37s: GY MTR Kevlar vs Toyo M/T

[ChaseTruck]

Going to 37s, not on the 80, though, but thought I'll ask anyway...

MTR Kevlars or Toyo M/Ts?

'Wheeling is mostly dry terrain, rocks, decomposed granite ball bearings, or the same terrain made wet by rain. No deliberate muddling if I can't help it. A fair amount of highway miles as I'm driving to the trails.

I've had the MTRs in 315/75r16 for 10 years, first the regular ones, and then the next generation Kevlars.
I always liked the grip, particularly so on the Kevlars. But they also wear much faster than the first generation GY MTR, and they seem to flat-spot while the truck is in storage between trips.

MTR Kevlars are somewhat popular around AZ; haven't seen / don't know anyone who runs Toyos.

Wouldn't mind a little more longevity, but of course, I don't want to give up grip...

Anyways, tires will go on my 6000lbs K5, so similar weight than an 80, but WITH the leaf-spring boogie... thanks for any input

 

[cruiserpilot]

The only difference I see spec wise is the MTR is a D rated tire. The Toyo MT is an E rated tire. 20 lbs weight difference between
each tire. The Toyo should last longer, its really heavy duty. I run the 285/75R17 on my 60. I researched them as indestructible
on the blast rock granite mtn roads up here. I've got 30,000 kms on them, lots of tread/life left. But heavy means more rolling resistance,
so that is a consideration. Good luck, tough call.

 

[Tapage]

Have an old set of MTR and Toyos .. ( 60 and 80 respectively ) Toyos are like rock .. ( wear and comfort ) while MTR ( first model ) are more soft compound and more prone to wear / loose chunks ..

 

[MatS]

I've run both of those in 33 and 35" models. The Toyo MTs in my opinion are very good grip but not the best at clearing sand out. I had shale puncture tread on the Toyo 4 times on 2 seperate tires but such is the risk of sharp rocks. They're nice and quiet on road driving but so are the MTRs. I got 30,000km on the Toyo before selling and they were down to 30% tread.

The MTRs I had better luck with, no punctures with same amount of grip. Put 25,000km on before selling and they were roughly 60% left and that was a C rated MTR on a long wheel base Suburban. I really don't like the ride quality of an E rated tire for anything smaller than a one ton truck.

Both of them are good tires. Price point and heavy load rating will continue to keep me away from going back to Toyo