mickey thompson mtz?

[sidewaysvc]

Hey all looking at some new shoes and the mtz ring a bell what are they like on the road thats my question they seam to rate good in just about everything but to get to anywhere off road usually have to drive on a road to get there would they be good as dailys or will they just get munted ive got the atz now and there pretty good just wanted something a bit more aggressive but still does just about everything?

 

[bubba]

Hi Sideways svc

Current issue of Australian 4WD action have a tyre comparo. Worth a read if you are considering new tyres. They cover a lot of various aspects of driving with some interesting results

Cheers
Bubba

 

[1 red gu]

hi sideways
ye i had no probs running them on the road and there fairly quiet
and very good off road

 

[sidewaysvc]

what about wear life on the road do they get ripped apart on road or???

 

[sidewaysvc]

and bubba wasnt that last months? but yer they did have a review but they said how good they were or bad they are in certain situations but didnt say how they hold up to the test of time kms on different conditions road rocks mud sand or mixed conditions to amount of wear and kms getting out of them

 

[1 red gu]

thay havent ripped on the road had them now for 4 months and very happy
the new monthly just out no: 146 has a at vs mtr get it for a good read thay ended up being middle of the range

 

[sidewaysvc]

ah ok then nah i dont have that one im on my bike ha ha nah should get it in couple of days

 

[BGH]

thay havent ripped on the road had them now for 4 months and very happy
the new monthly just out no: 146 has a at vs mtr get it for a good read thay ended up being middle of the range

im with Red.......

they are an awesome tyre. great rock climbing, on sand, thru mud and pretty quiet on the road.

worthwhile buy



BGH

 

[sidewaysvc]

basically thats what ive read but what about lifespan kms i mean i dont wan2 buy a tyre thats sweet for 5000kms nor do i expect it to last a quadzillion kms either i just expect it to last what i throw at it as well as driving on the road?

 

[Chard]

Expect about 40 thou from them unless you are willing to rotate every 5 thou. Once they get down to 50% they definitely lose their bite. Dont know what side of town you are from but I get my boots from Total Traction Tyres at Lonsdale, tell them Moose sent you. Prob charge you double.

 

[TomDownUnder]

Hey there...
got them on my Pajero...
and I'm very happy with them... traction like hell and if you care for tyre pressure - suited to the terrain you will not regret the buy...
that test is certainly not representative - as we all know it depends much on tyre pressure, vehicle and so on.... for my opinion - I would go with them again...
they are reasonable on the blacktop and excellent on most terrains possible...
as I have them for a couple of month and k's I cant tell you how many k's they last...
for my point everything exceeding 40000km is good....

cheers

Tom

 

[sidewaysvc]

yer well those are the sorta kms i would expect generaly i would do between 25-30thou kms a year so if i had to buy tyres every 2-3 years id be happy since they are a fairly important piece of a car it doesnt matter that much on cost

 

[Big Rig]

I'm on my second set now. First ones did just on 70 000 k but I reckon I could have got 80 000. Only reason I changed them was we were heading to the Alps for Xmas and i knew I needed maximum traction. I did give the new ones a fair flogging however they are still going fine so I'll let you know how they wear over the next 12 months.

 

[1 red gu]

ye i wouldent have a clue on life span eather sideways and as my 4by is not our day'ly driver thay should last me a few years i hope
and as tomdownunder said if you look after any tyre you should get good ks out of them

 

[zoom]

I'll have have my two cents worth as well . I'm now running Maxxis Bighorns & i reckon they are brilliant. The bit of noise they talk about isn't an issue for me as the BT50 has excellent noise reduction with the window up. In every other department they will challange the best.
Check out the lastest 4x4 action mag . They have a good outcome for an aggressive shoe .

 

[sidewaysvc]

bighorns hey arent they REALLY aggressive i will buy that magazine tonight i think need something to read on way to cairns ha ha.

Another thing that will make are my mind will be the buckeroos ($price$) anyone got a rough price of the mtz or bighorns

cheers charlie

 

[croozza]

Maxxis kills the Mickey T's on price, and a better tyre.

 

[BILLBY]

yeah

great tyre quiet on the blackstuff and come from the factory reasonably balanced have had 7ooo out of this set and yes regular rotation works heh and they look cool, I have 35s on 10 rims and they seem a good compromise over ats