Longest lasting MTR?

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Easily... I have almost 10k on my km2's and there still at 18-19/32's new there at 21/32's
 
I had the pro com Extreme MT's a few years ago on my TJ and I got 40k out of them. My Cooper STT's got 30k BUT they were bald when I sold them. I should have replaced them around 22-25k. My Goodyear MTR Kevlars on my XJ had about 15k on them when I sold it and they still had about 75% tread. The Hankook Dynatro MT's on my Titan got almost 40k out of them. The Maxxis Bighorns that were on my XJ when I first bought it were the worst tires I have every owned. They were almost new when I bought them and were almost bald 15k later. Probably the longest lasting MT's I have seen are the procomp's but they were also the most expensive. My Mickey Thompson Baja Claws I have now (got used with 9k on them) are wearing out CRAZY fast. Will definately not buy those again. After writing this I have realized that I have owned WAY too many wheelin rigs in the last few years. I am always trying different tires to find the one that is a perfect fit for my driving and wheelin habbits. To this day the best all around tire for wear, performance, noise, handling, offroad ability is still the Goodyear MTR Kevlars. They are a little pricey but worth the money. Hankook Dynapro MT would be my number 2 pic. My next set of tires will be the Goodyear Duratracs in the 315 size. I have heard fantastic reviews on them and since I see more snow then rocks I think they will be a perfect fit.
 
I put Hankook Dynapro MT on my 88 and they lasted for 48,000 miles, with rotations every 5k. Being the smart guy I am, I promptly went out and put another set on.

Some hate them, but I have never had a problem with them in the stuff I run.
 
100,000 and still 10/32nd. Here is how. 2 sets of 315/75/16. Both Mickey Thompson Brand. MTZ (mud) and ATZ (A/T). I have 5 tires for each set, and rotate each set every 4-6k.

This means 10 tires being rotated every 6,000 miles.

Worth every penny.

Tires still look new. I put them on with 150,000 and now have 230,000.
 
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100,000 and still 10/32nd. Here is how. 2 sets of 315/75/16. Both Mickey Thompson Brand. MTZ (mud) and ATZ (A/T). I have 5 tires for each set, and rotate each set every 4-6k.

This means 10 tires being rotated every 6,000 miles.

Worth every penny.

Tires still look new. I put them on with 150,000 and now have 230,000.
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Rotating tires definately saves the tread life, but rotating two sets of tires just means you have to buy twice the amount of tires 1/2 the amount of time. In the end, you aren't really saving any money. You would also need two sets of rims or you would have to pay a mount and balance fee everytime you rotated the two sets.
 
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I love my MTRs. I had the 1st gen MTRs on my runner on Oahu. The set was given to me from my friend. Was 90% when was given to me. Drove it on pavement, red dirt, sand, and reef. Did that for a year and sold it to my brother in-law before coming here to WA. Tires still had 75%. Yeah some chunks were missing because of the reef, but never punctured the tire. I wheeled it hard and the tire is a beast.


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My now. LC has the newer MTRs with Kevlar and had it only for 6 months. New the tire is 21/32. I just measured my tires and its at 20/32. Not bad for 6 months of driving on pavement and 2 trips wheeling.

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Being on the Big Island I'll bet you will get better mileage than we do in the states.

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i have easily gotten 25km out of two sets of mtrs ,i get rid of them with tons of tread to people who wheel mostly off road because they almost feel square. spring for the tire rotation balance package if you can .
 
Not quite true MT's, but much more aggressive then most A/Ts:

Kelly Safari TSR. Here's one on the wife's FJC after 50,000 miles, rotating 5 every 5k miles:

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I'm expecting 70-80k usable miles (I won't run them bald) out of 5. 10 ply E range, run 45psi on the street, air down to 20-25 psi offroad.

Thread with the details (sorry for the cross post but I'm lazy and don't want to post everything twice):
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/wheels-tires/113908-kelly-safari-tsr.html
 
I got almost 40k miles out of the first gen MTR 37-12.50x17 on a 2004 F250 crew cab diesel. 17k was put on by my buddy who I bought it from in California.

I had the truck in Hilo and it saw Kapohoe light house many times, South point to green sands to the bay, Fishing along the Kona coast, hunting etc. Basically I used these tires for everything except deep mud.

The tires were siped and the truck was heavy. I never picked up any keawe thorns or cuts. However having mud terrains and lava rock really tear up the tread.

The only down side I saw was wet traction. However these 80s are not tire spinning torque monsters.

The trick is to always have them balanced and rotated on a regular basis.
 
Thanks for all the feedback. I'm wondering if I should just get another set of ATs I've got 40k on my BFGs and while they still have plenty of tread they are starting to chunk like mad. I can only imagine the torture on an MT. The loose lava roads in Kau, like Manuka bay, Road to the sea etc. really seem to tear up tires. I can always find 6 or 8 new chunks missing after every trip.
Do you all think that as the rubber compound ages, tires tend to chunk more?
 
I currently have the KM2s and already have over 25K on them. It is looking like I'll get about 50K out of a set of 5 before I have to change them out. The BFG TA/KO's are the best wearing tire I have ever had by a long shot. I got about 60K out of a set of 5.

I am betting that there are people on Mud who have gotten that type of milage out of the Toyo MTR. That is one thick, heavy tire. My KM2s in a 315 weigh 67 LBS. The Toyo 315 weighs 76 LBS.

All rubber wears more quickly the older it gets. Tire shops aren't supposed to put a spare on your vehicle that is more than 7 years old. The rubber gets old and cracks too easily.

It is safest to do lots of wheeling, wear out the tires really quickly and move onto the next set....at least that is what I tell my wife. :)
 
Not really in the same "class " but my boggers are wearing quickly. Not sure on the actual measurements but with 4 months of road driving I can visually tell. But age may have something to do with it. They were on a offroad only Jeep for 11 years and didn't look like they wore at all.

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Not really in the same "class " but my boggers are wearing quickly. Not sure on the actual measurements but with 4 months of road driving I can visually tell. But age may have something to do with it. They were on a offroad only Jeep for 11 years and didn't look like they wore at all.

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No offense meant but I wouldn't drive at high speeds on the highway with 11 year old tires. They'll probably be OK but it isn't really advisable.
 
Here's my last set of KM's with over 120k miles on them (unheard of for any Mud Tire) :grinpimp:

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I could've went a bit longer, but I had one blow out and decided to get 5 new KM2's

The KM's still had enough tread to sell them for $100 bucks a pop :)


The KM2's seem to be holding up just well, but now that I have dual winches, I plan on going with quieter D-tracs next time around :hhmm:
 
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this is the 4th set and they take a lot of abuse and last!!!
 
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