Colorado Krew Hangout

[jjvw]

Does that exist ?

Goodyear seems to have replaced the MTR with the Evolvution MT, but I know nothing about it. The Mickey Thompson Baja Boss MT is the heir apparent, but that resulted from a superficial similarity of the asymmetrical tread patterns. I do not know if the two are truly comparable.

 

[Abendage]

Hey all, have the "whats the best tire" question. Just got back in town last night time to switch focus back on Jeep. My tread is getting thin, I know you guys wheel the same terrain. Been running the Wrangler Duratracs, open to suggestions. What are you running? Who likes what? Not my daily but I drive to the trails. Was reading something in another group about the KO3's

I’m giving the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss MT’s a try this year. Not sure if they’ll be worth a damn but I guess we’ll find out. They’re a lot quieter on the highway than I expected but I don’t have a single mile off-road with them yet so we’ll see.

 

[rasband]

I’m giving the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss MT’s a try this year.

Hopefully they are good and you have a good experience! I have heard they wear fairly quick due to soft-ish rubber (maybe why they'd be so quiet?).

 

[Abendage]

Hopefully they are good and you have a good experience! I have heard they wear fairly quick due to soft-ish rubber (maybe why they'd be so quiet?).

I’m hoping for the same. I’m not overly concerned about longevity, it’s not a daily driver and trailer for the longer jaunts.

 

[Abendage]

@inkedrose are you on 17’s? Can’t remember. I know you’ve seen my old tires, they’re the Territory MT’s that come on the Broncos. If you’re wanting to stay with an all terrain tire I really have nothing bad to say about them for what they cost. They are super soft, super light, traction never was a concern, they’re load range C so they air down wonderfully and ride super nice. They’re pretty amazing in the wet and snow as well. My only concern possibly would be sidewalls and they chunk pretty easily. After Spring Creek I noticed a chunk out of one of the sidewalls. Didn’t go all the way through and it isn’t leaking, but it’s definitely a gash. They only make them in a couple sizes but they do have the metric 35 for the 17’s and they’re only $200 a tire. I’m going to put them on the black TJ for my son. Not the sexiest looking tire though if that’s of some importance.

 

[lBasket]

I have the mickey Thompson Baja boss MTs and I really like them

 

[ColoJeep]

Goodyear seems to have replaced the MTR with the Evolvution MT, but I know nothing about it. The Mickey Thompson Baja Boss MT is the heir apparent, but that resulted from a superficial similarity of the asymmetrical tread patterns. I do not know if the two are truly comparable.

Thanks . MTR seemed to be kinda unique .

 

[rasband]

I don't know if they have improved things since the KO2s, but I had pretty bad chunking and sidewall rubber coming off pretty quickly. I didn't keep them super long since that was a half step to 35s that I wanted to make quickly after.

 

[jjvw]

Thanks . MTR seemed to be kinda unique .

They were good enough to change for the better how well a rig performed in the rocks, and make one question other tires that were claimed to be a good tire.

 

[ColoJeep]

They were good enough to change for the better how well a rig performed in the rocks, and make one question other tires that were claimed to be a good tire.

They seem real good for rocks !

 

[inkedrose]

In my world, this tire would be the MTR/k replacement.

I didn’t know Kevlar was even an option

 

[NDSpeed]

What about sipping the tires? sieping? Cutting extra grooves in them?

 

[ColoJeep]

What about sipping the tires? sieping? Cutting extra grooves in them?

It's siping . and helps in many situations .

 

[lBasket]

It's siping . and helps in many situations .

It's mostly done for snow and mud right?

 

[ColoJeep]

It's mostly done for snow and mud right?

It helps mostly on hard surfaces , wet traction and braking on pavement especially in wet conditions . It helps some snow , but I don't think it does much in mud.

 

[NDSpeed]

Ya that was my understanding from loving in Utah, it doesn't take away performance from Mud tires. Butnitnhelped increase reaction by allowing more flex on the road.

 

[inkedrose]

@inkedrose are you on 17’s? Can’t remember. I know you’ve seen my old tires, they’re the Territory MT’s that come on the Broncos. If you’re wanting to stay with an all terrain tire I really have nothing bad to say about them for what they cost. They are super soft, super light, traction never was a concern, they’re load range C so they air down wonderfully and ride super nice. They’re pretty amazing in the wet and snow as well. My only concern possibly would be sidewalls and they chunk pretty easily. After Spring Creek I noticed a chunk out of one of the sidewalls. Didn’t go all the way through and it isn’t leaking, but it’s definitely a gash. They only make them in a couple sizes but they do have the metric 35 for the 17’s and they’re only $200 a tire. I’m going to put them on the black TJ for my son. Not the sexiest looking tire though if that’s of some importance.

yeah I'm on 17's. Looks aren't as important as function. My Duratracs sidewalls are chewed up but never bad enough to cause an issue. Discount tires has that replacement deal I always get just in case

 

[inkedrose]

I have the mickey Thompson Baja boss MTs and I really like them

I've watched you walk up stuff I spin on

 

[jjvw]

I've watched you walk up stuff I spin on

When you see it happening where it matters, it is amazing how much of a difference tires make. About 6-7 years ago, I happened upon a new set of Patagonias that were attached to wheels I needed at the time. It wasn't long before we all got to see how awful of a tire the Patagonia was. This made all the glowing reviews incredibly irritating because those people are either lying or have no clue what a good tire was. Mine survived a single long summer before they physically wore out and were breaking apart. Then I bought MTRs for the first time.

 

[jjvw]

It's mostly done for snow and mud right?

The idea is to increase the biting edges of the tire tread and effectively increase the surface area that grabs the ground. Tire socks do a similar thing in snow and ice.