Wrangler MT/R's rule

[ozxterra]

Been wheelin' on them for a few months now. BFG AT's are now my street tires. The Goodyears rock! I climb things a whole lot better and the side lugs really do a good job. They also seem to clear of mud and snow faster than the BFG MT's.

I had them on for the Sand Lake run and thought I had a valve stem leak. I had to air up 10 PSI on one tire. I did a couple of hundred miles of freeway and off-road driving on them before taking a better look when I switched back to my BFG's. Turns out I had been running with a huge honkin' nail right through the tire for over a week! Didnt seem to bother it.

Pricey but good...

[fabienX]

I second that. I have been really pleased with my MT/R ever since I got them. They handled great on snow this winter and are also great on trails (although I haven't done anything that would be called rock-crawling with them).I am careful driving on wet pavement but never experienced aqua-planning (the tires are not sipped). I have about 15,000 kilometres on them and have not noticed any thread loss. I keep them inflated at 40 psi in the city.

[superjens]

40!

[ozxterra]

Thats aboot what I run mine at in the city....

[ScottG]

How loud are they on the highway? I'm currious because I'd like to get a mud terrain for my next tire, but street manners are important to me as 95% of my driving is on the highway.

I run about 33 psi on the street.

[superjens]

I was running at 36 which I thought was a little harsh, I dropped down to 30 but now the side lugs are almost always whir-whir-whiring. I'll go up to 33 and see what happens. The reason I went is because I'm thinking at 40 the tires are ballooned quite a bit, making your contact patch small and also making them wear just on the middle instead of more evenly across the whole tread.

I love the sound of mud tires

[OffroadX]

Ideal pressure it supposed to be when you coat the width of the tire with chalk, drive straight for a bit, and see how the chalk wears off. Adjust pressure accordingly, re-chalk, and drive again until it wears evenly across the tread.

Brent

[fabienX]

I have actually inflated up to 50 psi when I first got them partly based on the advice given to me by the the "tire experts" where I bought them. I thought this was worth a try. I proceeded to let the tires deflate naturally (and remarkably all at the same speed) over months until it got to about 33. I could definately hear the whine on every turn and gas mileage getting worse at that point. The ride was confortable especially on rough roads as you might expect. I haven't do the chalk test (good idea though) but the tires do look like the contact area is the whole width of the tire at 40 psi.

[rrdstarr]

Originally posted by superjens
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I love the sound of mud tires

You'd love the sound of bias-ply Swampers then? No need for a stereo!

[ozxterra]

I run at 40 on road and seem to get great traction. I had them at 35 and the ride was really sloppy. They do fine on the highway. I drop them to 20-25 off-road. They are great tires.