I have a 2008 Rubicon unlimited. I currently have Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ tires. I loved them when new. Have 40,000 miles on them and the noise is killing me.

Any recommendations on tires that look aggressive but have a more conventional tread pattern. Would love to have the aggressive look without the noise.

I very seldom go off road

Thanks in advance!

 

I find most mud terrains to be nice and knobby and aggressive lookin, but impracticle if all your driving is paved. I use MT's with 33% paved driving, 67% on muddy dirt roads or no roads at all.

 

Duratrac. I'm not sure if you would call it a conventional tread, but they are a great all around tire and I think pretty quiet too.

 

Thanks!

 

They are made by Goodyear. They are great in the snow and highway and have had a few of my buddies run the Rubicon trail with no problem.

 

I have had them on my 09 Rubicon for six months now, on and off road and they are great, aggressive not knobby tire design that is quiet on the road. Just completed the Mojave trail and they performed very well.

 

Goodyear Duratrac x2

Aggressive look but quiet on road and perform very well...

 

OP, we have similar driving styles, which is why I talked myself out of the MTZ's....tough call at the time. I went with the Mickey Thompson ATZ (realize they may be discontinued) they have great agressvie looks, no issues in the light trails I do, and in the snow this past winter have been great. They also have a nice hum to them.

AND, they are wearing very well....with 40,000KMs on them, 5 tire rotation every 5,000KM...think I've burned up 3/32" thus far.

Loos like the replacment tire is the ATZ P3, no personal experience with them other than to see a few jeeps running around on them.

You may want to add these to your comparisson shopping list.

 

I would recommend:

Goodyear Duratrac
Cooper STT
Cooper ST Maxx
Nitto Trail Grapplers
Toyo Open Country M/T

 

Yep Duratracs, best all around tire I've ever owned, and believe me, I've owned a lot. They do as well in winter conditions, as they do offroad.