Mickey Thompson Baja Belted
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Mickey Thompson Baja Belted
Anyone run these on their Superduty or other truck, especially 36" or bigger? How loud are they? I've heard that sometimes they tend to follow grooves in the pavement... any comments on that? Any other info on ride/noise is appreciated. Also if you could mention the size you are running. Thanks a bunch.
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I ran 39/18/16.5 Mickeys on my 2001 SD (I now run 39.5" Swampers). They were a really smooth riding tire and not too loud, but... they pulled all over the road. Of course the 18" width had alot to do with that. The 39/15 may be a little better. They were a pretty good tire IMO, but I just didn't like how bad mine pulled, especially with the size of my truck. I think I may still have some pics on my computer if you want me to send them to you.
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Ran 35" x 11.5"'s on a '79 swb, they were great everywhere except on the road, horrible in the rain-no sipes. I got about 35k out of these. The more they wear the worse ride, noise and handling got. Very excellant tire off-road for traction and overall "toughness" of the tread and sidewall-I think this is what's makes them marginal on the street though.
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I can't find the pics on my photo program on my computer (I think I may have deleted them because I have hard copies). I will try and see if I can find them someplace else, but in the meantime, here are a few links to SDs with the MT Baja belted. Mine looked pretty much the same as the first link. I believe all of the MTs on these trucks are 18" wide, except for the third link (harvest/gold color) which has the 15" wide tires.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883319pwMyGIZAmV
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25591935SquNYYDqmE
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883292ZZGALBhvsT
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883272lphdauodDL
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25592522LlLxqmmppx
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25592001GYvlhmxIwE
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883282WXlzNkEnBB
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883338fWEDugmSqm
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24211687bxzarOyZfR
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25591529myjzFbUhgu
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25591548cKOvbtpohx
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883319pwMyGIZAmV
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25591935SquNYYDqmE
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883292ZZGALBhvsT
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883272lphdauodDL
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25592522LlLxqmmppx
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25592001GYvlhmxIwE
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883282WXlzNkEnBB
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24883338fWEDugmSqm
http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24211687bxzarOyZfR
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25591529myjzFbUhgu
http://community.webshots.com/photo/25591378/25591548cKOvbtpohx
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MICKEY THOMPSON'S ARE THE CRAPEST TIRE I HAVE EVER SEEN I WOULDN'T PUT A SET ON FOR NOTHING ACTUALLY I WOULD ONLY FOR THE SAND, THOSE TIRES ARE VERY LOUD AFTER SOME MILES,THEY ALSO WEAR OUT YOUR WHEEL BEARINGS AND STEERING. AND THEY START TO WOBBLE YOUR FRONT END VERY BAD I KNOW FROM MY TRUCK I HAD 35X17.50 MY BROTHERS TRUCK HAD 39X15.00 MY BUDDIES TRUCK HAD 35X17.50'S THEY BOUNCED HIS FRONT END AND IT TORE OFF HIS STEERING BOX OFF THE FRAME THATS MY OPINION ON THEM
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if you have half ton axles, the wider mickey's like the 18's and 17.50's will work them loose and tear them up like any wide tire will on a 1/3 ton front end, i think the baja belteds are good on the road compared to tsl's boggers etc... you can get good mileage out of them, and the ride is somewhat good, the wide ones will tend to pull you around when you hit grooves in the road, but that is with any wide tire. also, the noise they make isnt that bad, its more of a high piched whine than a roar like a bogger....very tolerable
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WELL MY BROTHERS TRUCK WAS A 99 3/4 TON DODGE V10 AND HE FIRST HAD 36X14.50 MICKEYS BAJA BELTED AND THEY MADE HIS TRUCK SHAKE LIKE NO TOMARROW AND THEN 36 SWAMPERS RADIALS AND THEY WERE GREAT, THEN HE PUT BACK ON 39X15.00 BAJA BELTEDS AND THEY RODE GOOD FOR THE FIRST 1000 MILES OR SO THEN STARTED TO BOUNCE WHEN HE HIT A BUMB, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD GO SIDE TO SIDE AND THE TRUCK WOULD BOUNCE I MEAN REALLY BOUNCE ON THE FRONT END.SO HE WENT BACK TO GOOD OL BF GOODRICH MUD TERRIANS.
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WELL I THINK ITS THE LUCK OF THE DRAW, I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW THIS!!! WHEN YOUR BIAS PLY TIRE TAKE TAKE THE WHOLE BUCKET(A LOT OF WEIGHT) OF WEIGHTS THEY ARE NOT A PERFECTLY ROUND TIRE SO IN THAT CASE IS WHY THEY WOBLE AND BOUNCE. SO MY BROTHER SHOULD OF CAUGHT ALL THE WEIGHT ON HIS TIRES.
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They are bias, but they have nylon so there is no flat spot on a cold morning. I have heard some good and bad things about these tires, but I think some of it has to do with the truck. If you have IFS, and wide tires that pull, it's going to cause problems. Also If you have loose steering or wheel bearings with excess play then again more problems.
I have 39" Claws right now, and they actually run great on the street (except they are super noisy and my mileage sucks). They were almost perfectly balanced without weights, but I went ahead and balanced them anyway. I drove them for awhile before I balanced them, and they still drove ok.
You can use special "patch" balances that are like those old bicycle innertube patches, but they have weight to them and are made to balance tires. You need to find someone with a Hunter GPS9700 balancing machine (or something like it) that has a program for "patch balancing." Believe me, it works real well.
A couple people have told me that MT now has better quality control, and their tires are more balanced. Maybe they had problems before? Anyway I think I'm going to cross my fingers and try a set since I had good luck with the Claws.
I have 39" Claws right now, and they actually run great on the street (except they are super noisy and my mileage sucks). They were almost perfectly balanced without weights, but I went ahead and balanced them anyway. I drove them for awhile before I balanced them, and they still drove ok.
You can use special "patch" balances that are like those old bicycle innertube patches, but they have weight to them and are made to balance tires. You need to find someone with a Hunter GPS9700 balancing machine (or something like it) that has a program for "patch balancing." Believe me, it works real well.
A couple people have told me that MT now has better quality control, and their tires are more balanced. Maybe they had problems before? Anyway I think I'm going to cross my fingers and try a set since I had good luck with the Claws.
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 11-Sep-02 AT 11:30 PM (EST)]I was close, heh
two of my friends run the 39x18's and have gotten about 40,000 miles out of them, with careful rotation and air pressure monitering
two of my friends run the 39x18's and have gotten about 40,000 miles out of them, with careful rotation and air pressure monitering