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Where to get tires?
Petescj

Petescj

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Am I doomed to pay $900 to $1000 for (4) 33 x 12. x 15 Baja MTZs or a comparable tire from Goodyear or B.F. Goodrich? For me thats the largest lump sum for any of my upgrades for the CJ7 .

Where did you get your last set of tires? What did you pay? Better to buy on line or check locally? Is there a tire place out there thats beating everyone elses prices that you know of ? Id love to hear your thoughts.

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www.treadwright.com
I have five sets of these tires on different vehicles I own, and have never had any problems, period.
 
I've always gotten a good deal at ntw but it looks like the mtz will be $1000 now. Tires have really gone up in the last year or two.:(
If you watch their site you can get free shipping sometimes.:)
Mickey Thompson Tires MTZ Radial
By the way I've been happy with my mtz's, although they are not the best in heavy mud, but than I'm not a mudder.
 
I had looked into these awhile back. Seems you cant get them in a 33 in for a 15 inch wheel.

priceg said:
www.treadwright.com
I have five sets of these tires on different vehicles I own, and have never had any problems, period.
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Thats the tire I really wanted to try out. All the reviews Ive heard about them are good. I think theyd be great for me. Im not a mudder either. :D Thats the last place I bought a new set of tires. Theres a NTW about 30 minutes away from here. Probably be the first place I'll call for quotes.
Old Dog said:
I've always gotten a good deal at ntw but it looks like the mtz will be $1000 now. Tires have really gone up in the last year or two.:(
If you watch their site you can get free shipping sometimes.:)
Mickey Thompson Tires MTZ Radial
By the way I've been happy with my mtz's, although they are not the best in heavy mud, but than I'm not a mudder.
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That is true. I bought 16s for the Jeep and put 285/75r16s Gaurd Dogs on. They are a smigin over 32inches tall.
 
Petescj said:
Thats the tire I really wanted to try out. All the reviews Ive heard about them are good. I think theyd be great for me. Im not a mudder either. :D Thats the last place I bought a new set of tires. Theres a NTW about 30 minutes away from here. Probably be the first place I'll call for quotes.
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I've had mine for 6 years, they do well in the terrain I run and are road friendly. They do make noise on the road but no worse than anyother mud tire. they seem to have good sidewalls as I've seen 3 of the new BFG's have cut sidewalls running the same trails I went down. I usually run 8-10 lb's on the trails with no beadlocks and haven't had any problems with them. I've even bent 2 wheels with no tire damage.
They are my road tires now that I got the claws with the beadlocks.
 
as priceg said about the treadwrights the MTZ's are only about 32" also.
 
Old Dog said:
I've had mine for 6 years, they do well in the terrain I run and are road friendly. They do make noise on the road but no worse than anyother mud tire. they seem to have good sidewalls as I've seen 3 of the new BFG's have cut sidewalls running the same trails I went down. I usually run 8-10 lb's on the trails with no beadlocks and haven't had any problems with them. I've even bent 2 wheels with no tire damage.
They are my road tires now that I got the claws with the beadlocks.
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One cool thing about the treadwrights,is, you can get any of their tires with walnut shells impregnated.
 
priceg said:
One cool thing about the treadwrights,is, you can get any of their tires with walnut shells impregnated.
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:confused: your going to have to explain that one to me, what the purpose of the walnut shells?
 
They say as the shells become exposed, they create sharp edges for grip.
 
I would look a Goodyear mt/r. When I was shopping for tires I printed out the price for tires plus shipping on 4wd.com and got my duratracs for $20 less buy showing the salesman the cheaper price on 4wd.com. He matched the price. And mounted and balanced them for free. I would look on line and see what you come up with. Then show the price to a locale tire salesman.
 
anytime I look at on line tire prices I am impressed right up until I remember how much it costs to ship tires. I can get a much better deal at Discount tire with mount and balance and lifetime road hazard than I can from anybody on line.

My next set are going to be BFG KM2s

I figure I' going to have these for a very long time and I want to be sure they are just what I want rather than something that was a good deal.:cool:

And just for the record, Pete, you are dead on right. Damn tires are expensive!!:eek:
 
IOPort51 said:
My next set are going to be BFG KM2s

I figure I' going to have these for a very long time and I want to be sure they are just what I want rather than something that was a good deal.:cool:
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IO it might just be a fluke but I've seen 3 KM2's have sidewall's cut when noone else had problems. just something to think about.

Sorry for the hijack Pete.
 
Good to know as that was the #2 tire on my list. I loved the old style.
Old Dog said:
IO it might just be a fluke but I've seen 3 KM2's have sidewall's cut when noone else had problems. just something to think about.

Sorry for the hijack Pete.
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I bought tires from this site last year when they had a sale on BFGs. I think they were $155/tire, but shipping was about $100.
Onlinetires.com - TIRES Search Results

Also, another online site is treadepot where you can get 4 BFG T/A KOs for about $800 with shipping. They have a $50 rebate right now.
Tire List | Tread Depot

Wal-Mart mounted and balanced my tires for $10/tire. I'm sure most tire places would do this.

By the way, the BFGs and COOPERs listed are American made. You're able to purchase additional tire protection plans from each site.
 
I still havent had any luck. If anyone sees a rebate or sale on Mickey Thompson tires please let me know. Pm, post here , email , carrier pigeon... :)
 
Way to kill my buzz Dog!!:D

Now I am looking at the Super swamper LTB. The biggest reason the KM2 would be chosen is buying them from dicsount tire. I like the idea of being able to get some one by the throat if something goes wrong. :pissed:

The Swampers would come from 4 wheel drive hardware or Quadratec and a voice on the phone is just not quite the same.:cool:



Old Dog said:
IO it might just be a fluke but I've seen 3 KM2's have sidewall's cut when noone else had problems. just something to think about.

Sorry for the hijack Pete.
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I just bought a set of MTRs in 33x12.5x15 for 700 before tax mounted and balanced. Goodyear is offering 160 bucks off till the end of may on them. Couldn't pass up the deal.
 
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