315/75-16 Mickey Thompson MTZ's Installed

[bamachem]

:D

the upper arm clears on the road, but at about 75% droop, it begins to complain a little. time for a trim...

http://4rnr.net/images/mtz-on-1.jpg

http://4rnr.net/images/mtz-on-2.jpg

http://4rnr.net/images/mtz-on-3.jpg

http://4rnr.net/images/mtz-on-4.jpg

http://4rnr.net/images/mtz-on-5.jpg


to me, they look just perfect on there. like they were made for it. i love the way the fill out the wheel wells more than the 305's did.

also, they are SUPER QUIET - as in just as quiet as i remember my brand new 265 Nitto Terra Grapplers to be a few years back - yeah, they REALLY are quiet.

i only drove on surface streets home, at most at 45MPH or so, and i'm very impressed. i'll take it out on the interstate for a bit later. so far, the power difference is noticeable, but not bad at all. about like going from stock 265/70's to 265/75's. really, not THAT much difference from the 305's. i'm sure my mileage will go down a little, but at this point, i really don't care about that much anyway.

they are approx 1.75" taller than the half-worn 305's and only about 1.5" taller than brand new 305's.

these are approx 34.5" tall and goodyear says that the new 305's are 33" tall.

and ric, actually, the mt/r's were already 12.2" wide and these are supposed to be 12.4" wide. however, with the extra height, they rub the frame on a full turn, and they hit the upper arm more since the "fat" part of the tire is up higher (farther from the rim).

they make 305's look puny. definitely a noticeable difference...

305's

http://4rnr.net/images/20061109sus109.jpg

315's

http://4rnr.net/images/mtz-on-3.jpg


so far, the 315's on 4.56's isn't bad at all. it's not NEAR as noticeable as it was going from stock 265's to 285's for sure. i don't know if it's because i'm already used to a slower, heavier runner or what...

[Lee]

those tires look awesome. a guy on our club forum with an 07 fj mounted the very same tires

here's his:

http://www.leded.com/FJ/FJ_frontcorner.jpg

the side lugs look a lot like my trxus mt's :)

[ADH8796]

I love these tires I just have a quick question how loud are they on the road and what kind of life do they have (long or short)?

[bamachem]

they are WAY quieter than the MTR's ever were. they're actually on par w/ most agressive AT's as far as noise is concerned.

as far as life goes, Mickey Thompson and the vendor that I bought them from said that 40K could be expected on something as light as a 4runner, so they should be just as good - if not better than - the MTR's on the wear.

i usually change mine at just below half of the available tread, and on the MTR's, that meant somewhere along the lines of 25k miles.

[callmej75]

I like those Andy...but unfortunately they have a hefty price tag also. Nice and aggressive with nice traction. Now go test em' out!

[ADH8796]

Thanks on the info Andy I know my BFG MT's aren't too loud so that's what I was hoping for with these thanks for the info.

[bamachem]

i got these for a killer deal thru ebay. i got them for just a hair over $1000 shipped for 5. they're normally that much (or more) for 4.

the seller is a MT dealer, but they had been being undercut on eBay by a seller who was selling blems for $100/set cheaper. the legit seller got pissed and lowered his price to $10/tire over cost to undercut the blem seller while he worked with MT to figure out who it was and put a stop to them selling the tires as advertised as "first quality". i got the set of 5 so cheap that they said they made less than $20 on the deal after they had to pay the ebay and CC fees. i'll never get a deal like that again, and since i have a DD now, the runner should see less than 5k a year, meaning that these will be on here a long, LONG time. :D

[Euphorickaty80]

Those are some nice looking meaty tires!! Your right they look like they were just made for it!!!!

[ADH8796]

Last weekend I went wheeling with Keith and he has the Mickey Thompson MTZ's on his 2nd Gen and not that I think they performed any better than my BFG's did but they just look so much more aggressive than my BFG's do that I'm convinced these are going to be my next tires. Now to decide 305's or 315's??? Hmmm

[Swissdrums]

Thanks on the info Andy I know my BFG MT's aren't too loud so that's what I was hoping for with these thanks for the info.


I started out with the MFG M/T's...I was fairly new to the automotive world and did not care for them...they got loud as hell and didnt last too long. My MT/R's are wearing nice, but I rotate and balance often.

The 315's on your rig look AWESOME Bamachem!

[marko3xl3]

Your truck just keeps getting better and better. Jelously is not a strong enough word to describe how I felt haha. If I were to turn my truck into an off-road vehicle, that's exacly how I'd do it.

I love the color scheme and everything. Did I mention that rear bumper should've been in production 10 years ago? I am serious.

Great job as always!

I am curious though...what's your DD now?

[bamachem]

thanks for the compliments. i really appreciate it.

i still have a lot to do. i haven't had a chance to trim the front arms and i still need to rework the rear bumper mounts so that i can build my stainless aux fuel tank to put where the spare used to live. ;)

LINKY to the 95 Acura Legend GS (http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=285.0)

[4x4Fink]

Those look awesome Andy! I've had a dream about your rear bumper at least twice a week since you built it...does that mean as much to you as it does to me?

[marko3xl3]

does that mean as much to you as it does to me?


That just sounds creepy...like you wanna make love to him or something :gay:.

LOL

[TroysToy]

Andy,
Your truck looks awesome. I also dream about your bumper and am wondering where you got it? :bowdown:

[TroysToy]

So I looked at your sig, and went to your website to find out that you built that bumper. It is exactly the bumper I would build if I could, good work.

[bamachem]

thanks man, i really appreciate the compliment!