Mickey Thompson Baja STZ

Best tyres I have had – 87k kms and still some meat on them, wear very even on all 4 tyres, quiet on the road and great on dirt and in the wet. About to order my second set. Show details

Good tyres in all conditions. I have done 97000km on my 2015 Ranger, we travel a lot towing a 20ft off road van – These tyres have been very pleasing from when I purchase them. I have had no problem with them in all types of whether and some very hot temperatures on our travels towing a 20ft off-road van through out Australia Show details

Best tyres I have ever had – I put these tyres on my 2016 Ford Ranger shortly after I got it. I travel 500km every seven days due to my roster, mostly on sealed country roads with a few km of gravel along the way. At my last vehicle service the tread depth was 8mm. I have just clocked over 70000km and they are still in excellent condition. They do get rotated and balanced… Read more

every 5000km and I also get the wheel alignment done at the same time. Great tyre. I will defiantly replace them with Micky Thompsons when the time comes.

Came on my Prado 2nd hand, chunked pretty quick – Picked up an 09 Prado from a Toyota dealer with MT Baja STZ rubber on it - easy more than half tread remaining and looked good but noticed some minor chipping and cuts on them at purchase. First few thou kms seemed to hide the damage and the car drove smooth and pretty quiet, yet as I did more than 5k on dominantly paved roads and maybe 1k of dirt… Read more

(no rocks) the tyres began chunking off pretty bad - up to 50c piece size rubber tearing off in spots and rubber becoming pretty brittle. Obviously I don't know the full vehicle history other than it being a rural vehicle (and I can't do tyre warranty as second owner) however given the way they are falling apart after minor cuts and chips (which in my opinion should not have happened anyways) less than half the way through their life I have to wonder if I just got a dodgy set or if they should never have made roadworthy from the dealer!

Would have liked to try the STZs as a fresh set to give an unbiased review as it looks a good tread pattern for multipurpose use but the marketing hype and rubber quality after so few kms has me concerned. I will stick with tyres I have more confidence in to replace them as soon as I am home. Sounds like others have more luck woth them anyways.

THE tyre! – What can I say about these tyres? Other than 'Buy yourself a set!' They are that good. I didn't actually order these, I ordered another brand, and through a mix up at the tyre place they provided me these at no extra charge. 'OK, I thought'. Now the Hyundai Santa Fe isn't the best off road vehicle. I knew that when I bought it, so planned to… Read more

change the dinky road tyres with something with some 'grip'.

The Mickey Thompson Baja STZ did just that. Living in an area where it rains, we get sleet and it snows, I knew I need a good tyre, and these delivered in no uncertain terms.

Bitumen, no problems. Highway speeds, great, no rolling to the sides. Grass, yep, that works. Dirt racks (now this is where the Baja STZ's earned my respect. I learned to drive on dirt. Soft, red dirt that was unforgiving, so I love driving on dirt. On a camping trip I was running a little late to meet friends. My son sat shocked as I drove, in his words, 'like a maniac'. I was able to 'feel' the dirt road, every bump, every bit of movement, not in a bad way, but in a way that oozed control. Driving on semi-formed logging roads will challenge ANY tyre. The Baja STZ's let me enter bends and corners at what really we're ridiculous speeds. Anyone who has driven a logging road in Tasmania knows. I maintained 60-80 km/h with trees whizzing past. Sliding into and out of corners but always with the needed grip to put the car wherever I needed it to go.

My only minor complaint? They are quiet noisy on bitumen.

But! If you want grip in ANY conditions, the Mickey Thompson Baja STZ is the tyre you want and need.

Sadly, I lost the Santa Fe, long story, but I have an MK Triton and that is definitely getting the Mickey Thompson Baja STZ edge.

Best tyres I've ever had – Car came with MT baja STZ's and 40,000kms on the clock (10 years old). Since done another 100,000kms in 3 years, and the tyres still have at least another 5k on them. Now they are 13 years old and starting to bulge a little bit here and there, upsetting the balance. I think I'll buy another set.  Show details

Wow did they last the distance! – I travel hundreds of kilometres (282k in 3yrs) over rough terrain and unmaintained roads and these tyres have lasted the distance and then some. Keeping up the 10000 rotation service has made them do well over my expected used by on the tyres. Maybe not the quietest tyre but definitely the hardiest and in Australia we need hardy. Edit Update: 113700km travelled to changeover.  Show details

STZ discontinued ... Thank God – I'm an ASE Tech and have used Mickey Thompson Tires most of my life.( going back to the 70's) I purchased a Tacoma in 2015 and replaced the dreadful Dunlop's the dealer installed with the STZ. This was at approximately 2,000 miles. Naturally the tire rotations were done at each oil change and alignment checked but not needed. The spare is an STZ… Read more

so it was included in the rotation. My vehicle currently has approximately 22,000 miles on it and the STZ are worn evenly at 7/32. These tires are warrantied at 50,000 miles . They are definitely not going to make the 50K limit. My driving habits are mostly highway and about 100 miles of mild off- roading ( mud trails and creeks). These tires have good traction in snow , rain and mud. Maneuverability is good. They are noisy but nothing a good country station couldn't remedy. Very disappointed in the tread wear.

Although the STZ's were discontinued the replacement tire is the Deegan. I'm Holding off on buying any Mickey Thompson's or Dick Cepek until there is a real review that cites some decent tread life. Hey these tires are not cheap and if a consumer abides by the recommended rotation and alignment service then the manufacturer should be held accountable to their tread warranty. With regards to this tire (STZ) the tread warranty should have been at 30K NOT 50K. Lets hope the Deegan holds to its tread warranty of 60K.

Great Tyres – I had these on my previous PJ Ranger 245/70 16's and did almost 50,000km on them before I sold the vehicle. They were the best tyres I have ever had on a 4x4. At 45,000km they hardly had a mark on them. I was told by the dealer at purchase that looked after and rotated every 10k expect 90 to 100k out of them. I have no doubt the new owner will… Read more

get another 50k + out of them.

Great on road even better off road.

When my OE chineese HT's wear out first call will be my local dealer for a set of these in 265/65 17's.

I sure hope that MT don't stop making this tyre/tread pattern

I would suggest that anyone having balancing issues that there may be some other issue with rims, warped brake disks etc causing your problems.

Great tyres – Traveled 95,000 klms towing 17 foot caravan without Evan a puncture only 1 wheel alignment and didn't rotate tyres hope this new set do as good as I expect to do a lot more traveling I have total trust in these tyres I will not buy any other brand of tyres  Show details

315/70/17 Mickey Thompson STZ – This is the worst tire I've ever purchased. Completely impossible to balance and badly out of round. I've had all 5 of these balanced 12 times in the past 15,000 miles and each time its a headache. Mickey Thompson and 4 wheel parts could care less also. I pretty much have 5 boat anchors on my Jeep.  Show details

Great tyres on or off road – These tyres have been great both on and off road, 50.000 on them now and still going strong. I have rotated them every 10000 with only normal wear and NO punctures. Very sad they are discontinued, still got spare never used. I'm looking to get new as I want to do big trip up north pulling caravan, that wil be another 10 to 15000.  Show details

Seriously can I really rely on Mickies – I have been 4x4 driving for the past 45 years and have never experienced this with any other tyre brand. After extensive research I fitted STZs to my NS Pajero 4 years ago the STZs are date stamped 2012 and have traveled 35,000 km. Recently we traveled to Clarence River and as normally traveling on a dirt road in good condition not rutted I air… Read more

down to 34psi.

After traveling approximately 40 km we had a blow out on the rear right as I negotiated a bend in the road , on inspection the tyre had torn across the tread pattern and the steel belt was exposed and hanging out. We though not much of this these things happen and after changing the tyre resumed to travel to Casino. We had been on the asphalt for about 20minutues and the noticed a vibration in the vehicle on closer inspection found the left rear STZ had bulges in the tyre and had started to delaminates. As I was out of spare wheels we proceeded to limp into Casino , unfortunately the tyre blew out across the tread same as the right tyre exposing the steel belt. As it was out of normal business hours we managed to get assistance from a tyre company in Casino and replaced the tyres for us they also said that we would be wasting our time persuing any compensating as the tyres are out of warranty .

Up and till this episode the STZs had proven to be a good alrounder, however I don't believe that only traveled 35,000km even though the tyres were 5 years old in total as per stamp on the rear wall of the tyre should they be out of warranty. I have another 4by with BFGoodrich tyres 8 years old and are still going strong.

In summary these tyres had been rotated religiously every 5000km as per their recommendations and I can not trust my Micky Thompsons and the STZs do not give me any confidence especially with their after sales service

uneven tread wear – made of a poor quality compound that requires over maintaining by rotatating tires every 3000 miles as directed by mickey thompson ,when buying these your buying a problem, if you do not rotate these tires over 5000 miles they will fail and without proof of rotating mickey thompson is unhonorable and will not warranty. i am throwing these in the trash and going back with problem free michelin tires  Show details

stz – 2013 Dmax owner, original desert dulers were bad in the wet, very noisy and the worst handling tyre I have ever owned they lasted 30,000km after constant rotations and alignments it drove like a pig ! after fitting STZ mickey Thompsons the truck has became a gem to drive brilliant handling on/off road, wet/dry still quite with 50,000km on tyres… Read more

should get another 25,000km at least, I will be buying the same tyre when due again I will buy nothing else can't fault them

Great all terrain tyre – I have had these tyres for about 4 years, down to about 6mm tread, cant wait till they run down, I want to buy some more! Great on the blacktop fairly quiet, done lots of off road including the Canning stock route. No problems at all, no punctures, a few chunks out off the tread blocks but thats to be expected, I have given them a rough time.  Show details

Best tyres ever – These tyres are absolutely the beat option. Forget price, i've found to be far better off paying the extra money and getting tyres that im happy with, last longer, handle better, more mileage, good in the wet, etc etc!! Would truly recommend to anyone who is looking for something new.  Show details

Best 4x4 tyre – Had a set of these (LT version) on our Terracan for the last 7-8 years well over 80,000k's and still got tread left. Been all around S/W Victoria including the Grampians (dirt tracks), and 2 years in Broome up along Cable Beach every week and in some nasty sand to boot. No problems with these at all. No road noise on the highway and very versatile with mud, rock, sand and a bit of snow too. Next set not far away.  Show details

Not too bad, a little noisy – Not too bad, a little noisy. Used them on the beach for the first time in Coffs Harbour. Did well considering the car was not actually traditional 4WD. Not too bad, a little noisy. Used them on the beach for the first time in Coffs Harbour. Did well considering the car was not actually traditional 4WD. Not too bad, a little noisy. Used them on… Read more

the beach for the first time in Coffs Harbour. Did well considering the car was not actually traditional 4WD. Not too bad, a little noisy. Used them on the beach for the first time in Coffs Harbour. Did well considering the car was not actually traditional 4WD.

Great tyres – Had five of them fitted to a brand new Triton (245/70R16) in 2013 - didn't even bother trialing the rubbish it came with - and am about to sell the car with 86 thousand km on the clock and ~4 mm of tread still to go. Unbelievable. No punctures, uneven wear or anything wrong with them in those three years. New car is ordered and is coming with a set of the same, thanks very much.  Show details

Good tyre – I bought these Tyres and fitted to my prado,love the Tyres but can't find anyone here in Caboolture that can do wheel alignments,I've done around 5k on them,took the prado back to redo the alignment and they made it wear more. Can anyone help? Should I go back and request a refund ?  Show details

You want good tyres – i purchased a new Pajero and the first thing that i did was take it to a tyre dealer and put M/Ts STZ on.I did a trip around Aussie pulling a 22 foot caravan,we did the Gibb river road, so a great outback road. All in all we travelled 23000 klm's.We did the Nullabor three times in a year. Not one puncture or problem with the tyres. I sold the… Read more

tyres second hand after doing 55000 klm's to another Pajero owner and he got another

42000 klm's from them. This time i put the M/T P3's on and did a trip up through longreach and Charleville to the east coast and back to S A.

.No problems at all. What a great tyre they actually do what they say they will do.We did plenty of off roading when we were fossicking and did not have any chipping.Will do it all again with Micky Thompson only. Trouble free.

Good as Gold – Original Michelins on our new Grand Cherokee were looking old and tired at 29000Km ... and we had an upcoming road trip to and around Tassie. So at 31000KM we decided to retire the Michelins and buy Coopers as we had had a great run with their CS4's on our XTrail. That was until we checked Product Review. Found that the Coopers in the Jeep… Read more

sizing had copped a fair bit of flak, so we leaned towards the Mickey Baja's, based upon feedback for this tyre. Previously we had had no experience with this brand.

Immediately noticed that the car drove very comfortably. The grip is highly aggressive compared with the Michelin rubbish that the vehicle was shipped with, and yet I would have to say that noise levels were at least comparable with the Michelins, and maybe even slightly less. Pleasant surprise, as we had prepared ourselves for more.

We have driven 6000Km throughout country NSW/VIC and around Tassie itself in the 3 weeks that we've had them on. Fuel economy is possibly just a tad down - around 0.2-0.3 L/100KM difference. This seems insignificant though when the type of tyre is taken into account. They look so much chunkier, and somehow "bigger" than the Michelins ....

Road surfaces so far have been just highway, poorer quality secondary bitumen roads, and a good measure of gravel thrown in. The ride has been reassuring and comfortable on all surfaces so far.

We are thrilled with the purchase up until now, and are very glad that we picked up the tip from fellow Product Review contributors.

Fantastic tyres on and off road – LOVE these tyres! I have them on my Jeep Cherokee (size 245/70R16). They are a size larger than the originals, so I was expecting the worst when I put them on. Much to my surprise, they actually corrected much of the under steer of the car and it handles far better on bitumen than it did on Bridgestone road tyres. They have great grip in the… Read more

wet on both gravel and Tarmac. They disperse mud pretty quickly for all terrain tyres, too.

They are also good on rocky surfaces. Haven't had any holes or even any chips yet.

Will definitely be getting these tyres again when my current ones wear out. May be a while, because they're very long wearing.

EDIT: Just ticked over 40,000 kms on these tyres and they've hardly worn at all. No chips, no holes, tread still good and wearing evenly. They have gotten a little bit louder as they've aged but that's to be expected with A/T tyres. I'm very impressed.

Very disapointed – Had STZ tyres balanced 4 times in 5000 kms, dealer unable to rectify. The STZ tyres do not live up to the advertising hype, I shall be requesting the tyres be replaced. I will post how I get on. I have owned 4WDS for over 30 years and never experienced tyre issues like this.

Mickey Thompson Deegan 38 – I bought 4.. sorry 5 incuding spares and had them fitted up the street and balanced.when I got home I noticed that they was vibration In the steering .One of the tyre had 180 grams to balance it I would have thought the tyre dealer that sold it to me would have sent it back saying that 180 gr was unacceptable I still have that tyre mounted as a… Read more

spare.called the distributor and told them my mishap they told me to go to another mickey Thompson dealer who checked it and got a new one for me.so excellent outcome, after about a year! Now after one year with the same tyres and 10000 on them I had them rebalanced as the front was shaking heavily once again , upon checking the front left was out 25gr+25 gr 50 gr in total and the front right was out 20gr+10gr.these were balance less then 5000 kms ago and perfect then now 5000 kms later 50gr on one side and 30gr on the other??? No, the weights had not flown off and yes it had been balanced correctly , rear cone balancing flange plate and correct weights fitted.In hindsight and for the difference in price I would put on the Khumo MT51 or any other Brand! for that matter ! these Mickey Thompsons have given me trouble since day one. No tyre should take 150gr to balance from new .These Mickey Thompsons were expensive and have given me grief from day 1.I would not buy them again its was a big mistake as they might wear well but are really weight very early on and a pain to get balanced every 5000 KMS. Very disappointing the design and quality and look and use off road no tyre should be let out with a 180 gramm deviation its simply unacceptable. Let me follow up this review.i called the distributor and the actual sales rep came to see me in my workshop and he made sure i was balancing my tyres/wheels correctly, after just a few minutes he realized that my balancing work was irreproachable and told me he woukd swap the tyres but i had to pay a further 525 dollars for wear incurred on these tyres.i paid the 525 dollars and got the brand new tyres as promised and also the new upgraded pattern.Less then a year later the same tyres vibrate between 90 to 110 kmh.i took the wheels off and they all have a flat spot ,no its not a braking flat spot,but a parking flat spot i had my car parked in the same spot for maybe 3 weeks and that made a flat spot that i cannot balance out. I now hust wished i bought anything else then these tyres.i will.order some "new tyres" and will give these new tires to a hard done by farmer in the bush.And buy myself any other tyre with a similar pattern. Mickey Thompson we are done.worst tyres ever .....for the price anything else will be better....

ATZ to STZ – I have had a set of ATZs on since 2011 and have just done over 80000 ks on them and they probably still have another 15000 ks in them, the best tyre I have used by far. Mine are on a Challenger and mostly road work but have done quite a few trips on the beach and had them down to 10 psi at one point. Unreal tire, so looking to upgrade to the STZs when ready for a new set. Ride, handling, and wear.

Micky Thompson Warranty Excellence – We bought 5 STZ tyres. Unfortunately they had a balance issue that could not be fixed with weights. We contacted Micky Thompson and explained the problem. No worries they said, book back into Tyrepower Wodonga and we will replace all 5 tyres. After 15000 km, no hassle, no problem, no cost. Thanks to Micky Thompson and Tyrepower Wodonga

Like riding on air – I replaced the HT tyres that come with my new Triton dual cab 4X4 with the STZ's, slightly bigger size and i can't believe the improvement in ride, towing and handling. I have been outback western QLD, through sand and creeks etc, done about 5,000 klm now and they are just the best tyres I have ever had. I would highly recommend and they look great. Improved ride and performance Nothing Show 3 replies

Micky magic – I had a Toyota hilux with Mickys on it was a beast in the sand rock mud road no hum the ware was nill and never did i want anthor tyre long wear and no fouling what so ever they impressed me now I have a prado with baja stz love them and will post up date after 40,000 km let you know but I have no doubt in my mind I will see the same results pay… Read more

for what u get if rather pay little more for the peace of mind Tread no hum reliability Just can't fault em

Great tyre – I swapped my standard fitment tyres on my Mitsubishi Challenger for the STZ's about 13 months ago when I moved to a rural property on gravel roads. I've done about 40,000kms on them since & have no complaints. Most of my travelling is freeway into Adelaide but the gravel roads & track can get flooded after rain and the car gets used on the… Read more

property which is grass & sand with areas of limestone stones & rocks, some of the sand is quite soft in places. The tyres aren't noisy, grip well in the wet & dry & still have plenty of tread left on them. They haven't let me down. I kept the tyre size as original at 265/65/17. Not sure how much they cost now as they were quite new when I bought them, they cost $360 each fitted then. Recommended. Work well in all conditions

Amazing transformation – I installed stz's on my ford ranger and the transformation in handling and grip on the road is just unbelievable. Honestly no mors sideways in the wdt and wheel spin at lights. They are the best tyres i have had on a 4wd ever...and i have had them all over the years. Really good on the beach at low pressure also. Can't comment on mud yet sorry. Get them and enjoy! Its that simple. grip. safety. confidence.  Show 4 replies

Tyre Change Due – Ran the dunlops grandtrex for the last 5 years on a pajero vrx, I wanted a change as I felt the dunlops just didnt last long enough 40k was about the lmit (had 3 sets), the local tyre company gave me a good overview on 4 brands of tyre choice pro's and con's and I choose the mickey's, i was surprised at the low trye pressure the mickey's ran on,… Read more ·  1

it has given the pajero a more of a cushioning ride which was different to the GT, I was expecting a lot more noise coming from the tyres due to the deeper tread pattern but they are running the same noise levels as the dunlops, they look and feel great, very happy with the change and i am expecting some good k's from them. Price, appearance,Low noise levels

A pleasant surprise – Since I've lived in Alice Springs for the last 23 years I've tried a lot of different tyres for my bush work, driving 600,000km over vast areas and a multitude of conditions including all but one of our deserts. I've personally found that "desert duellers", for instance, are no such thing, and by any number of others passing through here, that… Read more ·  5

many Cooper's tyres fall well short of the advertising hype, especially with the rubber compound. Worse, when something does go wrong they trot out a pre-prepared list to try and blame it on the customer and their famous "guarantee" is virtually ignored.

So it was with trepidation that I looked at Mickey Thomson's for my Prado after I discovered that they were made in the Cooper's factory in the U.S. Anyway, I'd always thought of Mickey Thomson's as "pretty boy, city boy's" tyres. Lately I've run BFG mud terrain T/A s on my troopcarrier and have been very impressed, but that vehicle does more dedicated hard slog work, for the Prado I wanted a compromise AT tyre. I looked at BFGs but the company in Australia were totally disorganized with 600 of the Prado size tyres I wanted on back order from the U.S. and still weeks away. I was seriously upset as tyre choices are far more important to you here than in the city. As I was due for a vehicle inspection that the old tyres wouldn't pass, then immediately followed by a serious desert trip, I had to think quick. You can't always get tyres off the shelf here in Alice, it can take several days to get what you want up from Adelaide etc.

After a lot of research I decided on the Mickey Thomson

Baja STZ for the Prado in the 265/65/17 size. They were a new model tyre and were literally being unloaded from the shipping container when I spoke to the guys in Adelaide about them. Well b#$%ger me! They were good, really good!

I didn't want to write a review too early but after my first 16,000km I am very impressed.

Of that 16,000, 3000 would be in and around town, 3000 on the highway constantly at 130 (or so) km/hr (we can do that here!) 10,000 off road on various jobs from the deserts down here to the Gulf and the Top End. Mud, sand,rock, corrugations, water crossings, high speed bitumen, nothing really phases them. I inspected the wear marks on the tyres again this morning and it is negligible. No cuts, no compound heat break up on the tread from constant high speed, sidewalls as smooth as a baby's bum. It still has the little rubber fingers sticking out as if its new. Now, remember it is winter here, but I was still getting 30+ degrees in the Gulf and Top End. Things can change with heat especially on bitumen and in sand, but my gut feeling is this tyre is not going to disappoint in the Summer. They are considerably cheaper than BFG equivalents but easily match them on performance. I might even go further in my next review post-Summer. I wanted to give it a 4 and a half

coz nothing's perfect, but it only let me choose 4 or 5.

But it's better than a 4, hence the rating!

If you are looking for an all terrain compromise tyre for your 4wd, when you combine value and performance, I am yet to find better than the Mickey Thomson Baja STZ. value for money, true all-terrain performance, toughness needs about 2000km to run-in