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Review of the Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ
When you look across the board at the major manufacturers of Mud Terrain tires, Mickey Thompson, who is owned by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, is one of the serious contenders for top rated Mud Terrain tires developed for serious offroad conditions. With their development of the Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ, they have once again proved that they can produce an offroad tire that is designed to meet or exceed the expectations of those who may push their equipment to the extremes.
There are many key elements that make up a good offroad tire and the closer we look at the Baja MTZ and talk to those who use the tire in some pretty harsh conditions, the more we like the MTZ. Here are a few of the key element that we think make this tire one to consider. First, we like radial tires. Mainly because a lot of us, are going to put one set of tires on our vehicle and drive it hard on weekends, then commute to job on Monday. With the cost of tires these days, it makes economical sense to buy one set that will work for both worlds, off-road wheeling and on-road driving. Additionally it's just nice to have an impressive set of tires on your vehicle that handle well on the road, and generally a radial type tire does that.
Mickey Thompson advanced on the typical radial design construction and made improvements for better wear and a smooth ride which is important for daily commuting. Tread design incorporates several traction adding features such as a multi-stage lug pattern and sipes across lugs. The multi pattern lugs help to break up highway driving frequencies for a quieter ride, while the sipes across the lugs improve traction on slick roads and snow as well as improving traction in mud and snow. All lugs have a decent amount of void area between the lugs for added bit and traction in mud & snow while improving the ability to self clean. The outer lugs extend down around the sidewalls for increased traction in deep mud with the aid of a patented sideway lug design called Sidebiters(R) which add traction in deep mud and increase protection against abrasion on the rocks. When aired down to the low teens or high single digits, the MTZ flexes well and the sidewall lugs come into play. 3-Ply Sidewall and 6-Ply Tread offers plenty of protection and Resistance to punctures.
While this is not the most aggressive MT tire on the market, it is an excellent choice for those who need an offroad Mud Tire that works well on the street with little compromise offroad. Fellow 4 wheelers we have talked to who run the MTZ all say they are happy with this tire and are impressed with the traction and offroad performance as well as the drive home. There is a decent selection of sizes to choose from however the cost per tire is on the expensive side when compared to tires of the same caliber.
Manufacturers description of this tire:
Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ Radial
Polyester Ply/Steel Belted Radial
Popular Sizes Available for Today's Demanding Off-Road Vehicles!
An aggressive mud terrain radial in Specialty Light Truck (SLT) sizing, features cut resistant 3-ply sidewalls and a full 6-ply tread for superior strength & toughness on or off road.
Advanced Radial Construction for High Mileage & Smooth Ride
Self Cleaning High-Void Tread Lugs for Traction in Mud & Snow
Deep Shoulder Lugs Provide Aggressive Traction and Bold Looks
Enhanced Sidebiters(R) for Added Traction & Protection
Traditional Light Truck Sizes Have Outlined White Letters.
Specialty Light Truck Size (SLT) Features 3-Ply Sidewall and 6-Ply Tread for Added Strength and Puncture Resistance.
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Review Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Sun May 31, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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gr8 on da black stuff and in da wet excellent off road tyre
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40,000km and still cant find any should get bout 80-90,000km
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i got 305/70-16 on a nissan patrol (australia 4x4) with a 2inch lift they work relly well with the suspension set up i have gr8 grip well what you could expect from a muddy in the wet on road having bf goodrich muddys before which felt a little slippery in da wet and also manage to rip a couple of lugs off but not so with mickey T's gr8 tyre nice and soft ride when i demand it and great side lugs for that extra grip out of slippery ruts . seem to dig down looking for hard ground in da sand unless you realy drop the presure to bout 10 psi but be warned make sure you have bead lockers on or you will spend most of your day changing dam tyres oh and i paid $320 each aus which was actualy the cheapest out of the whole lot couldnt belive my luck
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Mon June 1, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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I put these tires 35X12.5X15 on my 84 Sierra. These tires are quiet, amazing traction on mixed terrain..clay, black muck and rock I'm extremly pleased with this purchase.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Wed June 10, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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good road manners....good in the mud. good on rocks and trails
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Cons:
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center lugs cake up.....mild chunking
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GOOD TIRE!!!! This tires does real good on trails rocks and logs. They do better than most tires in the mud just got step on the gas every once in a while to clean them out. The sidebiters pull good in ruts. I have one lug chunked pretty bad and some cuts in the lugs. Good road manners wet or dry. I have a spool so I am not going to comment on tire wear.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Sat June 20, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Good on dry roads, mud, rock.
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Cons:
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need to give a little exstra space in the rain
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I have a set of 38x15.5x15 on a 01' TJ. these are my first set of tires of this size. I have about 8,000 miles on them. There is no visible ware that i can tell on the tread. They handle great on and off the road here in central Texas. However when the roads are wet they will get loose on you and ive had no problem sliding when under heavy braking. I would highly recomend these tires if you are going to do a mix of driving on/off road.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Wed June 24, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Never got stuck
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Cons:
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Wear too quickly
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I have had these tires for about a year and 3 months and have put about 20k miles. The tread has worn significantly. Great tires for the mud, sand, snow and trail but wouldn't recommend for a daily driver. 7/10
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Sat July 11, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: $160.00
| Rating: 10
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quite, got grip, looks cool/bad, love them, great street too
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none
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Was recommended to me by a street and trail Cherokee. I ordered new wheels and tires for my
restoration Toyota fj40 1972. These are great tires. Quiter than others, good braking and I will buy another set. Good job MT., J
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Fri July 31, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: $199.00
| Rating: 9
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Perform as well as any mud tire I have had..and out prmrm other mud tires on road/wet
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be dilligent with rotating and balance, and allignment, or they wear fast
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I have had BFG MT, Pro Comp MT, BFG at's, and the Mick Tom MTZ outperforms them in all regards....as long as you take into account this is not a street tire and dont drive it like it is one.
Good in mud, great on packed snow, even better in deep snow, no exposure to rocks so far, and I have never hydroplaned. Shop dynamically balanced tires this go round..ie- put wights on both sides of tire, and they drive unbelievabally smooth and quite...love this tire
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Thu September 3, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Great traction, and pull great
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Cons:
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not a single promblem
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i had a set of the baja claws on my tahoe and after those wore out i put the 33/12.50/17 MTZ's on there and aint ever been stuck with the MTZ's. and just a few days ago my buddy got stuck in his chevy 1500 with the BFG MT and it got him out with no problem then i went thru the hole he got stuck in with no prob the tires do a great job with anything i throw at it
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Tue September 22, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 1
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rides good brand new
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Cons:
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suck after the first six months
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nice when brand new but suck ass after they start a little wearing and all they do is just spin when i hook up to a full loaded pea-nut trailer
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Wed September 30, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Great tire, great street handling
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Cons:
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Low road nose level, discontiuned ALL tires bigger than 35's
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I love these tires. Have a 2000 F150 4x4 on 38's and would love to continue to run these tires. I once thought I found my tire that would always be on my truck, until I found out that Mickey Thompson discontinued ALL of their tires that are bigger than 35's. There for I tell anyone looking into Mickey Thompson tires to look else where.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Thu October 1, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 3
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Great look,
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chop up quickly quickly wear down on road and had uneven tread wear
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Had these on my 2004 dodge ram 1500 and they gave me a horrible vibration on the road cause by the uneven tread wear
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Thu October 15, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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I have these tires but they dont fit on my normal lugs for my 2006 sport jeep wrangler, anyone know what lug size i would need for these tires to fit right and so i can't remember the color of my jeep anymore?? I have some stock 31's on it right now, anybody??
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