MTR Old Style Opinion

[Vranes17]

Finally got to put my MTRs through a REAL trail test. Was out in a spot in NJ and ran everything from rocks,mud, water. I found that on the trail they were good, ran them at 18psi. They took well to the rocks, gripped like they should have. Then we tried a river crossing at the end of the trip about 6pm. The TJ with the winch tried to cross the muddy river about 6-7ft in length, SANK right in. Winched himself out from a tree on other side, and then the stock KJ that was with us went, same out come. Now we all thought, with my tires I would make it, (TJ had Radial Long Trails) But nope, same outcome, didnt even make it a little farther than the others. Once across, we had a tricky little hillclimb that started out with some nice size rocks. Needless to say after having 2 trucks make some small ruts in the path,I couldnt even get up on the rocks like the TJ did. Granted it was muddy but I still feel like I should have made it as far as the TJ they are MUD TIRES, I had atleast 2" of lift on him. (No pics unfortunately) But what are your guys opinions on the MTRS?(Aeh)

 

[speedracerbubba]

I have them and love them. They do great in mud, sand, and rocks. I just wish I had a locker in front cause I have one tire in the air a lot on some of the tails.

EDIT:
I had a hard time in soft soil going up some steep hills but I dropped my tires down to 23psi and I just walked over everything without wheelspin, even the wet and grassy hillside.

 

[tjkj2002]

The old style MT/R's rocked,some of the best tires on the market,excluding Rubicon take-offs as those were different then regular production MT/R's.

I had 3 sets and l,oved them.


You would have done much better if ytou dropped to about 10-12psi,they like the low psi's but don't go much below 10psi without beadlocks.

 

[kskj]

I love mine they have never let me down. Awesome in the Mud great on the rocks and good on the highway. But I only use them on my off road trips so they have lasted me three years now and still have a lot of life in them.

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Finally got to put my MTRs through a REAL trail test. Was out in a spot in NJ and ran everything from rocks,mud, water. I found that on the trail they were good, ran them at 18psi. They took well to the rocks, gripped like they should have. Then we tried a river crossing at the end of the trip about 6pm. The TJ with the winch tried to cross the muddy river about 6-7ft in length, SANK right in. Winched himself out from a tree on other side, and then the stock KJ that was with us went, same out come. Now we all thought, with my tires I would make it, (TJ had Radial Long Trails) But nope, same outcome, didnt even make it a little farther than the others. Once across, we had a tricky little hillclimb that started out with some nice size rocks. Needless to say after having 2 trucks make some small ruts in the path,I couldnt even get up on the rocks like the TJ did. Granted it was muddy but I still feel like I should have made it as far as the TJ they are MUD TIRES, I had atleast 2" of lift on him. (No pics unfortunately) But what are your guys opinions on the MTRS?(Aeh)

Get locking differentials, then you would of made it across the water!

 

[Vranes17]

Get locking differentials, then you would of made it across the water!

Ill buy one, if you come install it. haha,

Im going to try to drop them to like 13-15psi next time see how much better they do.

 

[tjkj2002]

Ill buy one, if you come install it. haha,

Im going to try to drop them to like 13-15psi next time see how much better they do.

Take them to 10-12psi,you will be amazed at the difference.

 

[autoboy454]

also you can run about 8psi on MTRs if you are using a 12.5" wide tire on a 8" rim. A local club member referred to it as the "poor-mans beadlock" The bead should stay seated pretty well on the rim at such low PSI

 

[Ry' N Jen]

I forgot to add...
Our Liberty has the new M/T R Kevlar tires, those are very excellent off road!
A little noisy on the Freeway, but their on pavement performance is also
most excellent, even in the wet.

 

[Marlon_JB2]

Maximum Traction / Reinforced

not Mud Tire.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Man Tire/Really sweet

 

[J-Thompson]

I ran the old style MTR's on the KJ and they were not bad but you had to run them at low PSI off road ,18 is not low PSI 12 is where they like to be on a KJ
I now have the new style MTR-K's on my TJ and they are very good off road even when not aired way down then when you air down they get even better

 

[Vranes17]

wow okay so i really need to lower the pressure. 12psi it is. I wont slip the bead on a stock limited rim?

You can't rule out driver experience here. MT/R tires are really good (I have them too), but when you loose forward momentum and then floor the skinny pedal they will dig themselves right into the ground.

No I know that, it was just a bad situation to have to go behind two trucks with street radials who dug up the ground in front of you, I had to spin them a little to get some momentum to move.

Thanks for the help guys

 

[tjkj2002]

wow okay so i really need to lower the pressure. 12psi it is. I wont slip the bead on a stock limited rim?

You will be just fine with a 245/75 on a 7" rim,I would be wary to go that low with a 245/75 on a 8" rim though.

 

[incommando]

X2 on Rubi take-offs bringing the suck. Some of the worst tires I have ever owned.

But as Marlonius pointed out, they are not actually a mud terrain. In fact, my observation of them in several sizes in real mud is that they are marginal at best in that media.

Ever read the tire reviews in magazines, especially amature efforts like JP? They test a "mud tire" in 3" of mud in a 20' long path and think they are doing something

 

[timmyb457]

i've had my old style mtr's for over a year now and they are amazing in every situation i've had except for me. But i already knew they wouldn't be the best in mud because they are not mud tires as already stated

 

[Vranes17]

ya i know their not MUD TIRES, but i just call em that cause im too lazy to write out, Maximum Traction Reinforced

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

It's faster to write man tires