What has been the feedback on the new Goodyear Wrangler with Kevlar, in the mud primarily and the wet.?
MTR with Kevlar
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have found that they are a good tyre and have performed better than my old pattern bfg's ever did. they are great in the mud and grip alot better on the road wet or dry and dry gravel roads can be handled at a much greater speed, one hing i found is that they are slightly bigger all round, diameter and width for the same size as the bfg, i use the 35/12.5/15 oh by the way these tyres are on my hj 61
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anyone else out in Cruiser land ?
Here's what I found with 30 seconds of searching
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-...lar-315s-1993-fzj80.html?highlight=MTR+Kevlar
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/272187-new-goodyear-mtr-kevlar.html?highlight=MTR+Kevlar
https://forum.ih8mud.com/nv-battle-...r-mt-r-kevlar-tires.html?highlight=MTR+Kevlar
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/279899-km2-mtr-kevlar.html?highlight=MTR+Kevlar
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-...lar-315s-1993-fzj80.html?highlight=MTR+Kevlar
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/272187-new-goodyear-mtr-kevlar.html?highlight=MTR+Kevlar
https://forum.ih8mud.com/nv-battle-...r-mt-r-kevlar-tires.html?highlight=MTR+Kevlar
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/279899-km2-mtr-kevlar.html?highlight=MTR+Kevlar
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I saw some of those reviews, but not all. Many reviews are from the desert (dry) Southwest - looking for more reviews based on heavy mud, wet and snow.
I would have to add that the West Coast (of Canada) has some very tricky terrain with wet roots and rocks being the common theme.
Many tires simply don't have the traction required to stick to this type of terrain, and so performance reviews from, say, the Rubicon or Moab are useless to us. Even within a brand, certain tires will perform better than others - Super Swampers are a prime example in my opinion.
Many brands like BF Goodrich, which seem to get good reviews in other places, simply do not hold up to more challenging off-roading in coastal BC (sidewall failures, mediocre traction).
The older Goodyear MTR pattern seemed to fare quite well, but I have no experience with the newer (directional) tread pattern. Generally, I am not a big fan of directional tread since the tires cannot easily be moved to any location on the vehicle and also that one of either traction or braking gets compromised to some degree due to tread block design and layout (this is common in mountain biking too... and it is commonplace to mount the rear tire and front tire in different orientations to get the benefit of traction in the rear and braking in the front).
Sure would be nice to hear some objective reviews.... especially ones that discuss the type of terrain that they were tested in.
~John
Many tires simply don't have the traction required to stick to this type of terrain, and so performance reviews from, say, the Rubicon or Moab are useless to us. Even within a brand, certain tires will perform better than others - Super Swampers are a prime example in my opinion.
Many brands like BF Goodrich, which seem to get good reviews in other places, simply do not hold up to more challenging off-roading in coastal BC (sidewall failures, mediocre traction).
The older Goodyear MTR pattern seemed to fare quite well, but I have no experience with the newer (directional) tread pattern. Generally, I am not a big fan of directional tread since the tires cannot easily be moved to any location on the vehicle and also that one of either traction or braking gets compromised to some degree due to tread block design and layout (this is common in mountain biking too... and it is commonplace to mount the rear tire and front tire in different orientations to get the benefit of traction in the rear and braking in the front).
Sure would be nice to hear some objective reviews.... especially ones that discuss the type of terrain that they were tested in.
~John
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Good point John, the wet coast is tricky wheeling, wet rocks,roots and tight trees make for some exciting wheeling.
I have yet to hear much about the truxxus tires, many locals run swampers with lots of custom siping and or block removal in some cases for more open tread to grab.
Rob
I have yet to hear much about the truxxus tires, many locals run swampers with lots of custom siping and or block removal in some cases for more open tread to grab.
Rob
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I agree completely -- slippery wet roots and rocks will challenge the best off-road tire for traction, unlike the dry which makes traction much easier to obtain, even with mediocre tires.
The new Goodyear MTR with Kevlar has an asymmetrical tread pattern, but it is not a directional because it can mounted on the left or right side (which reverses it direction of rotation) as long as the open blocks are on the outside, I am guessing to throw mud out and away from the truck.
The new Goodyear MTR with Kevlar has an asymmetrical tread pattern, but it is not a directional because it can mounted on the left or right side (which reverses it direction of rotation) as long as the open blocks are on the outside, I am guessing to throw mud out and away from the truck.
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Little off topic, last year in Texas was a eye opener, much like wheeling in Moab.
I could not believe the stuff we climbed and dropped into, vertical faces and almost like walking on fly paper strips. Of course the buggy I was in was running red label(Ithink) BFG tires.
Unlike the island, we would pull up to a rock face and have 100 percent traction.
The guy I spent the day with with probably one of the best built buggys in all the world passed away this summer clearing trails with a chain saw, I think he was in his 70s. Heck of a way to go, doing what you love best.
Back on topic, not sure what is the overall best tire for the island but I am interested to see peoples opinions.
Rob
I could not believe the stuff we climbed and dropped into, vertical faces and almost like walking on fly paper strips. Of course the buggy I was in was running red label(Ithink) BFG tires.
Unlike the island, we would pull up to a rock face and have 100 percent traction.
The guy I spent the day with with probably one of the best built buggys in all the world passed away this summer clearing trails with a chain saw, I think he was in his 70s. Heck of a way to go, doing what you love best.
Back on topic, not sure what is the overall best tire for the island but I am interested to see peoples opinions.
Rob
