New Goodyear MTR Design

[adventureduo]

A buddy of mine drove with them this past weekend..

http://blogs.jpmagazine.com/6480894/campfire/new-goodyear-mt-r/index.html

They are not directional.

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

The cheezeball sidewall stuff sucks but I agree about it looking a lot better than the old one. The old one stuck like glue, which was killer, but was noisy with relatively poor wear and absolutely horrible snow and ice characteristics. This looks a lot better to me...

 

[Beowulf]

I agree about the sidewalls being too stylized. I think I have that same side wall on an RC Jeep I once owned.

 

[hovenator]

Yeah....But will they keep the "Good for one Year" tradition of Good Year, or will they actually last for awhile?!

 

[Hilldweller]

C'mon; don't be hatin' the bling....

I put them on last night along with the new polished alloys.
So far I'm very impressed by their grip on the street during my downpour commuting.
Muddy trails this weekend.

 

[2drx4]

I'd really consider them if they came in something suitable for me, say a 37x12.50R16.5.

Seems less and less are tires being made for 16.5" rims. Bah.

 

[spressomon]

Anyone have a report how the new MT/R balances up? How much weight they took? That's my only gripe about MT/R's: Normally take a fair amount of lead to balance; and they tend not to be as "round" as Toyo's.

Oh yeah: How's the noise level running down the highway compared to the old MT/R?

 

[jfarsang]

Too many threads on this one tire already. Copy & paste

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23324

I have the 31's OWL. You can get different sizes with either OWL or black out.

They are round.

Took less than 2 oz per tire to balance and are wearing evenly so far.

Wet, dry, city potholes, highway... it spanks my BFG AT KO's.

The only one concern I have is just longevity. But raking on the miles will show the results. May take a while.

Other than wear, it's the best 'all traction' tire I've ever driven.

Directional means that looking from the front, both tires (with a different tread pattern from left to right side of the tire) look identical from side to side when they are rotating in the same direction. You'll see an arrow or marker on the side of the tire indicating forward direction.

Non-directional / asymetrical means that one tire (with a different tread pattern from left to right side of the tire) is facing the opposite direction of the other side tire and are rotating in the same direction.

Both cases, when you drive away on anything soft and look at the imprint, both sides look identical.

Goodyear MTR Kevlar's are not directional. They are non-directional/asymetrical tires.

You rotate them just like any other tire.

There are many many road tires that have this asymetrical design. It's not a new design pattern.

It works well with this one.

Just took it up to Vedder mnt over the weekend.

I am loving them.

I was up there two weeks ago climbing one of the atv trails in 4x.

More than 1/2 the same track up I was able to do it in 2wd with MTR's compared to the BFG AT's/Nokian's.

After driving hwy/city in the rain and up in the mud, they are amazing tires.

I was skeptical at first, but I'm pretty sure Goodyear put in their R&D on these meats and came out with a solid tire for mud that rides like an AT on the road.

I'm sold on them.

 

[Hilldweller]

Anyone have a report how the new MT/R balances up? How much weight they took? That's my only gripe about MT/R's: Normally take a fair amount of lead to balance; and they tend not to be as "round" as Toyo's.

Oh yeah: How's the noise level running down the highway compared to the old MT/R?

Quiet and they're easy to balance. They were more difficult to mount, due to sidewall rigidity --- similar to a low-profile go-fast tire.

I love them so far.