In the sand the MT/R performs great at low air pressure, floating well, and the tread pattern helps it to stay on top and not dig in too much, while still providing decent traction. In comparison to a Super Swamper, it fell a bit short of being a true mud tire, but we feel the quiet road manners and rock-crawling capabilities more than made up for it. to get them to shed the stickiest of goo. In the mud we found that given enough R.P.M., the MT/R did fairly well at “self-cleaning”, but it did take a good amount of horse power and a lot of R.P.M. One quick plug and it has been holding air ever since. Albeit, they aren’t completely puncture proof and after 6 months of hardcore rockcrawling abuse, we finally managed to punture a sidewall on this tires. Goodyear employs a new Dura-wall puncture resistance technology to create an extemely tough side wall. The Ultra tough sidewalls thwarted all of our efforts to puncture them. The sidewalls flex great at 10-psi and the tread blocks wrap around rocks like sticky little fingers and grip like glue. This new tire really shines when it’s in it’s element Rocks! We found that on our test Jeep the Goodyear MT/R performed best on the rocks at about 8-10 psi. The Goodyear MT/R’s are very stable at highway speeds and fairly stable during cornering, even though the Jeep used for testing isn’t. While still noticably noisier than an all-terrain tire, this could be the quietest mud-terrain tire on the market.

On the road we found that the new MT/R’s were extremely quiet and smooth. The 37″ size may seem a little odd, but offers a great alternative for those who want a bit more clearance under the diffs without the added wieght of a 14 or 15 inch wide tire of the same hieght. The new MT/Rs come in sizes ranging from 30×9.50-15 to 37×12.50-15.They are also available in 16″ metric sizes from LT235/85R16 to Lt305/70R16. We tested a set of 35×12.50-15 MT/Rs on 10″ American Racing Baja Wheels. Well Most of our efforts seem futile against this rock star. I know everyone else has already used, abused, and reviewed the new Goodyear Wrangler MT/R, but that doesn’t mean we still don’t get our turn! I have seen these tires punished pretty bad during the Goodyear Extreme Rock Crawling Series, so I was really eager to see what we could do to destroy, pop, mutilate, or otherwise turn one of these new tires into a useless rubber carcass!

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