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TP asked me a question Re. my Mickey T MTZ's and why it looks like I might have lost some fuel economy for the same size tyre as a result.
I was going to PM my answer to TP, but I though that others may have something to add, so I decided to through it out as a post.
TP, I hope you don’t mind...
“Hi TP.
Re. your question about the MTZ’s. I love them.
I have put a couple of thousand K’s on them and they have quiet’nd down quite a bit. They are still noisier than my ATR’s but nothing horrendous. We did a day trip out to Morgan and I was very impressed with how they performed. I had them aired down to 22psi and even the hard-core Rover boys that I was there with said they were amazed at what I pointed the Prado at and how well it did. A lot of this was due to the tyres.
As far as the fuel figures go, the MTZ’s on steel rims are a lot heavier than my ATR’s on the Toyota alloys, but I think that the lug pattern and maybe the design of the side wall make the tyre sit flatter, more bulge??? than the ATR’s. I noticed straight away that they were harder to turn when I went to leave our driveway that has a very gentle slope up to the road and the engine did not pull the vehicle up as easy on idle as it used to when I let out the clutch with the ATR’s on. I also noticed that where the vehicle would normally need a little bit of brake to hold it when stopped at the lights it will now stay put (remember that I have a manual).
It looks like I “might” have lost half a litter per 100 but I will have to run them for a few fill cycles around town to confirm this.
As far as clearance goes, on my truck with 70 odd mm of lift in the front and the ARB bar, no worries.
Where are you in SA, we are up near Gawler and if you are concerned about clearance we could slap one of the MTZ’s on your truck and see how it looks? I could also take you for a run in mine if you wanted to hear them on the road.
Cheers,
Paul.”
TP asked me a question Re. my Mickey T MTZ's and why it looks like I might have lost some fuel economy for the same size tyre as a result.
I was going to PM my answer to TP, but I though that others may have something to add, so I decided to through it out as a post.
TP, I hope you don’t mind...
“Hi TP.
Re. your question about the MTZ’s. I love them.
I have put a couple of thousand K’s on them and they have quiet’nd down quite a bit. They are still noisier than my ATR’s but nothing horrendous. We did a day trip out to Morgan and I was very impressed with how they performed. I had them aired down to 22psi and even the hard-core Rover boys that I was there with said they were amazed at what I pointed the Prado at and how well it did. A lot of this was due to the tyres.
As far as the fuel figures go, the MTZ’s on steel rims are a lot heavier than my ATR’s on the Toyota alloys, but I think that the lug pattern and maybe the design of the side wall make the tyre sit flatter, more bulge??? than the ATR’s. I noticed straight away that they were harder to turn when I went to leave our driveway that has a very gentle slope up to the road and the engine did not pull the vehicle up as easy on idle as it used to when I let out the clutch with the ATR’s on. I also noticed that where the vehicle would normally need a little bit of brake to hold it when stopped at the lights it will now stay put (remember that I have a manual).
It looks like I “might” have lost half a litter per 100 but I will have to run them for a few fill cycles around town to confirm this.
As far as clearance goes, on my truck with 70 odd mm of lift in the front and the ARB bar, no worries.
Where are you in SA, we are up near Gawler and if you are concerned about clearance we could slap one of the MTZ’s on your truck and see how it looks? I could also take you for a run in mine if you wanted to hear them on the road.
Cheers,
Paul.”
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