Goodyear Wrangler MT/R or Conti CrossContact AT

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Originally Posted by PAT303

In regards to the noise of both MTR's and Conti's I ran both at lower pressure than LR recommended,34 front 32 rear unloaded,the difference in noise was huge. Pat

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Hi Pat,

Was this huge difference in noise louder or quieter please!

Cheers, Pete :)

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Originally Posted by Pete757

I am interested in some feedback about the pro's/cons of these 2 offerings on my new 110 please! i.e.: the Goodyear Wrangler MT/R versus the Conti Cross Contact AT. Both tyres seem to offer very good tyre life, so that is not an issue.

I am planning a 'lap' so just want to get the tyre from the get-go that will be best suited to this. I don't intend to do Cape York BTW, but do intend to get a bit off the beaten track as part of the adventure!

Thoughts and experiences with both would be most welcome!

Cheers, Pete :)

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The last two sets of tires I have had are BFG MTR's and I've got amazing life out of them with no flats/punctures etc even with several outback trips and numerous weekend trips around Sydney.

Before these I used to run the Goodyears. I didn't have any major problems with them and got pretty good durability. The only reason I changed was because I couldn't get them in the town where I needed to buy tires at the time (because I had worse than expected wear doing Carnegie Road from near Meekathurra towards the Gibson Desert in November (heat wave, very bad terrain, tires didn't like it but to be fair they had already done many kilometers and would have been replaced anyway upon return to Sydney).

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Originally Posted by Pete757

Hi Pat,

Was this huge difference in noise louder or quieter please!

Cheers, Pete :)

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A lot quieter,the droning all but disappeared. Pat

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Originally Posted by stewie110

The last two sets of tires I have had are BFG MTR's and I've got amazing life out of them with no flats/punctures etc even with several outback trips and numerous weekend trips around Sydney.

Before these I used to run the Goodyears. I didn't have any major problems with them and got pretty good durability. The only reason I changed was because I couldn't get them in the town where I needed to buy tires at the time (because I had worse than expected wear doing Carnegie Road from near Meekathurra towards the Gibson Desert in November (heat wave, very bad terrain, tires didn't like it but to be fair they had already done many kilometers and would have been replaced anyway upon return to Sydney).

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The very same country my MTR's fell to bits,funny how you also had worse than expected wear from the benchmark in tough tyres. Pat

Well, with the kind help of my dealer, I made my decision today and have gone for the Conti's on the black Sawtooth's! :cool:

Took both for another test drive at 100 kph and the Conti's were not only a lot quieter, they felt much more direct with better feedback that the MT/R's.

Not planning on meeting much mud anyway so I think all will be good.

Thanks for all the great feedback that made this decision easier!

Cheers,

Pete. :)