MTR vs BFG MT vs STT

[alexcd]

Im after some new tyres soon. I currently have Hankook AT's and want something better of road, ie a muddie. Since i still spend most of my time on the road i want a tyre with good on road manners (for a muddie). What do you think of the above tyres, im leaning towards the MTR or STT but would appeciate any help. They will be a 245/75-16.

[camel_landy]

IMO - The Goodyear MTRs are brilliant. I've got them fitted to the Freebee back home and not only are they a good mud tyre, their on-road manners are superb.

The only down side is that they're a 'Q' speed rating.

Mark

[Timmo]

Just put a set of MTRs on the defender. I think they are a great tyre, not noisy, good on the road in the wet (even down steep hills with the boat on the back), and good traction off road. Not sure how long they last or anything...

what does a Q speed rating mean??

[one_iota]

Originally posted by Timmo


what does a Q speed rating mean??

I understand that putting a lower speed rated tyre than the placarded original might be an issue with insurance/road worthiness

For instance the speed rating for my Disco is S or T

This tells the story:

http://www.ipe.nt.gov.au/whatwedo/mvr/vehi...b03-2003-02.pdf (http://www.ipe.nt.gov.au/whatwedo/mvr/vehiclestandards/pdf/vib03-2003-02.pdf)

[landy_man]

from what I have read the MTR's are more suited to rock and loose ground than a dedicated Mud Terrain... i.e BFG or STT
for the sort of slop we get down in Melbourne you are (IMO) better off with BFG or STT... or for that fact a second hand set of 31" Simex on spare rims for offroad only...
Are your tyres worn out or do you just something more aggressive ??

Don't get me wrong, the MTR's are a fantastic tyre, but by all accounts are not the best for muddy goo :twisted:

There are also some cheap BFG copies called Sumitomo or something that a few people I know run and they reckon they are good value for money and are pretty good in the slop....

HTH

[dungarover]

Originally posted by landy_man


Don't get me wrong, the MTR's are a fantastic tyre, but by all accounts are not the best for muddy goo :twisted:

HTH

Yes, the MT/R's are pretty ordinarty for mud, but good for rocks and dry conditions like up here in the sunshine state style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

The BFG's I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot barge pole, heard too many stories of the treads de-laminating. The STT coopers are just a newly release design and they are MT/R rip-offs more than anyhting.

If I was still living in Vic, Simex is the go. Not pleasnt on-road, but run 2 sets and you don't need to comprimise off-road performance.

Just a though.

Trav

[cewilson]

The STT is very similar to the MTR. It too isn't the best in the mud either. If you are after something really good off-road, then the BFG is the only choice out of your list.

If you are after something a tad better off-road than you had, and still good on-road, then the MTR is the one in my mind.

So my vote - MTR! :wink:

[shaunp]

MTRs last pretty well, Dad has a set on his Disco. It did 40k km a round OZ pretty hard, apart from ripping a tread block off one the rest are fine except for a little chipping. I reckon they will probably do another 40k, still pretty quiet and steer ok.

[alexcd]

thanks, im after something better offroad than a AT but still keeping in mind most of my driving in on road. I am also planing to go to Cape York next year so i need something good for that trip and others in the Vic high country. So far the MTR seems the go. I have 3 mths before i have to buy them so would be interested to see what people think of the new STT.

[rick130]

I've been reasonably impressed with the BFG M/T's, particularly after all the horror stories of the KO's chipping badly on the local roads (the early KO's were really bad)
They work remarkably well on bitumen in the wet, and don't wear too badly for a muddy, probably a little quicker than the Bridgestone M/T's I had prior to the BFG's, but the on road performance of the BFG's leave's the Bridgeys for dead.