. It's amazing at the difference. My 32's are outperforming the 35' warriors on another KRX. I'm looking forward to see how they work out in the west. Sandstone and sand is a whole other world for me.