Goodyear Tyres

Submitted: Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 14:39

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Shane (QLD)

Presently have Bridgestone 693 AT on 31x10.5x15 on my vehicle, which are just about cactous. Have staked the sidewalls on a couple of occasions in paddocks & am now looking at putting on Goodyear Wrangler MTR or ATR. Has anyone used these in general every day use, their longlivity & in regard to the MTR's their quietness & handling in the wet. Also whats a fair price on the above.

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Reply By: ImEasy - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 16:13

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 16:13

G,day Shane,

Ive had the Goodyear Wrangler MTR's for the last 10 months or so, and cant fault them as yet, not as noisy on the road as I was expecting, more than happy with them offroad (used to have ATR's) and not too bad in the wet, rotate every 5000 km's, I paid $238.00 ea for the same size you want.

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Reply By: brian - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 17:16

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 17:16

Hello, have worn out 2 sets mtr,s 70000 first set 50000 k second set nill punctures in either great in every respect,quiet when new get slightly noiser as they wear,about to buy third set.

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Reply By: MrMagoo - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 23:11

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 23:11

What is wrong with sticking to the bridgestones? How did they go? (dont say round and round ok !)

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Follow Up By: Shane (QLD) - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 07:13

Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 07:13

They tend to wear out the centres due to weak crossbelts. This apparently happens as the tyre rotates at speed, causing the centre to throw out. Changing tyre pressure makes little differance. Also am not happy with the wear rate. (they are the JAP 693's ).

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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 08:50

Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 08:50

Sounds like you'd be better with the Goodyear Silent Armour. Have a look at their website. I've run both the MTRs and now have 10,000k on teh Silent Armour - both good tyres and both are supposed to have the tough sidewall.

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Follow Up By: fifooz - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 19:50

Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 19:50

Phil,

Just out of interest, what was the main reason you switch to the Silent Armours?

Peter

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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 19:59

Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 19:59

Peter,

They were new, and I wanted to try them out.
I do a lot of desert trips - like a strong tyre, but don't really need a muddie.

My MTRs took a real beating over a couple of years and 45,000km of trips. They were very good.

Main downside with the MTR is that they cost you a bit in extra fuel (and range), and I found I needed to air them down further in sand.

Cheers
phil

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Follow Up By: fifooz - Saturday, Aug 26, 2006 at 11:16

Saturday, Aug 26, 2006 at 11:16

Thanks for the reply, Phil. Most likely I'll be putting a set of Silent Armours on my 79 series next year.

Peter

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Reply By: Member - Jeff M (WA) - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 09:31

Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 09:31

Just do a search on MTR on this forum, you'll have more than enough info as it has been brought up many many many times.

They are one of the only tyres that don't have people knocking them. They are a great tyre.

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