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Pitbull Growler™
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Review of the Pit Bull Growler™ All Terrain Extra Offroad Tire
In the world of "All Terrain" tires, the Pitbull Growler is not your ordinary all terrain tire. In fact this tire is better classified as a mud terrain (MT) rather than an all terrain (AT). Its not until you compare the Growler to the other dogs in the litter, Pitbull's Rocker and the Maddog, does it even resemble a toned down all terrain. The Pitbull Growler definitely has an advantage over other all terrain tires in its design elements. So much so that if you are shopping for a set of all terrains, consider these to be mud terrain tires. Bias ply mud terrain tires. Once you get past the classification of these tires, you'll find that they really do demand respect, in any class. Their aggressive, semi-directional tread design and the tough 6 and 8 ply, bias construction allows them to excel in just about every type of terrain, whether its mud, rocks, sand, wooded trails or even snow. Following suit with the other dogs in the litter, their sharp tread lugs attack the terrain with variety of shapes. Voids are deep and wide channeling mud away from the center of the tire and allowing the release of thick mud during moderate throttle. Some lugs are siped, which aids traction offroad as well as on the roads. A few contacts we talked to who run these are impressed with their overall performance offroad. When aired down the tire bulges well, especially when broken in and traction on the rocks is exceptional. On the street, the tire has been reported to be quieter than tires of the same caliber and handling is not bad for a bias ply tire as long as they are run at proper highway air pressures. Available in sizes 33X1250-15 thru 35X1450-17. For a Spec Sheet Click Here.

Manufacturers description of this tire:

MEET THE THREE NEW MEMBERS OF THE DOG PACK!!! - 4x4 tires designed for true Off-Road fanatics who like to Tear It Up TM. Our Tires kick ass...period!!! Don't believe us...REALLY...don't. We're not going to tell all of our secrets so our competition won't find out why our tires work so well. Pit Bull Tires® have many distinguishing features that are proprietary. Our tires bite hard, flex, make less noise and offer a nice ride on the road...if that matters to you. You’ve heard that all before in other tire manufacturer’s ads. So like we said...don’t believe us. Click Here for Tire Reviews.

For those of you who need some assurance before making decisions, here's some info:

Not quite an All Terrain, but more tame than our Maddog™. This directional dog bites without much of a bark compared to similar tires.

Real Sidewall Protectors - that help protect the sidewall and rims from impact.

Rim Guards - gotta have ’em

All Bite No Bark™ noise resistant technology

Sidewall Traction designed using Fang™ Technology - what's Fang™ Technology? Look at the pictures and see for yourself.

Construction/rubber designed using Tear It Up™ Technology - what’s Tear It Up™ Technology? You can't tell from looking at our tires. It’s our secret on why our tires are so cut resistant, puncture resistant and heat resistant. Which translates into a longer lasting tire providing many hours of hassle-free Off-Road pleasure.

Deep lugs - designed for excellent cleanout.

Sipes - Strategically placed for maximum traction and easy cleanout.

Cool sidewall designs - Different style lettering on either side of the Rocker & Maddog and other Tire Tattoos™

U.S. & Int’l Patented tread designs - We have something that no one else has…you can see for yourself in the pictures.

"U.S. Pat. No. D505,382 & No. D508,457
European Community Registered Design No. 000162383 & No. 000276654
Aust Des Reg No 303246"

Manufacturer Info:

Pit Bull Tire Company
A Division of Tire Mart, Inc.

St. Louis, Missouri USA
customerservice@pitbulltires.com
314.621.8954
314.621.5396 Fax
800-645-2006

www.pitbulltires.com

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Below are reviews submitted by people who have had experience with this tire. Opinions below are not necessarily that of Offroaders.com. If you'd like to submit a review of your own, please use the form below to review this tire. Please restrict your comments to only tires you have had experience with.

Rusty

Alcoa, Tennessee

Terrain where used:

Wooded trails, Mud, Rocks, Mud, and more Mud

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Sand

N/A

Rock

Mud

Snow

Wooded Trail

Overall Rating

Comments:

I love these tires. I have a set on my 89 YJ and they rock! I'll air down to about 12 psi and they do great on the rocks and in the Tennessee mud (sometimes it's one in the same with muddy rocks!) Street their a little loud for my Jeep but that's with no tub carpet so I think anything would be loud. I'd recommend them to someone. I wish the size selection was better but they had what I wanted. They look cool too!

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	Don't even consider it if this is your main terrain. This tire will not perform well at all in this terrain.

	Its trying but not doing too well. You'd be better off choosing another for this terrain.

	Average. Its doing ok, not great but its holding its own. A decent choice if you're compromising.

	This tire does very well in this terrain but its not the best tire available however still a very good choice.

	This tire performs exceptionally well in this terrain. Among the best suited for this terrain.

	Size Availability - This is a one to three thumbs up snapshot rating where one mean poor selection, two means ok and three means great. Check with suppliers or manufacturers for actual available sizes. While this rating system is vague, we couldn't possibly list all available sizes with size selection changing over time. Please see manufacturer for list of sizes in production.

	Money Bags - This is an average cost scale based on an averaged advertised cost of this tire when compared to other tires. One money bag represents the tire is typically one of the cheapest available while 5 money bags indicates that this tire is one of the most expensive. Averages are based on the tires reviewed.