Goodyear MT/R's with Kevlar... - Diesel Forum

lowerd96 · 09-17-2009, 02:15 PM

I am a little leery about running a mud tire on my tow rig. But I just ordered these so it's too late to worry I guess. I got some E rated 285/75R18's coming in. Anyone take a look at these or have any opinions/experiences with the new tire??? If not I will post a quick review when they get put on!

rod.10853 · 09-26-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lowerd96

I am a little leery about running a mud tire on my tow rig. But I just ordered these so it's too late to worry I guess. I got some E rated 285/75R18's coming in. Anyone take a look at these or have any opinions/experiences with the new tire??? If not I will post a quick review when they get put on!

I use to run mud tires and loved them ... but over time I got tired of the howl ... I really didn't spend enough time in terrain that justified that kinda tread. They look great, but overall I now prefer a good all terrain tire. But, I'm alway curious to hear about a mudder that performs well ( wear and sound ) on the highway! Can't wait to read your feedback

slammer03 · 09-26-2009, 07:54 PM

I like the way these tires look and am interested to see how they perform on the road.

powerstrokin03 · 09-26-2009, 11:04 PM

ill be honest a buddy has these on his 08 duracrapper and has about 10,000 on them and will be lucky to get to 20K....they look sweet though. extremely soft rubber compound

desertwheeler · 09-27-2009, 01:24 PM

Keep us updated. I saw the duratracs at my buddies shop and like the looks of those too.

Lilbro · 09-27-2009, 03:09 PM

I have used MT/Rs on two different vehicles.
1. Jeep Rubicon 245/75-16 good tire ran true with no problems only 5k miles. 33/12.50-15 on same Jeep they off-roaded great but hard to ballance on bent up steel wheels. BIG gashes out of tires and they held air great.

2.Yukon XL 2500 245/75-16 (take offs from jeep) No problems towing on or off road. I have a 25 foot race trailer that has been towed down many sandy washes behind the Yukon with no problems.

The MT/R is a great tire in my opinion.

lowerd96 · 09-28-2009, 12:48 PM

Well.....after reading up some more on the MT/R's and seeing them in person I decided it wasn't the tire for me. The truck see's 0 amounts of mud so it didn't make sense to deal with the howl and short tread life just for the look. So I put some Toyo AT's on there in the same size and was done with it....sorry fellas I got nothing to report on the goodyears! Thanks for the input though....!