I’ve been building vehicles capable of off-road use and abuse since I was in high school. Out of all of the components that I have toiled over in deciding what’s best for that vehicle, tires are easily the ones I do the most research on. After all, there are factors like fitment, handling in rain and snow, ride comfort, and even road noise that all go into the overall experience you have with your vehicle; on or off-road.
For a decade, I’ve used General Tire Grabber AT/X tires on my 2005 Toyota 4Runner. I’ve enjoyed how they’ve handled on-road and off-road in all conditions. While I loved them, after three sets and more than 200,000 miles combined, I wanted to try something different.
To do that, I took a trip back into my past, to a company that I relied on for the biggest, knobbiest, mud-terrain tires I could find for an old Bronco. That company is Mickey Thompson, and those tires are the long-discontinued, but legendary, Bear Claws (they’ve been replaced with these beasts).
But, I didn’t need a massive, off-road only, mud-terrain tire. I needed something that could provide me with all of the on-road and off-road capabilities I had come to love and rely on. It didn’t take me long to decide the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/Ts would be those tires.
Now, after 998 miles, I have a pretty good idea of what these tires are capable of. For my needs, they are the best of what’s around.
In short: If you’re looking for a premium-performing, all-terrain tire to improve your overall ride experience, look no further than the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T.
- Size: LT 265 70 17 (32×10.5×17)
- Speed rating: 121Q (Up to 99 mph @ Max Load)
- Severe snow service rated (3PMS): Yes
- Max load: 3,085 lbs. @ 80 psi
- Weight: 58 lbs.
- Treadwear warranty: 50,000 mi.
- Price: $295
Pros
- Sidebiters
- Quietness
- Water and mud shedding
- Smooth riding on- and off-road
Cons
- They kick up a lot of rocks
M/T Baja Boss A/T Review
About the Brand
Mickey Thompson (M/T) is known as an “enthusiast tire brand” — meaning that it make tires aimed at burning rubber and navigating through the gnarliest of trails. Since 1963, it has been developing and providing a wide range of street tires, drag racing tires, and truck tires.
It has a series of accomplishments under its belt ranging from being the first tire to successfully make it past 400 mph, the first company to produce a quiet on/off-road light truck tire, as well as many more first-to-market innovations.