Goodyear MTR Kevlar

[Garry]

Has anyone any experience on the new style Goodyear MTR's?

They seem to have a few of the new style in Brisbane in my size 255/55r19

It is more to keep the car legal, also I have enough spare rims to run HT's and the MTR on separate rims

G

[CSBrisie]

How much each?

[Ace]

Has anyone any experience on the new style Goodyear MTR's?

They seem to have a few of the new style in Brisbane in my size 255/55r19

It is more to keep the car legal, also I have enough spare rims to run HT's and the MTR on separate rims

G

Yep, have a set on my disco. 265/75/16's, cost me $390 each fitted with the Beaurepaires replacement warrenty.

There is only one word that describes them "Awsome". The are quite civilised on road, they arent to loud and off road they grip in mud like nothing else. They perform well in sand with lower pressures (not sure about the lower profile sizes on this one) and they do well on rocks.

I have donw about 20000km on mine and they have plenty of tread left and I have done bugger all off road work with them so its all been around town bitumen work and they are holding up well.

I went hard up a rock step in the disco with these tyres on, not a mark on them. A patrol with BFG's in the same spot sliced both front tyres on the same rock lip. They certainly are tougher.

[Garry]

"Awsome". .

That’s not a bad recommendation

As for the price, they started of at a jaw dropping $708 but I managed to get them down to $545 fitted balanced with old tyre disposal which is not that much more expensive than the ones from the States

If you are looking for these all I can suggest is you call around as even Goodyear Auto care had a $140 price variance and no the best price wasn’t from Goodyear either

G

[OzAd4x4]

I've had them on my D4 now for about 1 month and 3000km. Observations so far:

- Fantastic looking tyre
- Good grip on road for an aggressive tread design
- Good on the sand with low pressures
- Fantastic offroad in all areas (side slops, ruts, mud and rocks)

I'm not too fussed about the noise however which is why I'm looking to sell mine at the moment (anyone interested - don't get me wrong they are good for a muddy just a little too noisy for my liking. Mine are in a 265/70/17 btw.

Phil

[Fish78]

Good tyre but Mickey Thompson MTZs and BFG KM2s are far superior.
MTZs best overall, KM2s wear really fast but offer similar performance.

You can import the MTR Goodyear for $190plus shipping from the US.

[Ace]

Good tyre but Mickey Thompson MTZs and BFG KM2s are far superior.
MTZs best overall, KM2s wear really fast but offer similar performance.

You can import the MTR Goodyear for $190plus shipping from the US.

I used to agree. The MTZ's are an awsome tyre but from experience they wear quickly also. The tread pattern on the MTR's is more agressive than the MTZ's so the MTZ's would be a better all round tyre as they would be quieter and better handling on road. But seeing as my D1 is alot less civilised than a D4 the noise doesnt bother me that much.

[Garry]

Let's keep it on topic, I am only interested in the goodyears for a few reasons

1. It keeps my car legal, which is very important to me
2. I cannot fit those other brands due to the proximity of my bull bar to the front tyre and the brakes make it hard to fit a smaller rim over them being as big as they are

Plus to buy another 6 alloys does not make it cost effective

So

Its all good so far which is good, I will chase a few more prices, I might even give Goodyear a serve for being the most expensive

G

[Lobster]

Garry I don't think they do the 19" MTR anymore.

see link below

WRANGLER MTR with Kevlar®, Goodyear, Australia

[Garry]

I have searched many websites on this subject only to come to the conclusion they list only the popular tyre sizes for the region, if you go to the UK site, only 17's the USA, up to 20's, Germany have the 19's

There is few different sizes listed on ebay.com, granted not the 19's but it shows they make sizes they don’t list on the website

I also have picked up the phone and spoken to Goodyear Australia who tell me they have these in the 19" and that’s the reason they are so expensive, because of the Kevlar

I have done my research and would rather debate the ability of the tyre off road, that’s what I need to know to make an informed decision on if or not to buy these

G