Micky Thompson baja mtz p3

harryron

The Grumpiest of Mid-Westerners
Location
ohio
Has anyone ran these and if what did you think? I am currently looking at the km2, Deegan 38, mtz p3, mastercraft mtx. What are your thoughts on all the tires I have read reviews on all of them but most were mounted on jeeps just wondering if anyone has ran them on their Xterras.

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jg8992

Hi, my name is Brandon
Location
Spotsylvania, VA
My feeling about M/T is they're overpriced tires for a short tread life. I had a set of Baja Claw radials on my '89 F150 (35's) and they went down to 50% in about 1.5 years. Truck was lifted but properly aligned and tires rotated.
 

granitex

Skid Plates
Founding Member
Location
Columbus OH
hard to go wrong with the KM2, great on rocks and dirt, but not the best in gumbo mud. But nothing less than boggers or swampers work in that anyway.
 

jg8992

Hi, my name is Brandon
Location
Spotsylvania, VA
hard to go wrong with the KM2, great on rocks and dirt, but not the best in gumbo mud. But nothing less than boggers or swampers work in that anyway.
Around here Boggers are best on pavement cuz it's a redneck thang and y'all don't understand

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harryron

The Grumpiest of Mid-Westerners
Location
ohio
hard to go wrong with the KM2, great on rocks and dirt, but not the best in gumbo mud. But nothing less than boggers or swampers work in that anyway.
How would they do in the wonderful ohio winters? I was looking at the micky Thompson mtzp3 and they are along of the lines of the duratracs. I'm just undecided and not a lot of options in the size I want to run (32x11.5r15)

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jg8992

Hi, my name is Brandon
Location
Spotsylvania, VA
How would they do in the wonderful ohio winters? I was looking at the micky Thompson mtzp3 and they are along of the lines of the duratracs. I'm just undecided and not a lot of options in the size I want to run (32x11.5r15)

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Duratracs are severe snow rated according to Goodyear. I have the wrangler Authorities and they kicked ass this past winter with almost 2' of snow on the ground

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ThompsonXterra

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
California
Duratracs are severe snow rated according to Goodyear. I have the wrangler Authorities and they kicked ass this past winter with almost 2' of snow on the ground

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They're amazing in the snow. However, they're also pretty soft and I've seen some rubber chunk off on my buddy's Jeep from rock crawling.
 

jg8992

Hi, my name is Brandon
Location
Spotsylvania, VA
They're amazing in the snow. However, they're also pretty soft and I've seen some rubber chunk off on my buddy's Jeep from rock crawling.
Yeah I've seen videos online of guys with older sets. They get to looking rough after a while if you wheel em hard. Wife has em on her 1st gen just for winter time she probably won't wheel

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harryron

The Grumpiest of Mid-Westerners
Location
ohio
I received a quote from a buddy of mine and I think I'm going with the bfgoodwrench km2

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Riz98

Test Drive
Location
lemoore, ca
I would also suggest looking into the General Grabber AT2's. They have done great so far on the rocks and in the sand. Have not had a chance to get into any mud with them yet but I don't see that happening in Southern California. They have great reviews for snow and are also serve snow rated like the Duratracs. No rubber has chunked off any lugs and they are wearing great. Discount Tire price matched Tire Rack and I got them for $155 a tire in the 33x12.5x15 size.
 

Joey

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
Indianapolis
I've had the grabber at2, I like the tires, they wore good and wheeled good. I ended up pinching one on the driver's rear. By pinch I mean, I pinched the rubber against the 17" rim and it blew out right at the bead. I felt it was more of a product of running a 17" wheel and 15 PSI, more so than a defective tire. So, I got some 15x10 wheels and mounted up a set of 32x11.5x15 Dick cepek fun country's and so far they are the bomb! Last weekend I aired down to 15 PSI when wheeling at the Badland's and no problems. My 2 cents
 

harryron

The Grumpiest of Mid-Westerners
Location
ohio
I have been reading a lot of reviews and watched some videos on YouTube about the MT ATZ p3 and they sound like they are a good tire. they only major con I have heard is that they suck on ice but what tire doesn't. MT made improvements on the atz changed the rubber compound so they have a longer life. The biggest draw that I have seen is that they have a 3ply sidewall and they are more aggressive than a AT but are not a full on mud tire.

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Riz98

Test Drive
Location
lemoore, ca
I've had the grabber at2, I like the tires, they wore good and wheeled good. I ended up pinching one on the driver's rear. By pinch I mean, I pinched the rubber against the 17" rim and it blew out right at the bead. I felt it was more of a product of running a 17" wheel and 15 PSI, more so than a defective tire. So, I got some 15x10 wheels and mounted up a set of 32x11.5x15 Dick cepek fun country's and so far they are the bomb! Last weekend I aired down to 15 PSI when wheeling at the Badland's and no problems. My 2 cents
Yeah the General's seem to have a softer sidewall then my previous tires. So far the lowest I have gone down in air pressure is 20 psi. I usually stay around 22 psi and that even has the sidewall flexing alot.
 

harryron

The Grumpiest of Mid-Westerners
Location
ohio
So the mickey thompson atzp3 tires had a month wait so I ended up going with the Cooper discoverer stt pros. I have been trying to find reviews on how they do in winter weather hopefully I did not make a mistake. I have yet to get them put on yet.

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granitex

Skid Plates
Founding Member
Location
Columbus OH
The coopers do really well here in central ohio. I have known more that a few people who have run them. Even aired down to the 15 psi range they tend to hold the bead well.
 

Riz98

Test Drive
Location
lemoore, ca
So the mickey thompson atzp3 tires had a month wait so I ended up going with the Cooper discoverer stt pros. I have been trying to find reviews on how they do in winter weather hopefully I did not make a mistake. I have yet to get them put on yet.

I have not heard anything bad about the Cooper's except that the life of the tire is very short for a daily driver. Some people I talked to only got around 25,000 miles out of them. Seeing that the rubber is softer they should do great in the snow.
 
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harryron

The Grumpiest of Mid-Westerners
Location
ohio
So the mickey thompson atzp3 tires had a month wait so I ended up going with the Cooper discoverer stt pros. I have been trying to find reviews on how they do in winter weather hopefully I did not make a mistake. I have yet to get them put on yet.

I have not heard anything bad about the Cooper's except that the life of the tire is very short for a daily driver. Some people I talked to only got around 25,000 miles out of them. Seeing that the rubber is softer they should do great in the snow.
I have been trying to find reviews about the tread life on them and I was not successful. I hope they will get better life than that or I will be buying new tires next year. I am thinking about writing a running review on them just to track how they do over their life. I just have to find a tread depth gage and find some time to take them off road.

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