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Goodyear Wragler Mtr Vs. Hankook Dynapro Mt

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redneck_racr8 Enthusiast

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Looking online there have been ups and downs about the tires. Just seeing what anyone thought of the two. I live in Iowa so snow/ice driving is a big deal. Just looking for feedback. Thanks

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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Looking online there have been ups and downs about the tires. Just seeing what anyone thought of the two. I live in Iowa so snow/ice driving is a big deal. Just looking for feedback. Thanks

Have you read the reviews ove on http://www.tirerack.com yet? Their reviews are from people that actually own the tires, so they are pretty reliable.

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Jim's points out a great resource, but i'll throw my opinion in. If you're concerned about snow, and same for rain, stay away from the MTRs unless you plan on getting them siped. They don't do well in snow and wet because of their solid lugs. I don't know about the Hanook, but the Mickey Thompson MTZ or Cooper STT (which are nearly identical and both made by Cooper) are much better in the wet and snow. They're as aggressive a tire as the MTR, but have siped lugs. They're both a fair amount cheaper than the Goodyear as well.

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Jim's points out a great resource, but i'll throw my opinion in. If you're concerned about snow, and same for rain, stay away from the MTRs unless you plan on getting them siped. They don't do well in snow and wet because of their solid lugs. I don't know about the Hanook, but the Mickey Thompson MTZ or Cooper STT (which are nearly identical and both made by Cooper) are much better in the wet and snow. They're as aggressive a tire as the MTR, but have siped lugs. They're both a fair amount cheaper than the Goodyear as well.

 

^ What he said. I have the MTZs, and they've been a great tire. I have just under 12k on them, and with regular rotation, they are wearing extremely well. From the people I've talked to that had the MTRs, they said they wore quickly, and did poorly on wet and snowy roads (like Karl said, due to the lack of siping). Umberto (AllBlkdOut07) has the cooper Discoverer STT on his truck with similar mileage to mine, and they are wearing almost identically, and have been for the last 6 months (saw him in April they were the same as mine, saw him in Oct. and they were the same as mine).

 

And while tire rack is a good place to research all terrain and street tires, I wouldn't go there for mud tire reviews. I think they only have the MTR and the Firestone MT, neither of which have any siping, and neither of which are thought to be towards the top of the mud tire list.

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And while tire rack is a good place to research all terrain and street tires, I wouldn't go there for mud tire reviews. I think they only have the MTR and the Firestone MT, neither of which have any siping, and neither of which are thought to be towards the top of the mud tire list.

Valid point... especially on mud tires. Tirerack's main limitation is of course the fact that they only have reviews for tires that they sell (obviously). Many 4WD mags offer up tire tests and reviews. I'd bet they even post them on their websites.

2000DV4.8 Senior Enthusiast

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And while tire rack is a good place to research all terrain and street tires, I wouldn't go there for mud tire reviews. I think they only have the MTR and the Firestone MT, neither of which have any siping, and neither of which are thought to be towards the top of the mud tire list.

Valid point... especially on mud tires. Tirerack's main limitation is of course the fact that they only have reviews for tires that they sell (obviously). Many 4WD mags offer up tire tests and reviews. I'd bet they even post them on their websites.

 

 

I completely forgot about those.

 

Check out fourwheeler.com and 4wor.com

 

I know both of them have done mud tire tests recently (and the liked the STT and MTZ).

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Yea I checked tire rack and many others before i posted this. Many weren't just on Chevy trucks. Not so much that it would matter to much. I've also talked to many people around here that and most of them either have The hankooks or the goodyears. Most of them are famers. I just thought I would expand the question to more people. I thank you for the the advise and will now look towards the coopers along with the other two in making my descision.

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