Anyone using MT / Rs?

[yetiboy01]

Originally Posted by BeatOffTheBush

The KM2s have a more aggressive tread and will perform better in muddy conditions but will have more road noise once they weat a bit.

You sure about that, you not thinking if the crawlers which have a much more open tread than the km2's & are an awesome tyre off road, from me & my clubs experience km2's don't work in the mud at all, From my experience the km2's are just an overrated all terrain, the mtr's are in another league all together, no comparison at all, I've run both & would never go back to the km'2, I was very disappointed with them, even running them at 10psi they performed very poorly in the mud


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[Stavros]

Thanks Aydos.

He is the man who suggested them and based on the responses here he is on the money as always!

Yetiboy- thanks, this is exactly the comparison I am looking for!

[kam]

Running 35 KM2. Excellent tyres, goes everywhere, excellent in the mud and on rocks (all on video . Very quite on the road.

Cheers

[Postal]

How much will the 35" MT/R set you back?

[NAN445]

I was recently in the same position as you are currently mate, and ended up ditching the idea of both the MTR's & the KM2's and went with Mickey Thompson MTZ's and couldn't be happier. Both the MTR's (Kevlar) & KM2's look like an awesome tyre, but after spending a few hours researching both, I decided to steer well clear of them. The MTR's have a poor life expectancy, are very expensive and do not perform well in mud and are dangerous in the wet on road. The KM2's have slightly better performance, however are also expensive and have a short life expectancy. I am the first to admit that the MTZ's are not the greatest tyre on the market, but they came in at around $65 cheaper per tyre ($330 for a set of 5) and have a much longer life expectancy (20-30,000 k's, even more if looked after well). That being said, I was pretty limited in my options due to wanting 315/70/17's. If you are going smaller, or can afford to wait a few weeks, I would seriously be looking into the Toyo Open Countries. The Federal Couroga's (I can never get the spelling right) have also been getting a lot of good reviews and seem to be one of the best "bang for buck" tyres available at the moment...

[Stavros]

Not sure on price for 35s - I am looking at 285/70/17s and still waiting on price...

[Stavros]

Nan445, thanks for your thoughts. You got a good price on the MTZs, particularly for the size. Clearly pays to shop around. Have you used either the KM2s or MT / Rs?