Goodyear MTR's

[CFast]

Anyone running the goodyear wragler MT/R's? I'm thinking about getting some but wonder what kind of mileage to expect out of them. I've had my truck for 13,000 miles now and the BFG AT's don't show much wear from when I got them. A friend of mine has the MT/R's on his jeep, the rock off road!

 

[jkalchik]

I've got a set of 33x12. 50 MT/Rs on my modified Jeep Cherokee. Took me over 60,000 miles to wear out a set of 31x10. 50s on the same rig (5 tire rotation. )



Realistically, I don't know what I'd expect out of MT/Rs on a CTD, though. I have a sneaky feeling that they'd just plain suck on wet pavement, my XJ can break them loose easily enough, and the CTD would be way more squirrelly.



If you get them, I'd heartily suggest getting them siped.



jkalchik

 

[XJSuperman]

Save your $$ and keep the BFG's. I am shocked jkalchik got 60,000 out of them... granted anyone can wear out a set of tires BUT I rarely see the MTR's come close to outlasting the BFG's. The MTR's are better in the rocks ONLY.

 

[Greg Boardman-RIP]

Save your $$ and keep the BFG's. I am shocked jkalchik got 60,000 out of them... granted anyone can wear out a set of tires BUT I rarely see the MTR's come close to outlasting the BFG's. The MTR's are better in the rocks ONLY.

Actually,



MT/R's handle much better on the road too. I have them on my truck and I am a life long BFG supporter. I have ran BFG's for 20 years and I will never go back. BFG's are only D rated and the E rating gives much more support and it cured my death wobble. Plus the MT/R's do rock off road!!!

 

[Chipstien]

What..... the MT/Rs are E rated?

 

[Greg Boardman-RIP]

37 12. 50/ 17 MT/R load range E!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CFast]

I don't know how they do on rocks,but in snow and mud they beat the hell out of my BFG AT's. They actuall throw the mud and snow, while the BFG's just hold it in the treads. I'm not worried about wet roads since it rains all of 9 inches a year here. I just don't want be worn out in 10,000 miles like a set of super swampers.

 

[WMatt]

I bought my truck last fall and it already had the MT/R's on it. I've put about 12,000 miles on the the truck and and they don't appear to have worn very much since I got the truck. I'd say it will be another 10,000 miles before I think about replacing them.

 

[XJSuperman]

Glad your MTR's work for you... I'll never own a set.



I've seen them wear out after 20,000 miles on a 3,500 lb jeep and have had jeeps go 50,000 wth BFG AT's. Here in FL they suck in the sand, they ARE NOT a mud tire... but then neither is the BFG AT... that's NO comparison at all. THe MTR stands for Maximum Traction Re-inforced... because it has a tough sidewall suited for rocks. NOT Mud Terrain. Yes. . in the rocks they will kick the BFG AT's butt hands down and they do look cooler than the BFG... but having driven both sets myself on many different vehicles in many different on and offroad settings... the BFG AT is the better tire in my opinion. And if you want to compare BFG to the MTR's... look at the BFG MT's. In any offroad situation short of rocks (again the MTR's strong suit) the BFG MT is better as well... including MUD. But if you want to argue over MUD tires go get a set of TSL's or boggers. I'm not disputing that the MTR is a good tire... but it is more purpose built. The BFG AT in my opinion is the best all around tire you can get, with the BFG MT being second... I said ALL AROUND. . meaning street and offroad combined.

 

[TBrennan]

It's been my experience in using the BFG A/Ts and BFG M/Ts that the Goodyear MT/R is better all around. I live on a dirt road and in areas with heavy snow fall, the MT/Rs have fared better for me for general driving in messy conditions and mild offroading.

 

[nfox]

Mt/r

I just bought a set of them myself and they look awesome and my truck rides alot better. I had a set of bfg at and didn't like them. Theres a person that live 25 miles south of me that had a set of mt/r's on a crew cab ford power stroke and he got 52,000 miles out of them, which i think is great, only downfall is they are a bit pricey$ Oo.

 

[Greg Boardman-RIP]

XJ,

A BFG is not rated to handle the weight of our trucks. That is why I said the MT/R is better. BFG doesn't make a 37" E rated tire. Only Goodyear and Parnelli Jones. Maybe the Interco SSR and thats about it. If you really want to waste some money go for the BFG MT..... They get 20,000 max out here. And for the sand... . I live in the biggest sandbox around. MT/r's handle in 2wd where the AT's would require 4WD.

 

[CFast]

My buddies 2wd jeep pickup has them and that thing is great in the sand at around 4lbs psi. It's not that I don't like the BFG's, just want better traction and mileage. Plus the MT/R's are 400 bucks cheaper right now at 4 wheelparts.

 

[XJSuperman]

Your sand must be different. We have knee deep sugar sand here in Florida and the MTR's don;t cut the mustard at all and are even worse in the mud... which the BFG AT sucks in the mud also. Mileage... again here I haven;t seen a set of MTR go more than 30,000 miles before being bald... no joke. BFG's on the other hand... my brother-in-law put 52,000 miles on his AT's on a powerjoke... LOTS of highway and a fair bit of offroad. And jeeps here put 50-60,000 on a set of AT's commonly. MTR's don;t do it. I even had a set of BFG MT's . . 32X11. 50 on my '97 TJ (before I sold it) and then they went on my "98 XJ (before I sold it) and they had over 30,000 miles on them with 35% tread left. From what I've read about the tread compunds of both tires. . the MTR is a softer compound. Not as soft as swampers but softer than the BFG's. Softer tread generally wears faster.



As for snow... never driven in it so I can tell ya there.



And as for the E-rated 37's... not too many folks will tow with 37's... even E-rated might have too much play in them with that much sidewall.



Again I was never disputing the MTR being a good tire. It's just wehre I'm at the BFG makes the grade and the MTR does not. But it seems different parts of the country warrant different tires. I would bet our road surfaces and obviously our offroad terrain is different.



A survey of who has what tire in what part of the country may be a good idea.

 

[Chipstien]

I got 59K out of my set of BFG all terrains. That said, I will not own a set again. They pick up too many rocks and sandblast the rockers. I have 10000 on a set of Dunlop Mud Rover (got em cheap) and they are not picking up nearly as many rocks as the BFG's. So far so good, best 130 per tire I spent so far.

 

[Po' Riggity]

Ive got a set of 35x12. 50x15 MTR's on my jeep, which was my daily driver until I got my truck. . The tires have 44k miles on them, and still have more than half tread. . they do LAST, if you rotate and balance on a regular basis. MTR is the only tire I would buy...

Scott

 

[TBrennan]

On a related note, I noticed the 37" MT/Rs went from about $200 to $250 at tirerack. Anyone else notice this big increase?

 

[CUMINNTSTRKN]

i put around 20k miles on my mtr's and i would say they have about 40% tread left. this included hundreds of 1/4 mile passes and around 10 sled pulls. i have just switched to bfg a/t's to see if they will hook better at the race track, we will see in a couple of weeks.



jim

 

[biggy238]

Why in the #$%^ are you all comparing mt's to at's? I'm running BFG's in the 35X12. 50R16. 5 MT D and like them. Only wear I see in 10,000 is the passenger front and i've never seen a straight axle that won't do that eventually. I WANTED MT/R's but they don't have a 16. 5 and I couldn't afford tires and rims. I also have tried to mud my truck and it will not ever matter that the tire can do because the truck sinks. Maybe you could get a set of firestone terra tires from an ag sprayer and have some luck, but everything else you bolt under a CTD is going to sink. If it doesn't sink, then you aren't in just mud.

 

[XJSuperman]

Why in the #$%^ are you all comparing mt's to at's? .

The MTR is NOT an MT... as in Mud Terrain. Unlike the BFG MT vs the BFG AT.