Injora Kraken Claw 1.9" Tires

[MVRCA]

Hope to have this review posted soon, but as a heads up for those in the tire market, these are some of the worst performing tires we've encountered to date. They will be headed to the rock racing fleet soon after this review is posted.

 

[Chubaka]

Looks great. I bought those or were considering them some time ago. I hot some injora brand tires. Can't wait to hear your report on them.

 

[MVRCA]

They look cool, as cool as a direct copy of the Ottsix KLR's, but the rubber compound feels to be made from recycled rubber bands and their lug height in relation to the tire carcass thickness is way off. They fold up faster than a K Mart ironing board.

 

[Doom!]

That kind of sucks. I have them on my 1/18 scale crawler and really like them. Might be the difference in terrain, or maybe they just don't translate well to the larger scale.

Hope to have this review posted soon, but as a heads up for those in the tire market, these are some of the worst performing tires we've encountered to date. They will be headed to the rock racing fleet soon after this review is posted.

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[Chubaka]

They look cool, as cool as a direct copy of the Ottsix KLR's, but the rubber compound feels to be made from recycled rubber bands and their lug height in relation to the tire carcass thickness is way off. They fold up faster than a K Mart ironing board.

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After looking I got the same ones. Hopefully they shine in the mud.

 

[MVRCA]

They might do well in the mud, but I tend to avoid that stuff at all costs. In loose gravel and rock, they are adequate, but when compared to the other 1.9" tires we've tested, they are not very good. The rubber compound really hinders their performance.

As for scale, the very brief time I had a 1/24, it struck me that with such a small and light truck, it will be harder to see differences between tires.

 

[WickedFog]

They might do well in the mud, but I tend to avoid that stuff at all costs. In loose gravel and rock, they are adequate, but when compared to the other 1.9" tires we've tested, they are not very good. The rubber compound really hinders their performance.

As for scale, the very brief time I had a 1/24, it struck me that with such a small and light truck, it will be harder to see differences between tires.

So what is your preferred 1.9 tire? I may try to build one soon, and will be picking your brain a little I'm guessing. Though I will probably go for a look, rather than a performance build.

 

[MVRCA]

Everything we have tested to date is ranked on our website here: https://www.mojavevalleyrcadventures.com/tire-rankings.html

The Evaluation Categories are here: https://www.mojavevalleyrcadventures.com/tire-evaluation-criteria.html

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[Greywolf74]

Everything we have tested to date is ranked on our website here: https://www.mojavevalleyrcadventures.com/tire-rankings.html

The Evaluation Categories are here: https://www.mojavevalleyrcadventures.com/tire-evaluation-criteria.html

If something catches your eye, then you can drill down into the details on a specific review.

Thats good stuff! You got tires, I got batteries, everyone else grab something and start testing things! lol

 

[Ade C]

Tyres might be crap but at least the picture is good

 

[MVRCA]

Finally complete.

Here is an excerpt from the summary for those who don't wanna fuss with reading the article:

This is one of the few times we cut the tire testing short for a review. Crawling our trails was quite frustrating in that trails we were able to pass with a number of different tire and crawler combinations just weren’t possible with the Kraken Claws. After testing on the third crawler from the fleet and continuing to struggle on the trail, we felt it was time to throw in the towel.

Injora has improved the fit and finish of their crawler tires, but the rubber quality remains quite low, and being soft isn’t the same as being sticky. This rubber has almost no gripping characteristic on rock, often times allowing the truck to slide off a rock rather than maintain traction. In desert terrain where you can find yourself 20’ off the ground, this is unacceptable.

As far as their Evaluation Score: 56/100 points.

Here is the full review:

https://www.mojavevalleyrcadventures.com/injora-kraken-claw-mt.html