Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T thread

Yes I talked to someone at my local shop. He contacted Mickey Thompson

 

Well thats a bummer

 

My Mickey MTs were on the floor of my local 4WP for immediate purchase.

 

We are talking about the new ATs

 

Ok, they had Mickey ATs on the floor as well. Don’t know if they still have them but a few weeks ago they had several stacks.

 

I have about 30k on my Atzp3's and I think they are a fantastic tire. I'm running 275/65/20 (34.2X11.1)
But besides the tire itself, I have to say Mickey Thompson is wonderful company to deal with. At least I have had nothing but "real people" vibes and outstanding customer service. I've run Mickey "T's"for 25+ years too...






My 88'

Old school Baja's 33/13.5/15 circa 94'


Big fan of the Brand for both performance and the people.

 

Dang that’s awesome

 

A buddy of mine told me about SimpleTire.com
Ordered mine and they are showing to arrive on Tuesday (1/25).
If only I can get an ETA on the 6112’s

 

I priced them out. They didn't have 35x12.5x18 but was close with 305r70x18. With no installation, no certificates and a military discount it came out to $1740. Seems high to me.

 

Maybe they'll price match? Print out some quotes and they might just do it. It's worth a shot. I have 295/70r18s, and it's close to a 35. Might be a touch cheaper if they have it too

 

Lotta Rubber in the E range, plus that aggressive side wall = $$$ and weight. Mickeys have always been on the high side for pricing. USA made though.. I'm good with it, especially after having them for a couple thousand miles.

 

They were cheaper than Falken wildpeaks, which used to be reasonably priced, hell the toyo at3 is cheaper than wildpeaks now. When I saw how much they went up, I looked around and decided on these based on performance and aggressive looks.

 

I don't remember exactly what I paid for mine, but it was probably close to $400 or so for 295/70r18. They were certainly on the upper end of the scale for that size AT, but I dont remember it being so astronomical that I wanted to wait for Toyos or Falkens or Coopers, or... My first choice was KO2s since that's what I had before, and those are typically pricier too, and these didn't seem to much different. This was august/ September though. Shortages had just kind of started..

 

When I got my falkens in Jan 2020, I paid $226 a tire for a 275/70r18, that same tire was $341 when I shopping in November of last year, a 50% increase in price. When I bought them in 2020, they were far below the price of the competitors, now they cost more. Th competitors prices haven't changed nearly that much, as least from my memory when I was searching for tires

 

The Falken Rep on here said something about a production issue (capacity, not quality) within the last year or so that had them change some things around. Could have been the reason for the price bump. They're (Falkens) a good tire/deal at the elevated price, imo. I think folks "tried" them when the price point was so low, and will be repeat customers for a while or life even with the increased price. Not bad strateegery if you ask me.

 

Well I think they'd quote it if they could get a set. I did look on MT's site and priced a direct shipment and that was $$$ too but I'm unaware if they actually have them in hand to ship when the order is placed.

 

Mine came in four days early from Simple Tire. As for the pricing, I shopped around to a couple local places, discount tire, and 4WP. Simple Tire came out the cheapest. Having a local place put them on for me. I’ll have to add it all together after mount/balance.

 

I’ve purchased from Simple Tire in the past and it was a pleasant experience. Good price and delivered quickly.

 

I'm loving the look and positive reviews of these tires. Just ordered a set of (4) 295/70/18 from Discount Tire for 1700 installed.

Should be a few weeks but Ill check back in.

Thanks for posting this! I had no idea these existed and wasn't sure what to try next.

 

Thank You Sumo91!! You helped to make up my mind on these!!! I am planning a Utah trip and I need both road quality and off road ability!! I am not going to rock crawl but will be on the dirt for sure!!

 

You’ll be happy with these. The 295 is also a good size. While I rein the Boss MT, I’ve seen the AT in person and they look absolutely terrific.

 

Placed an order for mine today. Will have them in on Feb 2nd

Now I just need to sell my Toyo MTs

 

295/70/18, Bilstein 6112 in the front at the 1.9in lift setting. They fit... but its tight. Barely any clearance from UCAs and rub them when in full turn going in reverse.

Discount Tire wasn't able to balance one of them and has ordered a replacement. No clue what that means for the masses but it was shaking on the balancing machine no matter what.

These tires are beautiful. Pictures speak for themselves and still don't do justice. Road noise is less than my 275/70/18 Ridge Grapplers. I took a pretty steep hit on fuel efficiency but that was to be expected going from a 275 to a 295.

 

Probably the route I’ll go as well. Free rotation from Discount doesn’t end up being a great deal given how far it is to the store and how far out they are usually booked. I’ve done my own rotation the last three times.

 

I'll have mine on this Saturday

 

Question: What do you guys think about the Hybrid MT Legend ETCs? They seem to be lighter weight than the MT Baja Boss and come with a 50k mile tread life and look pretty aggressive - I’m mostly in CA so I don’t need the Snowflake symbol rating and they will be On Road 90% of their 50k mile life… thx,

 

They're slapping these tires on as we speak!

 

Sweet! Looking forward to pics and impressions.

 

That looks bitchin! Is that a 6in lift?