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Continental MPT 80/81 tires

Zeus33rd

Zeus33rd

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These tires look intriguing. Mostly for 20" rims. The 335/80 R 20 looks really interesting to me. 40.55" tall, 12.5" wide. These will probably end up being my replacement for the Michilen XL's when it's time to replace them.

http://www.mpttires.com/Continental-MPT-81--33580-R-20--125R20_p_10.html

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As long as you have hearing protection, you should be good. Those look LOUD
 
I rode Michelin XL's from GA to CA...75-80mph all the way, 2400 miles. At less than 5mph, I can actually feel the lugs on the tires. It feels like driving on a rumble strip. At 80mph it's like a huge bumble bee, not that bad. Noise isn't a concern. Finding a tall narrow 40"+ radial tire, that is feasible on a dually is the concern. These look like they'd be way quieter than a michelin xl. lol
 
KidJethro said:
I rode Michelin XL's from GA to CA...75-80mph all the way, 2400 miles. At less than 5mph, I can actually feel the lugs on the tires. It feels like driving on a rumble strip. At 80mph it's like a huge bumble bee, not that bad. Noise isn't a concern. Finding a tall narrow 40"+ radial tire, that is feasible on a dually is the concern. These look like they'd be way quieter than a michelin xl. lol
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can you afford 1 inch more in width per tire?

I guess you would have 20s now with the xls but the procomp 40s have the highest weight rating in the bunch of newer 40s. They are available for 20s i think too. I know i just saw a dually with them a week or two ago. my pro comps on my k5 are super quiet on the road compared to others.
 
Thank you for the...heads up. I have some experience with these...

We used these tires in Iraq. Just like the michelin XL and XZL, they can be ran either way.
 
wetoolowdingbangow said:
can you afford 1 inch more in width per tire?

I guess you would have 20s now with the xls but the procomp 40s have the highest weight rating in the bunch of newer 40s. They are available for 20s i think too. I know i just saw a dually with them a week or two ago. my pro comps on my k5 are super quiet on the road compared to others.
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I don't care about noise. And I don't care for any of the 'off road' tires by any of the typical manufactures, not for my truck atleast. I didn't see any procomps, tsl's, bfg's, or MTR's on the mraps, lmtv's, hemmt's, strykers, lav-25 or anything other than humvee's, in iraq. Guess which tires got wasted, destroyed and replaced a LOT more? Exactly the same reason I will not ever run an optima battery. We replaced those hunks of sh!t by the dozen in Iraq. The failure rate was eye opening.

My current tires are 11.00 r 16 michelin xl.s 16" rim, 39" tall, 11 wide. I have 1.5" spacers between the duals in the rear.
 
I have read up on those tires Joe. They seem to be a dang good tire. Some claim huge benefits from siping.

Those really would be an awesome tire on Zeus
 
I was just staring at the pictures actually, imagining different patterns that could be grooved into them to make them more flexible and friendly to long road/convoy? miles. There is a Les Schawb dealer about 1/2 mile down the road from me. They have a siping machine big enough to do tires that size. Grooved + siped would be a neat combo. :bow:

You are right, I think they'd be perfect for my particular truck. I do things differently than most, think differently and have a madness to my method that most people don't jive with. I want the truck to reflect that. It MUST look military, and it MUST be something people will want to stand next to and have their picture taken with. There is a VERY specific method to this particular madness. :whistle::saweet::screwy:
 
I think you really have to see Zeus coming down the road at ya to truly understand this. I have seen lifted dually on 40s before but none of then screamed at my brain like Zeus did.

Maybe it's cause I like squares but that truck Definately has a vibe all its own..
 
My 325/85R16 XML's are wider than my 38x12.50x16.5" swampers.

Martin
 
Good link. Not as heavy as I expected. I think the 80's series tread pattern is a good choice. I could see these tires lasting forever.

What rims would you use?
 
I actually really like the bead-lock versions of those mrw's. Easier to build some kind of military replica wheel off of a bead-lock wheel.

The more I think about the cost of all of this..I'm looking at $1k+ per tire/wheel combo....x's 6. :O Perhaps a Dana 80 one day too. Ziinnng. :eek1:
 
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