We Say: Strong performance on and off the road, albeit a little noisy. The Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar Tire is designed to provide your Jeep, Truck or SUV with an aggressive tire that is built for extreme offroad. I’ve been living with the MT/Rs now for about 7,000 miles. I also liked that they had Kevlar in the sidewalls for more puncture resistance. Tassie is only a small state and, so far, we have only put around 3000km on the MT/Rs, but there’s plenty more off-road work ahead for these muddies. I chose the Goodyear MT/R because I had such an awesome experience with my last 2 sets of Goodyears. When lowering tyre pressures for soft sand driving, the MT/Rs didn’t ‘bag-out’ too much in the sidewalls, even at 13psi when recovering one of the other vehicles on our Tassie adventure. As well as traction ridges that see the tread pattern continue over to the sidewall, the MT/R has a Kevlar reinforced sidewall construction, which proved impervious to damage despite my sometime wayward off-road driving that saw me occasionally brush up against rocks and other obstacles. The Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar is an off-road tire that offers traction in mud, sand, and rocks along with a strong sidewall for added puncture resistance. They also copped a pounding on some of the narrower tracks we encountered, with tree roots and rocks attacking the sidewalls at every opportunity but inflicting no visible damage – not even a scratch. The MT/Rs did not disappoint, offering good traction no matter the surface. FREE shipping and some of the CHEAPEST pricing for sale online on the 33x10.50R17 Goodyear Wrangler MTR With Kevlar tires. Just look at the overall tread pattern and it’s quite clear to see what the Goodyear engineers have tried to achieve with this asymmetric design: a combination of off-road grip and on-road performance. And while the outer half of the tread pattern is also quite chunky, there’s an obvious longitudinal channel and a lot more siping in the tread blocks, clearly aimed at maximising water dispersion when driving on wet roads. There are few sipes on the inside tread blocks, which are chunky items spaced far apart, no doubt aimed at gaining purchase in slippery off-road conditions, as well as quickly clearing away mud. The next day I got to sample the MT/Rs on wet bitumen and gravel roads, and Goodyear has obviously gone to great lengths to ensure they perform well in such conditions with their unusual asymmetric tread pattern. Its MT/R stands for maximum traction/reinforced. Sure, muddies generally get louder with age when the edges of the tread blocks start to flare, but the MT/Rs were too new exhibit this type of wear. Goodyears MT/R is not designed as a mud terrain tire, its really designed for other types of terrain like rock crawling where its kevlar reinforced sidewall resists cuts and punctures. ![]() This leisurely cruise on the highway, with a freeway section thrown in, didn’t yield much information when it comes to on-road grip, steering and braking, but it did highlight the noise generated by the MT/Rs which, while not excessive, seemed more noticeable than some other new muddies we’ve tested before. Short wet braking distance and the best handling speed.My first taste of the MT/Rs was on dry roads, firstly commuting through Melbourne and then, once off the Spirit of Tasmania I, on the highway from Devonport down to Longford.Overall Goodyear Wrangler MTR Kevlar ReviewĪccording to the test results Goodyear took 1st place. 1-7th place in Traction on a rocky slope. In 2015 experts of the South African magazine Drive Out have tested the Goodyear at size 265/75 R16 and compared to 9 similar budget, mid-range and premium Mud Terrain tires. Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar is a Mud Terrain and All Season tire with asymmetrical tread pattern, designed for SUV and 4×4.Ģ015 Drive Out Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Kevlar Test
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