Calgary Jeep Association
4x4 Related Groups => General Talk => Topic started by: cablesmurf on September 17, 2005, 09:40:25 AM
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I recently traded my Baja Claws to Elsifer for his stock Rubi rims and tires (which seems to be at about 85%) and they are going on our ZJ and it is still my wife's daily driver and baby hauler. Now, obviously their safety is more important to me than the way the Jeep looks, so my question is....how are these tires in the winter compared to the Goodyear GSA's she is running right now? Would I be better of selling the tires and buying some BFG AT's (which I have run before and liked)?
Thanks in advance,
Smurf
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I really liked the MT/R's in the winter. On the packed snow (which is pretty much polished to form ice) they did pretty good, air em down a touch and its like a sunny summer day. Even on glare ice at a river crossing, they grabbed quite well, especially at lower rotational speeds.
I ran at 20 psi for a while with them, and while I wouldn't recommend highway speeds, they are quite nice on the side streets of Calgary that don't get cleared of snow.
They will flat spot in the cold, you will notice that right away, but once they warm up, the are a pretty darn good winter tire, in my opinion.
I'm jealous of other rubi owners who have managed to keep their original rims/tires.
Good luck in the snow!
Chris
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My wife's ZJ has 32x10.5 MT/R's on it. Best road tire we've ever had on any Jeep, winter or summer. imo
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Compared to the GSAs they rock. The GSAs suck. ATs are better yet but not enough to trade I don't think. I run Rubi tires on our baby hauler and on it, too, they were better than the Michelins that came on it as stock OEM tires.
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I run my MTRs in the winter and love them. However, I do have them siped and if you are worried about traction go get them siped. I have better traction in the winter with my MTRs than I did with my AT/S.
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I recently traded my Baja Claws to Elsifer for his stock Rubi rims and tires (which seems to be at about 85%) and they are going on our ZJ and it is still my wife's daily driver and baby hauler. Now, obviously their safety is more important to me than the way the Jeep looks, so my question is....how are these tires in the winter compared to the Goodyear GSA's she is running right now? Would I be better of selling the tires and buying some BFG AT's (which I have run before and liked)?
Thanks in advance,
Smurf
MTR's are garbage compared to BF AT's in the winter. They are pucks on ice. Below minus 10, I rank em right up there with a swamper. They are ok in heavy snow (still not as good as a BF), but thats not really your worry around town.
They also wear a lot faster then a BF.
I've run swampers, MTR's, BF at's, Yoko geo's, GSA's, and bunch of different AT's. BF has been my favorite winter tire so far.
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i"ll second bill comment have had both on my wifes liberty as well and she made me take them off didnt feel right put on the bf never heard a complaint again