Goodyear mtr Kevlar??

Jacksonwolf39 · Jun 11, 2014

I'm wanting to go to 37s on my Tj and 17 inch wheels. I like the 37 km2s I've had bunch of buddies run them but if imma spend the money on km2s I might as well spend a little more and get blue label krawlers. But I've not seen the mtr Kevlar in person much. Was wondering how they are offroad. Mainly wheel in north Alabama so the terrains is mainly mud loose dirt and rocks. Jus seein what peoples opinions. Cuz I can get a set of mtrs pretty reasonable. But my Tj is 20% road 80% offroad. Jus looking for somethin that will ride decent down the road if I feel like cruisin around. Thanks in advance guys!

5BrothersFabrication · Jun 11, 2014

They do damn good out west, hit or miss on wet rocks and just ok on loose climbs here.

92illpony · Jun 11, 2014

I've been impressed with them over my previous iroks

tonybolton · Jun 11, 2014

Re: Re: Goodyear mtr Kevlar??

In mud....any mud....ive found them worthless. Dry/rocks they're great.

I went to a Mickey Thompson MTZ after the kevlars and loved that tire. Would definitely purchase again.

Jacksonwolf39 · Jun 11, 2014

Re: Re: Goodyear mtr Kevlar??

tonybolton said:
In mud....any mud....ive found them worthless. Dry/rocks they're great.

I went to a Mickey Thompson MTZ after the kevlars and loved that tire. Would definitely purchase again.

I had MTZ on my Tj before the tsl sx that I have now. And the MTZ were not bad aired down to 12 psi and on dry rocks but went it was wet or muddy. I couldn't go anywhere

Jacksonwolf39 · Jun 11, 2014

I really like my tsl sx's but they are wearin down and have dry rot and ride like dog **** on the road. And my buddy jus got a brand new set and they don't ride well on the road brand new so that's why I'm thinkin bout goin a diff route

mudpup · Jun 11, 2014

Not a fan. Lost two sidewalls at choco on one trip.

grcthird · Jun 11, 2014

I think choc eats any tire, seen a bunch go flat there. I like the mtrs, got them on my gmc and had good luck out of them, used to ride with a guy that had them and they worked great on his linked taco.

TacomaJD · Jun 11, 2014

I think when you are talking street m/t's for offroad use here in Alabama, there is a small median between most all of the well known brands. A street mud tire's lugs are just too close together to ever be anything besides mediocre in actually muddy situations. Most anything that's rubber with voids in it will do decent on dry rock. Wet rock = good luck unless you are running stickies. Sure there may be street mudders that are slightly better than the other, but the difference is going to be minimal. I'd go for whatever looked the most aggressive and was the cheapest. Actually no more than what road driving you claim to do, I'd buy a set of TSL's and be done! They are very tolerable for minor street use, even bias ply.....and 10 times better offroad than any street m/t.

Basically the best way I can answer this age old question is to label tires in groups.

Street M/T's / Super Swampers (TSL's and such) / Competition stickies, in respective order.

Jacksonwolf39 · Jun 11, 2014

Preciate the info. I've got 36 tsl sx's on it now and I love the tire. Jus they are bout worn out so may jus go with another set of them

TBItoy · Jun 11, 2014

Jacksonwolf39 said:
Preciate the info. I've got 36 tsl sx's on it now and I love the tire. Jus they are bout worn out so may jus go with another set of them

Yeah you probably won't be happy with a street radial mt after running an SX...

Get a 38" sx or TSL if you want a tire that is actually 36-37" tall

muddinmetal · Jun 11, 2014

What about a Pitbull Rocker radial? How about a 37 or 38 trxus MT? I have never heard anyone complain about either offroad

Jacksonwolf39 · Jun 11, 2014

I was lookin into the pitbulls but I havnt seen em in action and I've heard bad and good about them

POR · Jun 12, 2014

Dot maxis creepy crawler would be a good choice, the new bfg's don't hold a candle to the old km2's, like jd said if your expecting the same performance as your sx's you'll be disappointed. The plus is those tires weigh a cap ton less and that means less broken axles :driving:

mudpup · Jun 12, 2014

Agree on the DOT Maxxis. The Rockers are a real good tire, probably in the same class as the swamper.

muddinmetal · Jun 12, 2014

Jacksonwolf39 said:
I was lookin into the pitbulls but I havnt seen em in action and I've heard bad and good about them

I have never heard bad about the radials, just the bias ones

TacomaJD · Jun 12, 2014

POR said:
Dot maxis creepy crawler would be a good choice, the new bfg's don't hold a candle to the old km2's, like jd said if your expecting the same performance as your sx's you'll be disappointed. The plus is those tires weigh a cap ton less and that means less broken axles

And easier to cut sidewalls! :dblthumb:

POR · Jun 12, 2014

TacomaJD said:
And easier to cut sidewalls!

Eh... just means free new tires!!

TacomaJD · Jun 12, 2014

POR said:
Eh... just means free new tires!!

How do you figure that?

Edit: you must be talking about Maxxis Creepys, do they have a warranty? Initially I was thinking you meant street mud tires weighing less. Misinturpretted your post.

POR · Jun 12, 2014

TacomaJD said:
How do you figure that?

Edit: you must be talking about Maxxis Creepys, do they have a warranty? Initially I was thinking you meant street mud tires weighing less. Misinturpretted your post.

Ya I was talking maxxis, really any dot tire. Just buy your tire warranty, it's amazing how many sidewalls you can cut in drive throughs :****: