Tire Advice

[zbysiu23]

I had Nittos on my D II and I loved them... The zeons grip a bit better though...I think..

 

[05LR3AZ]

285/60/18 Nitto Terra Grapplers on my LR3

They ride smooth on road and no problems off road. I do have some minor rubbing when I turn all the way to the right due to the size.

 

[farouk1]

I run michelin 285/60/18 cross terrain. There great on the highway and i have run them off road quite a bit with no problems. A litle pricy though. Dont forget to allign the new ones.

Hello buddaman; how do you manage that? Any rubbing at all, especially when off roading?
Please show us some pics, if possible. Thanks and Regards.

 

[buddaman]

I've never had any rubbing on road or off. offroad im always in the raised position. Iove these on road and no problems going anywhere in the dirt.
sorry no pics. everytime I try to upload the site tells me my pics are too big

 

[buddaman]

here we go I figured it out. I had to resize the pics. just a little mud on them

 

[BigArt_LR3]

I highly recommend the Kumho Road Venture APT KL-51. I have these in 255/60/18 and it's like a 10000000% difference from the Good Years. I'm very happy with them so far - smooth ride and no noise.

 

[craiglud]

Anyone try these new MT/R's with Kevlar in size 275/65R18?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Wrangler+MT%2FR+with+Kevlar&partnum=765QR8WMTRKOWL&i1_Qty=5
I am going to get a new set of tires pretty soon. I have loved the cooper Zeons but am considering something a little more aggressive. Anyone trying these out? How is ride noise? and on/off road handling? I know some people have been running the regular MTR so I would guess the fit is similar?
Craig

 

[Houm_WA]

Nope...but it drove me NUTS that they came out about 2 weeks after I bought my regular MT/Rs in the same size!

....but I find it interesting that these Kevlar ones have a load rating of "C" while my good ol' regular ones carry an "E" rating...?

 

[craiglud]

Nope...but it drove me NUTS that they came out about 2 weeks after I bought my regular MT/Rs in the same size!

....but I find it interesting that these Kevlar ones have a load rating of "C" while my good ol' regular ones carry an "E" rating...?

I agree about the load range, 2,535 @ 50 (Kevlar) vs 3,415 @ 80 (regular) is significant. Especially since I tow a trailer too and like to load it down too. It could be a deal killer for me. Also I see in the specs that GY says the Kevlar is 32.2" and the regular tire is 32.1, go figure...

How do you like the MT/R so far?
How many miles?
I think you had the Zeons before how do you compare highway noise to them?
Do you have to run the height sensor mod all the time to prevent running?

 

[Houm_WA]

Craig,

I like the MT/Rs a lot....both for the size advantage and the traction. I basically feel like the LR3 cannot be stopped with those babies on; could be my undoing someday! I have only about 200 or 300 miles on them as I only put them on for trail runs and don't generally run them on the highway. That makes it hard to answer your third question, but from my limited experience they are noticably louder and sloppier on pavement.

I do indeed run the height sensor mod and occasionally still rub offroad...but not enough to make it a deterrent. On the road when no articulation is happening it's not an issue.