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bodazpa · 04-01-2003, 09:37 PM

Anyone running goodyear mt\r`s. I am loking to get a set of 33x12.5`s. I am usually a BFG man but I sure do like the way the new mt\r`s look. Well just wondering thanks in advance. John

Mike C · 04-02-2003, 03:46 PM

My buddy ran them on his 2000 3/4 ton Chevy. They were 285 75 16s. They made a lot of noise, squirmed bad, and had poor wet weather traction in addition to a relatively short lifespan. They did look really cool, however. It's just hard to go wrong with a BFG off road tire IME.

bodazpa · 04-02-2003, 07:27 PM

Yea, but they look so cool. I agree I run BFG AT\KO`s (285r16) on my 98 chevy ext cab with a 3 inch trailmaster body lift(everyday driver)and they are hard to beat, but the goodyears were going to go on my 71 4x4 with a 4in susp lift (sort of show truck). Thanks for the info.

JJk10 · 04-02-2003, 11:12 PM

We run rangers for work trucks...all have have 235x75-r15 on them...the one with the good years is very loud and I swear you can feel every lug. the one with bfg mt's is smoother and less noise is heard. I like mike am a fan of bfg's for an all around tire

**Yukon Jack** · 04-03-2003, 12:02 PM

I am running 285 75 16 MTR's on my 95 Yukon and have been very pleased with them. Prior these tires I had BFG All Terrains and the MTR's are loader but they aren't too load. I have to agree that panic stops aren't the most fun with these tires. The truck will swerve in a panic stop. I haven't had any problem in wet weather and they are awesome in what little snow we get around here. A must with these tires or even any all terrain used on the road is that you must rotate them religously.

*dtlilly* · 04-03-2003, 05:50 PM

Maybe I'm partial to G'Year. I got 85,000 miles on a set of GTII's, and still sold the set for $50, but you have to rotate at every 3000 mile oil change.

I had a set of those MTR's on my Dodge Ram, got lazy and went 3 oil changes, and the tires were shot. The flat spots and feathering made the tires un-usable except for off road. Paid $200 each, and sold them for $300/set.

The BFG tires are too soft of a compound to use every day on concrete. I had a set of AT's on my Dodge, rotated every 3000 miles, and only got 30,000 miles on them before they were worn down to the wear strips.

04-01-2003, 09:37 PM	#1
bodazpa Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 283 Small Block ln. apt k10 Chevyland N.J. Posts: 261	goodyear tires Anyone running goodyear mt\r`s. I am loking to get a set of 33x12.5`s. I am usually a BFG man but I sure do like the way the new mt\r`s look. Well just wondering thanks in advance. John __________________ 71 chevy 4x4 ,np205 transfer case, 3 speed tranny, sjs 283, 4in suspension lift, and 71 hugger orange paint,33x12.5 parnelli jones on 15x10 m/t classicII, cowl hood,new bed painted, linex liner. Truck has been completed since 2005.... 2003 Chevy Avalanche Z71, on 6in super lift w/ 35in tires RNG4x4 aka the "Redneck Roller" words to live by "If it fits, it fits" "friends help you move, real friends help you move bodies..." Sponsored by "Kick Ass Kustom"

04-02-2003, 03:46 PM	#2
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,727	My buddy ran them on his 2000 3/4 ton Chevy. They were 285 75 16s. They made a lot of noise, squirmed bad, and had poor wet weather traction in addition to a relatively short lifespan. They did look really cool, however. It's just hard to go wrong with a BFG off road tire IME. __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

04-02-2003, 07:27 PM	#3
bodazpa Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 283 Small Block ln. apt k10 Chevyland N.J. Posts: 261	Yea, but they look so cool. I agree I run BFG AT\KO`s (285r16) on my 98 chevy ext cab with a 3 inch trailmaster body lift(everyday driver)and they are hard to beat, but the goodyears were going to go on my 71 4x4 with a 4in susp lift (sort of show truck). Thanks for the info. __________________ 71 chevy 4x4 ,np205 transfer case, 3 speed tranny, sjs 283, 4in suspension lift, and 71 hugger orange paint,33x12.5 parnelli jones on 15x10 m/t classicII, cowl hood,new bed painted, linex liner. Truck has been completed since 2005.... 2003 Chevy Avalanche Z71, on 6in super lift w/ 35in tires RNG4x4 aka the "Redneck Roller" words to live by "If it fits, it fits" "friends help you move, real friends help you move bodies..." Sponsored by "Kick Ass Kustom"

04-02-2003, 11:12 PM	#4
JJk10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: grand bay, new brunswick , Canada Posts: 648	We run rangers for work trucks...all have have 235x75-r15 on them...the one with the good years is very loud and I swear you can feel every lug. the one with bfg mt's is smoother and less noise is heard. I like mike am a fan of bfg's for an all around tire __________________ Displaced Canadian in Monterey California 1970 K10, 350 HEI, 4spd. 3.73's NP205 33"BFG Mud Terrains Edelbrock Intake and carb. 12 bolt rear,dana 44 front with disk brakes

04-03-2003, 12:02 PM	#5
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	I am running 285 75 16 MTR's on my 95 Yukon and have been very pleased with them. Prior these tires I had BFG All Terrains and the MTR's are loader but they aren't too load. I have to agree that panic stops aren't the most fun with these tires. The truck will swerve in a panic stop. I haven't had any problem in wet weather and they are awesome in what little snow we get around here. A must with these tires or even any all terrain used on the road is that you must rotate them religously. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

04-03-2003, 05:50 PM	#6
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Maybe I'm partial to G'Year. I got 85,000 miles on a set of GTII's, and still sold the set for $50, but you have to rotate at every 3000 mile oil change. I had a set of those MTR's on my Dodge Ram, got lazy and went 3 oil changes, and the tires were shot. The flat spots and feathering made the tires un-usable except for off road. Paid $200 each, and sold them for $300/set. The BFG tires are too soft of a compound to use every day on concrete. I had a set of AT's on my Dodge, rotated every 3000 miles, and only got 30,000 miles on them before they were worn down to the wear strips.



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