What are Mickey Thompson tyres like.

16 X 8 rims are no problems with 285 width tyres. Haven,t used Mickey T's, so don't know.

Krakka

Ok I run MT 31's MTZ's..Fantastic in rocky /shaley conditions,done a lot of km's in this type of country and havnt had a puncture yet ( bleep e i shouldnt hav said that lol) ,Ok in clay/mud..I find them not all that great on bitumen roads in wet conditions when it comes to stopping in a hurry...




Would i buy them again,You bet..

I run 28575R16 FC2's on 16x8 rims on the Pootrol. Good aggressive tread for an A/T and will do anything the Coopers or BFG will do. Not particularly strong in the sidewall for real "off-track" swork (read: No track, making your own way etc). If you're doing normal touring on rough outback roads, the tyres will cope IMO.

Cheers Mick

I run 285 MTZ's and will buy them again for sure

Hi vk1dx,
When we headed off on our trip around oz 2 1/2 years ago I bought 9 Mickey Thompsom MTZs 28575R16 on 8" rims. Why 9? 4 on the car plus 1 spare. 2 on the trailer plus 2 spares. We rotate them regulary and have now done over 80'000 kms on them. I have had 3 nails which were repaired with tyre plugs and still on the car and 1 puntured with a railway spike out of wilpena pound. I am very very happy with them and would be putting them on again. They are great off road but seem pretty good on road to, not to loud. If I was you I would be using them.

Josh

Perhaps this is not the place to make this comment but I think it is relevant so here goes.

Why do people feel the need to apologize when posting a legitimate question about tyres?

I know we get a lot of tyre posts but tyres are significant cost item that directly relates to your 4wd experience. There was a time when we would get all hot under the collar about tyres. Many thought that they somehow had to justify their choice of tyre by belittling another brand, but we seem to have grown out of that. I certainly hope we have.

Personally I read nearly every post on tyres because I am interested in other peoples experience. I learn stuff that I would not otherwise know and who knows what I might be looking for in the future.

At the moment I am very happy with my choice of tyre. They are performing well on and off road and returning good wear rates. What are they? That is not relevant to this post so unless someone specifically asks I will not say.

Phil, it sounds like the consensus is that the Mickey Thompsons are OK and if I had the chance at a cheap set I would grab them with both hands. The only thing I will mention and I bet you've considered it already, but not knowing what vehicle you are fitting them to, do they fit comfortably in the guards without fouling anything at full lock or full wheel travel?

Duncs

I've got the ATZ 275 on 16x7 and had them for nearly 3 yrs. Great tyres and would probably get the MTZ when they eventually run out :o)

Thank you one and all.

I think I will go ahead with them. We don't really care what the mileage is as they are the last link with the ground and the grip is always the driving fact for us. I couldn't even tell you how many mile the ones on the car have done.

So to the posters thanks and have a good day

Phil (a new Phil that is, and I am waiting for my body to catch up).

G'day vk1dx

I run the Mickey Thopsons MTZ on my Cruiser, 285's on 80 series GXL rims.

Can't say they are puncture proof, as one tyre or is that tire, found a 4 inch long 3/8th fine thread bolt someone had lost. The tyre repaired ok with an internal patch and is still in use, all up close to 68000ks ~ mostly in true off road conditions, a very good make of tyre and yes I will buy them again, without hesitation.

Regards:

I run MTZ's on 265/75/16, bought them 12 weeks ago and did 14000kms up and around the Kimberley region just recently, not none puncture. Like you i got my feedback from here, so i went out and bought them, in these early stages they are a great tyre. Many people while we were on holiday commented on how robust they are. Can't help you on the 285's.

cheers,

Lance

Hey Phil,

Just returned from a 12k km trip through the Kimberly. Fitted Mickey Thompson MTZ's before we left (Changed from BFG muds, old model, which were great tyres, new ones not available in required size before we left).

No punctures, great traction (including a mis-adventure on an allegedly 'safe' flood plain -low tide-) and look like they will wear well. Towing camper trailer the whole way as well.

A few people we spoke to up North are a little unhappy with the wear rate on new BFG muds, so we may have made a good choice.

You're looking at a smaller size, but ours fit the factory steel 16x8 steel rims no problems.

Regards,

Ross.