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Tire/Wheel advice & opinions please Irok vs. MTR

A friend of mine just put a D60 under his '03 2500HD and he bought some 36" Irok bias plys and they ride smoother than the 31" SSR radials that he had. My brother has a '92 Burb with 9" lift and 36" Iroks and he loves them too. I don't like swampers, but the Iroks seem to be a decent tire. My 36" TSL SX's are junk, I can't even give them away! (Well not really "give", but I have tried to sell them cheap with no success)
 
MTR's BABY!!!!!!!

Honestly....better then I had hoped for. I remember just before I bought them I had a post in the garage saying "you guys get to pick my next tire" the mtrs won out over something else (i forget) by one vote...so i went out that same day and bought the MTR's....never looked back. I will def be getting some more MTR's when these wear out (most likely 37's hehe). But the MAIN consideration for my truck was that it is a daily driver. And let me tell you...with these tires, i swear i am running all-terrains on the street...can't hear a thing.

Everything elseabout the two tires has pretty much been covered in this post already so i will leave you with this simple phrase: MTR's BABY :deal:
 
I ran 35" MT/R's on my Blazer for several years. The truck had BFG Muds on it before and TSL's after the MT/R's.

I felt that the BFG was a better handling, quieter, and had better wear on the road than the MT/R.

The MT/R had a little better traction in every off-road condition, even mud, as compared to the BFG.

The TSL's do much better than either the MT/R or BFG in most off-road conditions around here (midwest to east coast type terrain - loose dirt, mud, loose rock, etc....).

For size, the 36" bias Irok is definitely closer in size to a 37" MT/R.
 
Well when I purchase the new tires for the rig I will be going w/ either the 39.5" or 42" Iroks. Have heard wonderful things about them and I have had the MTRs before and do not like them at all. The iroks do well on the rocks. Not as great as say the claws or the mtrs but they hold their own. They also don't do that bad on the street. A buddy of mine has a set of 49" Iroks on a full size f-350 and he has almost 5000 miles on them with minimal wear. Drives the truck everyday too.
 
You've narrowed it down to two excellent choices, they are both great tires. Ive got friends who run the 39.5 bias IROKS and the sidewalls are very tough (of course bias ply tires in general have tougher sidewalls) but they dont run them on the highway much at all. Off road, IROKS are a superior tire, comparable with about anything availble. MTRs are a great all around/hard core tire. They work very well both on and off road however sidewall tearing is sometimes an issue in the nasty rocks. Either choice is good.

IMO do not use aluminum rims, use steel and go narrow, an 8" rim on a 12.50 tire is perfect for holding a bead and tucking the rim away from rocks to avoid damage as much as possible. Make sure you use the shortest valve stems they make and dont worry about bashing a $35 rim!:D
 
Wow, this is way more response than I'd expected from a tired old topic.:waytogo:

Thanks again, guys.:D
 
B_to_C said:
And let me tell you...with these tires, i swear i am running all-terrains on the street...
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thats pretty funny, 'cause you are! lol!!!

j
 
I have the 35 x12.5 x 15 MTR's on 15x8 aluminum rims. I love them. I bought 'em from Wallyworld w/ full road hazard:waytogo: I do put a few road miles on them. As for mud, they have performed well in the Oklahoma mud (red clay or black snot). Granted, I hit mud and the throttle hits the floor:yikes: The only problem I had was rock that was cool and damp early in the morning. I will be looking at the 37's when the 35's wear out.

John
 
I have had, dunlop muds, remmington muds, bridgstone muds, super swamber tsl/sx, bfg muds and the goodyear mtr's. I am on my second pair of mtrs and I steped up to the 37's could not be any happier perfect for rocks, snow, mud, street(in decending order). Had all of those tires in 35's and the mtr' were by far the best. That is why I went for the 37's. My truck is a weekly driver and weekend wheeler, I put a lot of miles on it in the last 7 years.
 
I vote for the Iroks, I have TSL Radials and I love them, have you thought about the Irok radial? For street driving you will most likely be happier with the radial. I also wanted to point out you split up the voting for the Iroks with the two wheels, so the Irok total votes are winning even though it looks like the MTRs are winning.

I'm sure you'll be happy with either of those tires. :)
 
bigyellowjimmy said:
Make sure you use the shortest valve stems they make and dont worry about bashing a $35 rim!:D
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fwiw, i have used valve stems that were for a golf cart, extremely short :D
 
folkenheath said:
I vote for the Iroks, I have TSL Radials and I love them, have you thought about the Irok radial? For street driving you will most likely be happier with the radial. I also wanted to point out you split up the voting for the Iroks with the two wheels, so the Irok total votes are winning even though it looks like the MTRs are winning.

I'm sure you'll be happy with either of those tires. :)
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Actually I am leaning towards the radial if I do the Iroks. I was looking at pics over on Pirate; and if the both function equally, I prefer the more "square" look of the radials.

I split the voting because if I get the MTRs I will use the steel wheels I have now. If I get the Iroks I would like to run a 10" rim. Right now the Colo Customs are what I've got in that variety. So I was also kinda testing to see how people thought about running the aluminum rims.

So, in short; yeah I noticed the Iroks are leading overall.:)
 
Do a search on yahoo or google about tire tests. I found out a lot of useful information about tires from doing that. I have already voted and posted, but I forgot to say MT/R'S KICK ASS IN THE ROCKS!!! They grip like they are made of tar. They also offer one of the strongest 3-ply sidewalls that a radial tire offers due to goodyear's silica compounds. The only bad thing about them is they seem to chunk in the rocks a little. They are soft so after wheeling in the rocks you will notice gouges in the treads, but in my opinion that is the mark of a hardcore 4wheeler. They also come in 35", 37" (what I have and love), and even 40"!

BTW- One of my MT/R sidewalls has a very nive sized gash in it from a rock on my first 4 wheeling trip with them. Its a good 1/2 inch deep and didnt penetrate. That was at 18 psi, I now run at 14-16 psi on the trail. I have been on many highway and 4 wheeling trips since then and its been fine. If I can figure out how to load pictures, I will post onee up of the gash and some of the chunking.
-Harrison
 
87BrnRsd said:
They are soft so after wheeling in the rocks you will notice gouges in the treads, but in my opinion that is the mark of a hardcore 4wheeler.
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I agree, it's kinda like calluses and scars on your hands. It's how you can spot the real deal.

I always like pics. Any info you have is useful.
 
Awesome pics Harley.:thumb:

I think from what I'm gathering you could expect a good 30,000; but that's pure conjecture on my part.
 
you might want to try a radial. I have 38.5 thornbirds bias ply and though they are great when aired down, they are all over the road driving to and from the trail. I have had better experience with radials and am going back to radials with the 39.5 Irok. Just something to think about.
 
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