Goodyear MTR Kevlar Reviews

★★★★★★ Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar Tire Priced from $171

Where To Buy

In wet traction the Goodyear Wrangler MTR Kevlar is the highest rated tire in its category at Tirerack out of 8 other tires. It’s the 3rd highest rated tire overall behind the BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 and the Firestone Destination M/T. With a Kevlar 3 ply sidewall, you can feel pretty safe in areas with sharp rocks as most other tires are 2 ply. Here in Hawaii where we have some very sharp lava rock this is a big selling feature.

Goodyear spent over 2 years developing the MTR with Kevlar which is a lot longer than they usually spend on development.  And in case you didn’t know MTR means Maximum Traction/Reinforced

Goodyear partnered with Sandia National Labs to perform computer modeling of the perfect tread design. They digitally modeled various tread patterns, seeking the right balance of rock crawling grip with the ability to quickly flush mud out of the tire’s deep grooves.

Nobody likes getting stuck and or flats which was the driving force behind the design of this tire.

The reviews over at Tirerack are 99% positive about the new Goodyear MTR with Kevlar. Everybody LOVES them.

I’ve had three sets of these tires, one with Kevlar and 2 of older MTR I love them I’m a firefighter and I put these tires to the test on road off road I go places in two drive that most have to go in four wheel drive. The first set had 65000 on them and the second set had 70000 on them and I put them on a f350 and got a new set of Kevlars they ride like a dream on highway with low noise. I recommend these to tires to everybody I love mine.

Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar Tire
Priced from $171

Another guy said;

I lifted my LR3 with a Johnson Rod lift kit and these tires have been outstanding for off road use and filled the extra space in my wheel well just right at 32 inches. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a good off road tire. Excellent for Moab and rocks!

Another guy said; Love this tire. Only 300 miles on them so far. I was amazed at how much they improved my trucks appearance. They gave me almost 2 inches of ground clearance over my stock tires.

This from a Jeep Rubicon owner;

I purchased these tires coming from BFGoodrich Mud Terrain KMs with a poor opinion of BFG all together. I ran the previous version of the MT/R on my Jeep from the factory and im well aware of its less than stellar wet traction and performance in the mud. what many people failed to realize as that MT/R did not stand for Mud Terrain – it stands for Maximum Traction/Reinforced. The tires are designed for rock crawling. I have since put 5000 miles on my tires and I love every minute of driving them. the center strip really helps in wet traction and they are considerably more quiet than the BFG’s they replaced. i considered heavily between the MT/R Kevlar and the KM2 tires and it really came down to the offroad reviews I was starting to hear about the new goodyears.

Goodyear really upped their game for the mud, and the tires still preform great in the rocks. When I am offroad I air down to around 5PSI with my Walker Evans beadlocks and these tires will stick like glue to anything. I even crawled up a 5 foot tall iced over waterfall ledge that left some very hard core Interco IROK and TSL guys completely impressed. These tires are nothing short of phenomenal – but they come at a cost. The voids are so large that they are relatively noisy and also because of that you need to keep them balanced and rotated frequently to prevent cupping or uneven wear. If you can stay by those guidelines you will enjoy the tire immensely. the MT/R Kevlar is just absolutely great.

I’ve read pretty much page after page of glowing reviews from owners of this tire.  There was one guy who didn’t like them. But there is always one…

“I haven’t been able to test these tires in snow yet, but as far as off-roading goes, these tires are the best I have ever purchased.  I love the look of them and get lots of comments on them. I noticed that since they are so heavy, they seemed to smooth out my ride. Again, they are a much needed improvement over the BFG’s that they replaced!!!! Goodyear has definitely restored my faith with these tires”

“1.Quieter on the highway than any in there class 2.Dry and wet traction are almost the same (good to very good) 3.stick to rocks/boulders like no other! 4. Let you devour feet of snow like its cotton candy in a daycare center 5.want to stick to the ice and find any excuse to do so.”

Buy or Don’t Buy?

Based on the user feed back, I’d definitely buy the Goodyear Wrangler MTR Kevlar in a heart beat.

Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar Tire
Priced from $171

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