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Re: the official tire information thread...
« Reply #30 on: Oct 18, 2013, 07:10:14 PM »
Well I am finishing up a set of 35x12.50 15 Goodyear MTRw/Kevlar.  I have put about 31,000 miles on them in less than a year and the tread is probaby just under 10%.  To be fair I run a welded rear... Not at all dissapointed with the wear but I should probably look for an AT for as many miles as I seem to drive.

They were pretty darned close to 35" on a 15x8. Ride quality pretty near to any BFG I've ver ran.  Snow wheeling was really great what little I got to do last year.  They feel really good on sidehill snow at 3-4 psi, for some reason you don't get the "yaw" you do from other tires when aired down.  Beads were really really tight, never lost a bead at very low psi.  We did a overland navigation challenge this spring in some serious gumbo for miles and miles of secondary farm roads.  These were suprisingly good in the mud with a little wheel speed and still are even with only a bit of tread left. Not a swamper, but close.

They were pretty quiet untill maybe 40% tread then they have gotten gradually louder. Balance has been so so, but I just threw some shot in there because I couldnt' get anyone around here to balance "such a big tire".  What a joke. They have handled well on the road overall though and pretty decent in road ice.  We had a very wet year and these things cut standing water on the highway like a knife...


Overall I have enjoyed these tires alot and would recommend them for sure.  I will probably get something with a bit more tread life expectancy next time, maybe the Falkens, maybe BFG ATs or KM2s, I just put too many miles on too fast for another set of MTRs but that's not their fault :).
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