[zookkid]

ive noticed these "motorway mongrels" and they look sick! they are just extreme trekker rip offs really, but the mongrel model is actually a retread. (ino thats not safe at high speeds..but its a sierra it doesn't no what speed is.Smile)
therefore they should be cheaper?? any 1 got sum?any good?
cheers: jez

[Mike]

heaps of people down in tassie use mongrel and they seem pretty good probably wouldn't last on like a cruiser but a zook would be fine
the tyres i use are remoulds like mongrels but a different tread and i'm happy with them

[zookkid]

cool yer i wanna look into getting some maybe,for the right price

[Mike]

i just had a look at the motorway website and they make the tyres i've got they don't have an as aggressive tread pattern but they are MTs
i think mongrels are about $160 each

[zookkid]

how do i find some??
do they have any syd distributors?? ive jus email'd them to try get some info
cheers

[Mike]

i'm not sure where in sydney if you were it tassie i could tell you a place
$160 is the cheapest price i've heard but i heard of a place selling them for over 200 bucks
just contacting motorway would be your best bet

[Rockhopper]

Mike wrote:

i'm not sure where in sydney if you were it tassie i could tell you a place
$160 is the cheapest price i've heard but i heard of a place selling them for over 200 bucks
just contacting motorway would be your best bet

Holy crap!! If you're gonna pay that much for a retread, you may as well go brand new.

[suzukikid]

I was lookin at them when they had them in a 31" but then they apparently stoped makin them and had a 32"(Thats what the guy at the tyre shop told me!) Said i could have them for $150 each but then brought my 4 swampers on rims for $600........

[Zook_Fan]

what size swampers with what rims?

[andrewa]

i used to have motorway all terrains which were'nt to good at all. now i use maxxis buckshot mudders with no problems. i believe mongrels are very stiff side walls & you need to drop most of the air to get them to bulge.

[dj181]

i had the motorway MT's on my old sierra in a 30x9.5 and they worked really well....then they went on steves white sierra and now they are on someone elses i beleive and still going....mind u all i used them for was off road stuff and driving to and from off road stuff.....

[SuperRoo]

They're a great tyre if you get the monoform not the retread version.

I wont mention what we paid for 5 tyres here in the west but we would buy them again even if we had a decent supplier over here.

We've got about 60,000k's on them so far and they've still got 70% tread left on them.

Only problem we've had is getting them properly balanced.

[zooker]

Another vote here for the 32" monoform mongrels. They bagged well at 10-12psi and have loads of grip.

[zookkid]

awesome.yer definitly going to buy some now! ive read jax quickfit and grechie tyres in penrith have them i jus gotta find some!!!!

[suzukikid]

Zook_Fan wrote:

what size swampers with what rims?

The tsl super swamper or what every they are labeled a 31 but measure just over a 32 with cj jeep(-25 off set) was second hand had done one run down the main street! Was a bargain!

[Damo]

I have done plenty of road kms on my monoform mongrels, they are doing well so far.

Can't comment on off road performance

[Mike]

i've seen mongrels in action on a zook and it didn't get stuck where as everyone else did at least once

[zookkid]

who sells GOOD MEAN CHEAP tyres? (will only be used offroad-except to get there and back ofcourse)
Or what would you guys suggest?
eg:tsl
or a good place to go and ask in penrith syd west?