BFGoodrich tires for your off-road r/c

Just got a release that BFGoodrich has partnered with Pro-Line Racing to produce licensed Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 tires for 1.9-inch rock crawler wheels. 

Maybe Rivals are next? 

Those look great. Any word whether BFG is licensing their tires for RC, or actually manufacturing these?

Here's the full release:

BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 Reimagined on Small Scale for Radio-Control Vehicles

Latest-generation off-road tire miniaturized for RC-hobbyist community

GREENVILLE, S.C., July 17, 2018 — Radio-control car enthusiasts have a new way to improve the performance of their RC vehicles. BFGoodrich® Tires, a leader in off-road tire development for the past 40 years, has partnered with Pro-Line Racing, a leader in RC parts and accessories, to reimagine the BFGoodrich® Mud-Terrain T/A® KM3 as a fully-licensed RC vehicle tire.

The BFGoodrich® Mud-Terrain T/A® KM3, released on June 1, is the next-generation off-road tire for extreme conditions. It was the first tire launched on the notorious Rubicon Trail in the Sierra Nevada, rated one of the most difficult off-road trails in America. Long known as the leading brand for hardcore off-road enthusiasts, BFGoodrich has infused the new tire with technologies that improve climbing, traction and toughness in mud and on rocks. Those technologies have inspired the miniature KM3 RC tire.

Pro-Line Racing was given early access to the life-size Mud-Terrain T/A® KM3 design specs to recreate the tire for the small-scale rock-crawling community. The RC-version KM3 tires share the tread pattern and other technical attributes with the full-size tires often seen on Jeeps, trucks, SUVs and UTVs. The full-size and RC-size tires’ aggressive tread lugs bite into loose soil and feature increased traction for climbing both in mud and on rocks.

The new RC tire also features deep, self-cleaning independent tread blocks and linear transverse flex zones to provide grip for the toughest obstacles RC vehicles face.

The BFGoodrich® Mud-Terrain T/A® KM3 RC tires fit 1.9-inch RC crawler wheels and are 4.75-inches tall by 1.77-inches wide, with more sizes to come. They are made with Pro-Line Racing’s proprietary G8 rock-crawling compound, for a balance of traction and wear resistance in RC applications.

“Launching both RC KM3 tires and KM3 tires for full-size vehicles highlights BFGoodrich’s long history of innovating off-road tire technology. At any scale, the KM3 increases your capability to pursue your passion,” said Stephen Peters, brand director for BFGoodrich North America.

To learn more about purchasing the BFGoodrich® Mud-Terrain T/A® KM3 RC tires, click here.

I have some of the old style bfg mud terrains sized for 2” touring car wheels. They came with some of the Tamiya off road kits based on the TL-xx chassis back in the 90s. 

Very cool. I love all the RC stuff, and had an HPI RS4 (gas) back in the day. 

But eventually just driving one around a parking lot by yourself gets boring. 

Maybe it will go the other route. Maybe BF Goodrich will release pre-mounted foam tires on white nylon rims for Miatas.

I've put Yokohama and bfg tires on my rc drifter. Not as cool when the stamping wears off. 

I bet these cost 50% as much as full size tires. Parts for those scale crawlers are ridiculous.