Goodyear MTR's

Hi All,

I was reluctant to start yet another tyre post but seeing as Harry has obliged I'll ask the question!

I am looking at getting a set of MTRs for the Prado. Big question is do they come in 17". I want to buy some 17" steel wheels and create a bush set with MTRs and then run the Alloys with Grand Treks around town. Why wear out a set of $270 MTRs driving to work when $120 Highway tyres will do the job with less noise!

Any advice on compatible steel wheels and/or other good 17" Bush capable tyres would be appreciated!!!! OEM spec tyres are 265/65R17 on 7.5JJx17 on alloy rims. (GX model has 225/70R17 tyres on 6Jx17 steels)

PS. I am not keen on the brake caliper griding mod so will be sticking with 17".

StevenL

I can't enlighten you on the mileage bit as I'm still on my first set of 6 (4+2 spares) we have done a couple of awsome trips and they have not let me down, if you get what I mean, not a problem. I do work the tyre pressures constantly to suit the road/rock/beach conditions. I tend to keep the pressures on the high side travelling on the black, 50 psi when loaded up.
They are a little noisey but if it annoys me I wind the windows up. A bloke from whom I bought them & who fitted them was a Coopers agency and he said (quitely) "they are a much better tyre than the Coops". Generally, they seem to be wearing OK.

THey are noisey when they start to wear, I think gettin 70-80,000 would be a good run out of them.. although Im gonna sell em soon, get some new ones, or some Xterrains.

Hi Rob,

I have a set of the MTR's on 15 x 8's on my Nissan Patrol, do all kind of work ie. beach 10%, offroad 20% and onroad obviously the rest. I've done 45,000 k's so far and have about 50% tread remaining, I would estimate about 70,000 would be about it (tyres seem to wear quicker once your halfway through.

They are a little noisy when they hit 60% (aren't all mudders), and as I have discovered, it is imperative that you have a balance and alignment every 5000ks if you have a suspension lift. I did 7000k's at the end of last year straight in about 20 days and the two middle sections of the tyre wore quite strangely. I have my alignments and rotations done at goodyear and he gave me a roasting for leaving it too long.

Great in the wet, pretty good performer in the mud and fantastic on rocks. I'm really happy with them and wouldn't go back to the harder compound of BFG's mudder (obvously my on opinion!).

Happy tyre hunting!

Cheers

Trol.

Giddaye Trol,
I think u meant Hi Harry, anyways good feedback from u guys, just what I needed to hear. A dealer is chasing me to put Cooper's on, but i have been reluctant to take his offer.
The noise part is not a factor to me, it's performance that's what i am after.
Funnily enough I haven't heard from Rob yet.
Thanks Truckster, Cocka, your comments are appreciated, and any others that took the time to reply, a big thank'u'.
Now all i gotta do is choose size. Size does matter doesn't it. So do the girls like bigger ones or what?
Confucios say" Man who go through airport turnstile sideways, probaly going to Bankok.
Harry :>)