maxxis mudzillas

Post by **scotyz** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:50 pm

ive just ordered a set of mudzillas for my cruiser .im just after some honest opinions of what there like from people who have tryed them.i couldnt decide between the creepy crawlers and mudzillas and went for the muddies just because of the $50 difference per tyre and i bought 5.let me know cheers Scott

Post by **bastard** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:15 pm

Have a set of 33s on my car and will happily replace them with the same.

Post by **kinglakekustoms** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:40 pm

hey mate two of the guys i go 4bing with hav two big sixties running 35inch maxxis mudzillas and if you are gona use em for mud and you got a big enough engine to spin em your gonna go places they tare through anything. good mud tyre

Post by **scotyz** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:51 pm

sound good ,some people say they wear fast but they never say how far they get out of them,5000 or 50,000.ive been running 35 inch bfg muds last to sets but have destroyed the sidewalls before the tred.the maxxis sidewalls sound tuff

Post by **kinglakekustoms** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:19 pm

i would recomend them for off road use only not to drive on everyday as yes they are a very soft compond and so the dont like the tar too much or rocks. otherwise a good tyre

Post by **YankeeDave** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:55 pm

bias tyre so better for bush and not road, can't really compare with radials

Post by **GU BUG** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:13 pm

I think they have a pretty stiff sidewall & don't bag out all that well when you drop the tyre pressure???? Haven't owned them so I won't comment too much

Post by **I.M.P.O.S.E** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:29 pm

bastard wrote:Have a set of 33s on my car and will happily replace them with the same.

Im the same. Yeah they might not be the quietest ones around.

I use mine on road all the time as well. They have done plenty of kilometers with no signs of excessive wearing!

Post by **muppet_man67** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:33 pm

does anyone have any pics of them? I checked the maxxis site but it came up with an atv tyre.

Post by **Guy** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:45 pm

they look alot like a claw, so much so I am pretty certain that they were sued for the design ...

Can anyone confirm this ?? ...

http://www.tyresfromme.com.au/light_truck_extreme.html

Post by **GRIMACE** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:50 pm

they grip very well, they bagged easily enough (at 12psi) under a shorty patrol and they wear very very fast if used onroad.

I personally think they are a great tyre but do wear abit oo quick for my likings.

Post by **scotyz** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:52 pm

they where sued by mickey thompson and mt won the court case so maxxis has to change the design by 10%.as for a picture ,if your on google ,type in maxxis mudzilla and click images above some pics will come up.Thanks for all the replys so far there has been no negatives.I should have them on friday and will give them a run sunday on a club trip.

Post by **grimbo** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:22 pm

scotyz wrote:they where sued by mickey thompson and mt won the court case so maxxis has to change the design by 10%.as for a picture ,if your on google ,type in maxxis mudzilla and click images above some pics will come up.Thanks for all the replys so far there has been no negatives.I should have them on friday and will give them a run sunday on a club trip.

ahhhh yes the old BS change it by 10% and it won't be a copyright infringement. How do you change a tyre design 10%? Always makes me laugh when people throw that figure around.

I'd imagine there is alot more too the chnage requireents than just 10%

Post by **scotyz** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:09 pm

i good dose of the skinny peddal on a rock wall should change them by 10%

Post by **mtb_man** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:45 pm

What are you paying per tire? (If you don't mind me asking) Also what size are you buying?

I'm tempted to buy some if they're a good price... [edit]Screw that, they don't come in a 35"...

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Post by **scotyz** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:15 pm

they do come in a 35 ,thats what ive bought 35x 13.5 x 15 .They were $320.00 each fitted.

Post by **playdoh** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:25 pm

I had them on my old 4Runner, it was my daily driver, so they got a fair few road miles, didn't seem to be wearing any faster than your average muddie, fairly noisy, but road grip was impressive even in the wet.
Offroad, I had them in mud, on sandstone, granite, dirt, gravel, grass, etc.
Steep hills, cross slopes, they took everything in thier stride, except for muddy descents, very little control going downhill in the slop.
They didn't bag at all with the weight of the 4Runner (even at 4psi), but they did mould around rocks quite easily at low pressures.
I would highly recommend them, mine are still going strong on a fellow club members comp car. (for the record they were 33x13.5r15)

Post by **playdoh** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:26 pm

Post by **playdoh** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:27 pm

oops again.

Post by **mavzilla** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:09 pm

I dont have any but playdo ya got an itchy trigger finger or what

Post by **sniper** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:32 pm

My mate has them on his 80 the 35`s. They do wear really fast and not recomended for road use. When driving slowly on the black top you will feel every knob of rubber. Shakes your truck. Also killed my mates RTC (4way) he had to go buy the big bugger one $300 (still an RTC).

Bloody brilliant in the mud, noisy on raod, but we all love the noise.

Chip easily on rock (at Appin anyway) but so will most tyres out there.

Great offroad tyre, but I would also opt for another set for street duties. Also remeber its illegal to run bias tyres on the road unless your vehcile came out from the factory with them. Your insurance company knows this

Post by **mtb_man** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:26 pm

scotyz wrote:they do come in a 35 ,thats what ive bought 35x 13.5 x 15 .They were $320.00 each fitted.

I stand corrected.

D'ya reckon you need a 10" rim or would they be ok on an 8"? 13.5 is getting pretty wide for a 8" rim to handle...

Post by **scotyz** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:45 pm

No they have to go on a 15x10

Post by **sniper** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:29 pm

in that pic i posted there on 8" rims

Post by **crankycruiser** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:58 pm

scotyz wrote:ive just ordered a set of mudzillas for my cruiser .im just after some honest opinions of what there like from people who have tryed them.i couldnt decide between the creepy crawlers and mudzillas and went for the muddies just because of the $50 difference per tyre and i bought 5.let me know cheers Scott

I had 35" mudzillas and they were a god tyre. .wore to fast tho.. i now have 38.5" creepies and they are better again and wear heaps better too

Post by **crankycruiser** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:59 pm

mtb_man wrote:
scotyz wrote:they do come in a 35 ,thats what ive bought 35x 13.5 x 15 .They were $320.00 each fitted.
I stand corrected.

D'ya reckon you need a 10" rim or would they be ok on an 8"? 13.5 is getting pretty wide for a 8" rim to handle...

I had mine on 8" rims to start with ended up putting them on 10's tho

Post by **OISTA** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:47 am

What is fast wear classed as?? Is a All Terrain that is stuffed at 70,000km fast wear? Or is a Muddy that is bald at 40,000km fast wear?
I guess it just comes down to personal opinion.

Post by **playdoh** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:00 am

mavzilla wrote:I dont have any but playdo ya got an itchy trigger finger or what

Kept getting an error code, wasn't showing up on the forum when I tried to post, so I tried a few more times, gave up, then PM'd.

I think I got my point across

Post by **siklux** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:59 pm

I have a set of 35x13.5x15 for sale, they have about 70%tread left. i have 4. in meblourne if anyone is interested. only 600bucks! PM me

Post by **crankycruiser** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:50 pm

OISTA wrote:What is fast wear classed as?? Is a All Terrain that is stuffed at 70,000km fast wear? Or is a Muddy that is bald at 40,000km fast wear?
I guess it just comes down to personal opinion.

I reckon u would be lucky to get 20 - 30 thou outta them
I sold mine after about 5-6tho and they woulda been nearly a quarter gone

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