BFG’s latest-generation of off-road KM3 mud tire has been miniaturized for radio-control hobbyist community.

Pro-Line Racing was given early access to the life-size KM3 design specs to recreate the tire for the small-scale rock-crawling community. The R/C-version KM3 tires share the tread pattern and other technical attributes with the full-size tires made for trail rigs and UTVs.

The full-size and R/C-size tires’ aggressive tread lugs bite into loose soil and feature increased traction for climbing both in mud and on rocks. The new R/C tire also features deep, self-cleaning independent tread blocks and linear transverse flex zones to provide grip. These characteristics also appear on the full-sized rubber, so it’s neat to see them here in miniature.

“Launching both R/C 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.

Cool. Beyond the marketing-speak, the big takeaway here is that BFG has found a way to plunk themselves in front of even more potential customers. Those who spend big bucks on R/C machines generally have a good bit of disposable income and, if they’re interested in scale model off-roading, they’re probably into the full-sized stuff as well.

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.

Given their size, the tires have a scale-sized price, too. Pro-Line’s website shows a list price of $28.86 for the rubber described above, listed as a ‘Front or Rear Crawler’. Its sidewall is enormous. The R/C Jeep Wrangler on which they are mounted looks very cool and actually, as a thumbnail, appears not unlike the real thing at first glance.

Based on that though, this is a sensible move, albeit one which doubtlessly hoovered several square yards of cash from BFG’s coffers. It also goes to show serious a push the company is putting on this new tire.