Which tires would good for New Jersey
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03-20-2007 | 02:04 PM
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Which tires would good for New Jersey
Hey everyone. I am going to buy new tires for my H3. I am really looking at Mickey Thompson MTZ size 35's. I'm just wondering if they are good for all the differnt weather we have here in Jersey.Snow, rain, sleet, hail and so on.Any info or opions, or if I should look at a different tire would really help. Thanks....
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03-20-2007 | 03:58 PM
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RE: Which tires would good for New Jersey
I have the 35" Baja MTZ's on my H2 and I've been very pleased with them ... one thing you should be aware of though, they are louder than the stock tires ... should be a rather obvious thing considering the threads :-) As far as how they handle weather .. haven't had any hydroplaning issues with them in the rain, no real problem in sleet either. I took my H2 through 1.5-2 feet of snow this past winter and had no real issues either ... got stuck once when it got real deep but nothing a little common sense didn't fix!
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03-20-2007 | 04:16 PM
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RE: Which tires would good for New Jersey
When I went to order some M/T's recently, the salesman tried to steer me from them and back to an A/T tire. He said that they were horrible for street driving in rain/snow. His exact quote was "the first time you're on a wet road.....you're going sideways." I'm going to have the truck both on & off-road, so what's the best choice while still having a rather aggressive tread pattern?
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03-20-2007 | 06:02 PM
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mickey thompson mtz's, parnelli jones dirt grips are both very quiet and have amazing on road handling. I wouldn't **** on a set of bf goodbitches if they were on fire, no offense crash...I have them on my dodge and can't wait to throw them away. Noisy as hell and suck in rain/snow. Nitto makes a good tire too but very pricey, same goes for procomp. Any of the interco boggers will wear fairly fast and will be slightly noisey but are amazing in snow and mud. The interco super swamper ssr's and the truxis mt are the best all around tire than interco makes...imo
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03-20-2007 | 08:39 PM
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RE: Which tires would good for New Jersey
ORIGINAL: Yingxiong
When I went to order some M/T's recently, the salesman tried to steer me from them and back to an A/T tire. He said that they were horrible for street driving in rain/snow. His exact quote was "the first time you're on a wet road.....you're going sideways." I'm going to have the truck both on & off-road, so what's the best choice while still having a rather aggressive tread pattern?
When I went to order some M/T's recently, the salesman tried to steer me from them and back to an A/T tire. He said that they were horrible for street driving in rain/snow. His exact quote was "the first time you're on a wet road.....you're going sideways." I'm going to have the truck both on & off-road, so what's the best choice while still having a rather aggressive tread pattern?
I will however say I don't agree with Impy in them being very quiet but that's me. I think they sing a little bit more than stock at highway speeds, well, quite a bit actually. This of course being just my own perception so ... but nothing the stereo won't be able to "fix" for you :-)
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03-21-2007 | 12:10 PM
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RE: Which tires would good for New Jersey
ORIGINAL: ZYNE
Not sure what your sales person was smoking at the time but I'm guessing it wasn't a Marlboro. It sounds he has no first hand experience at all with these tires or they were mounted on a 2WD truck and driven on ice .. those statements simply aren't true!
I will however say I don't agree with Impy in them being very quiet but that's me. I think they sing a little bit more than stock at highway speeds, well, quite a bit actually. This of course being just my own perception so ... but nothing the stereo won't be able to "fix" for you :-)
Not sure what your sales person was smoking at the time but I'm guessing it wasn't a Marlboro. It sounds he has no first hand experience at all with these tires or they were mounted on a 2WD truck and driven on ice .. those statements simply aren't true!
I will however say I don't agree with Impy in them being very quiet but that's me. I think they sing a little bit more than stock at highway speeds, well, quite a bit actually. This of course being just my own perception so ... but nothing the stereo won't be able to "fix" for you :-)
Maybe the siping on the tread has something to do with it? I've seen muds with and without them. He must have thought all muds didn't have them. My H3 is in route to the dealer right now, so I want to find something soon and get those P-tires off when I pick it up! ! !
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03-21-2007 | 12:27 PM
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RE: Which tires would good for New Jersey
Regardless of his reasons he has no business potentially leading a customer down the wrong road just because he's clueless .. If you are going to speak for/against a product .. at least have SOME grounds to stand on ...
As far as getting the MTZ's I think it was Impy that hooked me up with a tire place up north (northern ohio) ... I paid $848 shipped 2 day for a set of 35's ... excellent customer service too!
As far as getting the MTZ's I think it was Impy that hooked me up with a tire place up north (northern ohio) ... I paid $848 shipped 2 day for a set of 35's ... excellent customer service too!