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SuperATV Cliffhanger UTV Rock Crawling Tire

The Ultimate Purpose-Built Rock Crawling Tire for Extreme Off-Road Terrain!

There’s a new tire in town engineered to completely redefine your rock crawls: SuperATV’s Cliffhanger Tires. If you are tired of so-called rock tires that slip on slick faces, spin out on loose ledges, and shred under pressure, this is your ultimate upgrade. Built with smarter tread architecture, race-proven radial construction, and two dedicated rubber compounds, the Cliffhanger delivers the most traction on the most demanding lines.

Mastering the Anatomy of a Boulder Field: Rock crawling is unlike any other off-road discipline. Boulders hit your tires with three brutal realities all at the same time: they are smooth, they are sharp, and they are off-camber. Road oriented tires can handle smooth surfaces but get ripped apart by sharp rocks. All-terrains handle sharp edges and off-camber ruts well enough, but lack the bite needed for polished stone faces. And mud tires simply aren't engineered for rock traction—their tall, rigid lugs deflect and slip. The Cliffhanger is built from the bead up specifically to solve all three challenges.

Intentional Tread Engineering: Every contour of the Cliffhanger tread is designed out of performance necessity:

• Maximum Center Contact Patch: The lugs running along the tire's centerline are the largest and flattest on the casing, maximizing rubber-to-rock surface area on flat slabs and rock shelves.
• Deep Sidewall Wrap-Around Lugs: Tread blocks extend far down over the shoulder and sidewall (1.25" side lug depth) to provide relentless side-bite when you are wedged in deep v-notches, tight rock canyons, or off-camber gullies.
• Precision Lug Siping: Deep siping cut across the lugs creates microscopic edges that act like fingertips gripping micro-terrain on smooth stone faces, delivering traction where smooth rubber slips.
• Integrated Rock Ejector Ribs: Specially placed ejector ribs between the primary blocks shake loose stones out of the voids, keeping your tread clean and ready to bite into the next obstacle.
• Connecting Carcass Ribs: Reinforced connecting bridges between the lugs thicken the thinnest areas between blocks, shielding the 8-ply casing from puncture wounds caused by jagged rock points and sharp trail debris.

Dialed-In Durometer Compounds (Sticky vs. Standard): Rubber performance comes down to the durometer scale—softer rubber flexes and grips, while harder rubber resists abrasion and extends tread life:

• Sticky Compound (52 Durometer): Developed specifically for dedicated, hardcore rock crawlers. At 52 durometer, this ultra-pliant rubber wraps around jagged edges and sticks to smooth, wet, or polished rock surfaces like glue. (Due to its ultra-soft nature, reserve this compound for trails and technical crawling rather than extended highway or wide-open desert blasts.)
• Standard Compound (65 Durometer): Offers exceptional durability while retaining enough compliance to grab stone ledges. Formulated with the identical compound proven on SuperATV's Incursion tire—which conquered a punishing 10-day, 2,000-mile endurance race from Canada to Mexico without failure. The ideal choice if your rig tackles high-speed desert trails and mixed terrain alongside technical rock obstacles.

Cliffhanger Features and Benefits

• Purpose-Built Rock Architecture: Directional tread pattern combines massive centerline contact blocks, deep siping, and aggressive sidewall wrap to conquer smooth, sharp, and off-camber boulder fields.
• Heavy-Duty 8-Ply Radial Carcass: Radial construction allows the tire to flex and conform over obstacles at lower pressures while reinforcing the tread core against punctures.
• Puncture-Resistant Connecting Ribs: Internal bridging between tread lugs armors vulnerable carcass valleys against sharp stone punctures and trail debris.
• Two Purpose-Tuned Compounds: Choose Sticky (52 Durometer) for extreme rock-face adhesion, or Standard (65 Durometer) for 2,000-mile endurance trail longevity.
• Dual-Depth Lug Profile: Features a 0.59” (15 mm) main tread depth complemented by massive 1.25” staggered shoulder and sidewall lugs for side-hill grip.
• Continuous Debris Cleanout: Built-in ejector ribs actively clear lodged rocks to ensure maximum contact patch throughout the ride.

Cliffhanger Sizes and Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

• Why is the Cliffhanger better in rocks than a standard All-Terrain tire?
  Standard AT tires are designed for general dirt and trail use, meaning their compound is often too firm and their lug surfaces lack the micro-siping needed to adhere to smooth rock faces. The Cliffhanger combines a wide centerline contact patch, micro-siped lugs, aggressive sidewall wrap, and dedicated 52/65 durometer rubber to handle the unique demands of slick, jagged, off-camber boulder fields.
• Which compound should I pick: Standard or Sticky?
  Pick the Sticky compound (52 durometer) if technical rock crawling is your primary focus and you need maximum lug compliance on polished rock faces. Pick the Standard compound (65 durometer) if you ride mixed terrain—including high-speed desert runs, hardpack, and gravel trails—and need long-term tread life without sacrificing rock-climbing performance.
• How do the sipes and ejector ribs work together?
  The siping acts like fingertips grabbing microscopic imperfections on stone slabs, while the rock ejector ribs prevent small rocks and pebbles from packing tightly between the lugs, ensuring full tread contact on every rotation.
• Are these tires tough enough for heavy, high-horsepower Side-by-Sides?
  Yes. The 8-ply radial construction is reinforced with inter-lug connecting ribs to ward off sidewall and carcass punctures, carrying load ratings up to 805 lbs per tire on platforms like the Polaris RZR Pro R, Can-Am Maverick, and Yamaha YXZ.

PLEASE NOTE: Tire only, wheel NOT included! Double check your tire size before ordering to ensure accuracy when ordering your new tires!