![]() ![]() So at least in our area, they are more unique and stand out a lot more then some of the more common Jeep rims that everyone tends to have. We haven’t seen a lot of Method wheels in Northern Virginia where the Black Bear Jeep lives (I saw one set a few weeks ago – but that’s the only set I’ve seen). These rims are very cool in matte gray with a black lip finish. But before we get into how the tires performed, we have to say a word or two about the MR308 wheels from Method Race Wheels. We’ve put about 2,000 miles on the new tires and have driven them in a multitude of conditions, just about everything other then ice and snow (its been a pretty tame winter so far). Our buddy Jeff Symanski, owner of Sledgehammer Manufacturing, let us use some of his tools to cut about 1.5 inches off the rear portion of the rock sliders so we could reinstall them. ![]() We quickly discovered that we had to take off the OEM rock sliders because the massive 37’s wouldn’t fit in the rear without resting against them. I was rolling the jack over before Charlie finished signing the shipping receipt. This won’t come as a surprise, but the new wheels and tires were on the Jeep within about 30 minutes of the pallet hitting our driveway. General Tire’s Reactive Contour Technology promotes even tread wear throughout the life of the tire.” The tire’s internal structure includes twin steel belts reinforced by spirally wrapped nylon on top of a tough, three-ply reinforced casing designed to stand up to off-road challenges and on-road conditions. The Grabber tread design is refined with General Tire’s Acoustic Modulation Sound Technology (AMST) a sound wave suppression technology that helps reduce tire noise on the road. The Grabber’s vertical-edge shoulder blocks (which alternate between being stepped in and out) and multi-angled sidewall protectors work to deliver side bite and puncture protection. Strake grooves sweep from one shoulder to the other to open the tread lug-face to the terrain while chamfered lug corners create pockets throughout the pattern to expose the edges of adjacent lugs enhancing traction in mud, dirt and silt. “The Grabber features General Tire’s Duragen compound molded into their patented Strake & Chamfer symmetric tread pattern. This is what General Tire says about its Grabber Off-Road Maximum Traction Tire: These Grabbers are considered “Off-Road Maximum Traction” tires so we knew they would perform well off-road but were a little worried about road noise and comfort on road. But we are car guys and we weren’t building a mall crawler, so they had to perform off-road too. Since the Black Bear would be spending most of its days on the pavement, we were worried about road noise, comfort, and to some extent, tread wear (we didn’t want to be constantly replacing tires). We knew the Roadfly Black Bear Jeep would look really cool with these new wheels and tires, but what we weren’t sure about was how well these tires would perform. And with these new massive 37-inch Generals, it looks rugged as hell. Before mounting the new General Grabbers, we installed wheel spacers from Rugged Ridge to give the Roadfly Black Bear Jeep a wider, more aggressive stance. ![]() We were in desperate need of bigger wheels and tires. We had previously installed a 4.5-inch suspension lift from Rugged Ridge, but we had been running on the tiny OEM wheels and tires. Wheels and tires have to be one of the single biggest changes you can make to a Jeep. It’s amazing what a difference new wheels and tires make on a Jeep. Its easy to see from just one look how awesome the Roadfly Black Bear Jeep looks with its new 37-inch General Grabber All-Terrain Tires, mounted on 18-inch MR308 wheels from by Method Race Wheels, thanks to our awesome tire and wheel sponsor,. ![]()
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