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Author:  Skyhighsami [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:05 pm ]
Post subject:  How good are the MTRs?
My wife needs new tires and I am thinking about getting her some MTRs. I was going to run a 245/65 with the Frankinlift. How good are these tires in the rain and what type of wear should we expect? I want her to get a good tire that will have good traction on road in the wet and dry and a good tire off road. Thanks for your help, also do the Rubicon wheels bolt up and fit without rubbing? Thanks again!!
Author:  pixeldzn [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:09 pm ]
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The MT/R isn't the best tire in the snow and the rain. It is worlds better than the stock Goodyears, but not as good as some A/Ts I have had in the past.

Offroad they excel, especially on the rocks, and the security of the super thick sidewall is nice to have.
Author:  Jeger [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:54 pm ]
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I am taking a serious look at the General Grabber AT2. So far I cant find anything bad about it. If I save up some more money I would go for the Dueler Revo's but they are nearly 2x the price of the Generals in stock size. Not sure about the size you are looking for.

www.tirerack.com

I would say that site is a must visit while tire shopping.
Author:  jason thompson [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:40 pm ]
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The answer to this question can only be opinion's
it will depend on what you want out of them
Author:  Skyhighsami [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:50 pm ]
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I HATE HATE HATE General tires!!!! My truck came with them stock and they SUCK! I got a sweet deal on a set of 22s for my truck and they have General tires on there and they suck. I had a Tahoe that was slammed with a 265/35/22 and it rode better than my truck lowered 2 inches with a 305/40/22. I will never my Generals unless they come on a vehicle. Just my opinion.
Author:  KJ-BOL [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:18 pm ]
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MTRs are good for offroad definetly
on hwy driving you will get the humming noise no matter what
it depends how much offroading you do and on what terrain
I for one liked the Dueler AT revos - pricey but they did great on the snow/rain/hwy.
they performed great offroading in rocks in MOAB
they did good on mud in the midwest - not as good as MTRs
I just decided to go for the MTRs just because the type of wheelin I do mostly. And they look great on the KJ
Author:  Jeger [ Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:47 am ]
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Skyhighsami wrote:
I HATE HATE HATE General tires!!!! My truck came with them stock and they SUCK! I got a sweet deal on a set of 22s for my truck and they have General tires on there and they suck. I had a Tahoe that was slammed with a 265/35/22 and it rode better than my truck lowered 2 inches with a 305/40/22. I will never my Generals unless they come on a vehicle. Just my opinion.


Well I guess I have found one bad review :lol: I have used other generals in the past, and they got me down the road, but not much more than that. I have not used the AT2 though. Its easy to find bad reviews for other general tires but so far this redesign of their AT tire seems to be getting pretty high marks for its price range. Like I sais I have not tried them, others here have though, maybe they can give an update? I understand you are still not going to buy a general tire, but I would like to know if this AT2 is really that much better than its predecessor. Jason is right this is going to be a lot of opinion, but it is hard to deny that the MTRs wear fairly quickly. Do let us know what you get and how you like them though.
Author:  Joe Jeep Owner [ Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:41 am ]
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I dont know if you would consider Cooper but the Discoverer ATR's are faily cheap and they do great in the rain/snow. For my purposes, they do great offroad as well but I only do light offroading so I wouldnt be a great judge.

Tire Rack doesnt sell/reveiw them but I surfed the net before I purchased and I couldnt find anything bad about them. They also werent included in the recall from a couple of month's back (checked the net and called the company) so they dont seem to have any problems so far.
Author:  the1jferg [ Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:13 pm ]
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Here is what you do. Slam on brakes at 60mph on wet pavement with good streets, decent AT's, or your best MT and...

It won't be an "Opinion" any longer

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  dirtykj [ Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:05 pm ]
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Have two sets of tires :) Dueler AT Revos for streets and MT/R for rocks ...
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