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Opinions on Goodyear Wrangler MT/R tires?

5.2K views 8 replies 9 participants last post by  Lalo  
#1 ·
It's about that time for a new set of tires. I was wondering if anyone is running Goodyear Wrangler MT/R on their Tacoma or Tundra? How noisy is the ride, Tread life, grip etc.? I like the look of them, but I don't know anyone personally that has them on their truck to ask their opinion. If these are a bad choice, suggest a somewhat "aggressive" tire but nothing too extreme because I drive a Prerunner with "push-button courage" as my friends say. yeah, yeah I know, but I'm keeping my ride stock height and the tires are going to stay stock size (265/70/16) or just a little bigger. Any opinions or suggestions? thanks

I was also looking at the BFG T/A KO. I can't decide.
 
#2 ·
Hey Meeocky, I've never had any MTR's on my vehicles, but I have sold a few. The only compliants the customers had was the price. They are kind of expensive. However, you'll have to change sizes with them. The MTR doesn't come in a 265/70R16. A 245/75R16 will keep you at about the same overall diameter, but will be about an inch narrower. A 265/75R16 will be close to the same width, but an inch taller.
 
#3 ·
I had the Goodyer MTR's on my lifted 02 Tacoma and I loved them. They had great gripping power in the mud. They were on my truck for 2 years and about 15,000 miles before I sold my truck for the Tundra. Anyways they still looked like new when I sold my truck. I did mostly street driving, but I did take them over lava rocks, dirt, mud, grass and they always performed well. They are pricey cause it's an awesome tire. Well worth the $$$ in my opinion. :tu: :D
 
#4 ·
buddy of mine ran a lifted dakota dc 4x4 with 32 x 11.5 x 16 mtr's and had great luck with em. put 30,000 miles on them before he sold the truck. tread still looked great. pretty quite for a mud tire. although they were louder on a 7" rim and quieter on an 8" rim. go figure.
 
#5 ·
I have them in 33" on my TJ that I am selling to get a DC. For a "mud" tire they are very quiet on the street, and perform well in all conditions. However, my main comparison is the Swamper radials I had on my full-size Blazer. I seem to recall a comparo test when they first came out with BFG mud terrains that was favorable in both on and off road performance. I would not have them on my daily driver, as I have gotten past that stage in my 4X4 ownership, but you could certainly live with them without much hassle, especially if you are not commuting on the highway much. Mine only have about 10k miles on them, and they still look brand new. They are great in the snow and on the beach - never took my Jeep into the mud.
 
#6 ·
I am on my second set. They work very well for all my driving conditions. I had BFGs before these and did not care for them. They were not good in deep snow and mud and had two rocks go through the tread. The BFGs were good on ice and packed snow and were quiet. The MTRs are just as good however, with the added bonus of voiding water and slush better than the BFGs as well as superior off road performance.

Scott
 
#7 ·
MTR's are overpriced and suck in the mud. They look great and are good on rocks and dirt, but thats it.
 
#8 ·
i have the MTRs on my lifted 02 tundra. they seem to be a good tire so far, i haven't had them in the mud yet but i've done soft sand and hard rocky terrain and they seem to work really well, they are a little noisey on the road but compared to some other mud tires they aren't that bad. i'll probably be putting a set of ATs on after the MTRs wear out just because the price is pretty high on the MTRs.
 
#9 ·
I had a set of MTRs on my '00 4x4 Tundra and well, look at my pics...they did great in the sand (especially at 10psi)! They wore faster than I expected and would probably not put these on a truck unless you plan on doing a lot of off-roading.

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yes, i drove straight up that in 4x4 at 40mph at 10psi. It felt a lot easier with MTRs than my previous set of tires (Nitto Terragrappler).