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Hello Everyone,
Long time reader and first time poster. I have gathered a ton of very useful information on this forum, so thought it was time for me to contribute back hoping my feedback will help at least one person make an informed tire decision.
I just replaced the stock OEM GY Territories with the MT Baja Legend EXP Tires at 32,000 miles. I bought my soft top equipped Outer Banks Sas used at 17,000 miles. I am also a ranch real estate broker in north Texas, so I put a lot of miles on my vehicles including highway, city, gravel roads, rocky roads, mesquite thorn pastures, mud, and rain/snow...we have a place in remote Colorado as well so I do have a lot of snow driving experience. What I don' t do is rock climbing and drive in the deep sand, so I can't comment on that.
Was growing tired of these gravel chunking and (I think) noisy GY Territories. I know a soft top amplifies the noise as well. I will say they are smooth riding (thanks to C rating I suppose) and drove straight and true down the highway.
Now, for the MT Legends. I am a person who thinks (over thinks) my gear and equipment. I did a lot of forum searching, research, etc before I made my final tire decision. Here is what I was looking for in no particular order::
1. Less noise. I test this empirically using an Apple Watch Ultra and the decibel app. Under the exact same conditions (road near my house, speed, and wind), the GY Territories were right at 70 decibels at 55 mph. The MT Legends were between 64 and 65 decibels. Doesn't seem like a big difference, but it is. You can still hear them, especially with a soft top, but they are noticeably quieter. Before everyone comments, I realize the GY's had 32,000 miles on them when tested, but they were still noisy at 17,000 miles when I bought it used. Only time will tell if the MT's stay quiet with age or not.
2. Heavier Duty to put up with mesquite thorns (not many tires will, but every ply helps). The MT Legends are D rated...which gives me some extra ply's of protection, but still a great ride AND the overall tire weight still fairly low. I was not worried about the sidewalls being 2 ply as I don't do jagged rock climbing.
3. Tire Weight ... GY Territories are by far the lightest ones out there at 52 or 54 pounds (depends on what you look at) in the 315/70 17 size. The MT Legend is 62 pounds, the next lightest I could find and with a bump in ply rating. All others are in the upper 60s to mid 70 pounds per tire. If I had to guess, I would say I have taken a very slight MPG drop but not noticeable really...maybe .5 mpg less. I can't tell any difference in acceleration with this heavier tire. Performance is great. I was fearful that if I move up to the Faulkens (at 75 pounds) or some of the other popular tires, that performance would suffer a little.
4. Aggressive look. The MT's are a lot "beefier " and "chunkier" that they look in pictures. I love the look of them. The outer and inner shoulder lugs are massive. The center lugs are much tighter and gives the quieter ride.
5. Smooth ride but stable in all conditions...it doesn't have to be the best at anything, but does need to perform well. In fairness, the GY Territories rode very well and performed well in rain, and decent in mud. I did not drive in snow with them. So far, with the MT Legends, I have driven in driving rain (we had 3" of rain here the last 5 days) and these tires ate the rain to pieces...even hitting large puddles. No problem at all. I have driven on gravel roads and, while they throw a few stones, it's nothing like the Territories. I also drove in snow two weeks ago in Colorado. Our road in CO is gravel and a 10 percent incline to our house. Over a thin layer of snow and slush, no slipping at all in four-wheel drive. They did fine. Regarding mud, I have not tried them yet, but I can't help but think they will do well as the lugs are huge and plenty of channels to expel the mud and rain.
I hope some of you find this helpful. This Bronco is a daily driver for me and the MT Legends, so far, have turned out to be a really nice upgrade from the Territories and have performed admirably. They are a great combination of aggressiveness but great ride, performance and noise qualities.
Long time reader and first time poster. I have gathered a ton of very useful information on this forum, so thought it was time for me to contribute back hoping my feedback will help at least one person make an informed tire decision.
I just replaced the stock OEM GY Territories with the MT Baja Legend EXP Tires at 32,000 miles. I bought my soft top equipped Outer Banks Sas used at 17,000 miles. I am also a ranch real estate broker in north Texas, so I put a lot of miles on my vehicles including highway, city, gravel roads, rocky roads, mesquite thorn pastures, mud, and rain/snow...we have a place in remote Colorado as well so I do have a lot of snow driving experience. What I don' t do is rock climbing and drive in the deep sand, so I can't comment on that.
Was growing tired of these gravel chunking and (I think) noisy GY Territories. I know a soft top amplifies the noise as well. I will say they are smooth riding (thanks to C rating I suppose) and drove straight and true down the highway.
Now, for the MT Legends. I am a person who thinks (over thinks) my gear and equipment. I did a lot of forum searching, research, etc before I made my final tire decision. Here is what I was looking for in no particular order::
1. Less noise. I test this empirically using an Apple Watch Ultra and the decibel app. Under the exact same conditions (road near my house, speed, and wind), the GY Territories were right at 70 decibels at 55 mph. The MT Legends were between 64 and 65 decibels. Doesn't seem like a big difference, but it is. You can still hear them, especially with a soft top, but they are noticeably quieter. Before everyone comments, I realize the GY's had 32,000 miles on them when tested, but they were still noisy at 17,000 miles when I bought it used. Only time will tell if the MT's stay quiet with age or not.
2. Heavier Duty to put up with mesquite thorns (not many tires will, but every ply helps). The MT Legends are D rated...which gives me some extra ply's of protection, but still a great ride AND the overall tire weight still fairly low. I was not worried about the sidewalls being 2 ply as I don't do jagged rock climbing.
3. Tire Weight ... GY Territories are by far the lightest ones out there at 52 or 54 pounds (depends on what you look at) in the 315/70 17 size. The MT Legend is 62 pounds, the next lightest I could find and with a bump in ply rating. All others are in the upper 60s to mid 70 pounds per tire. If I had to guess, I would say I have taken a very slight MPG drop but not noticeable really...maybe .5 mpg less. I can't tell any difference in acceleration with this heavier tire. Performance is great. I was fearful that if I move up to the Faulkens (at 75 pounds) or some of the other popular tires, that performance would suffer a little.
4. Aggressive look. The MT's are a lot "beefier " and "chunkier" that they look in pictures. I love the look of them. The outer and inner shoulder lugs are massive. The center lugs are much tighter and gives the quieter ride.
5. Smooth ride but stable in all conditions...it doesn't have to be the best at anything, but does need to perform well. In fairness, the GY Territories rode very well and performed well in rain, and decent in mud. I did not drive in snow with them. So far, with the MT Legends, I have driven in driving rain (we had 3" of rain here the last 5 days) and these tires ate the rain to pieces...even hitting large puddles. No problem at all. I have driven on gravel roads and, while they throw a few stones, it's nothing like the Territories. I also drove in snow two weeks ago in Colorado. Our road in CO is gravel and a 10 percent incline to our house. Over a thin layer of snow and slush, no slipping at all in four-wheel drive. They did fine. Regarding mud, I have not tried them yet, but I can't help but think they will do well as the lugs are huge and plenty of channels to expel the mud and rain.
I hope some of you find this helpful. This Bronco is a daily driver for me and the MT Legends, so far, have turned out to be a really nice upgrade from the Territories and have performed admirably. They are a great combination of aggressiveness but great ride, performance and noise qualities.
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