Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ P3 Review
Amazing mud-terrain capability from a brand that’s known for building amazing off-road tires.
PROS
- World-class grip
- 3-ply sidewall
CONS
- Could be quieter
The Baja MTZ P3 is Mickey Thompson’s “standard” mud-terrain tire. That might sound a bit strange for most brands, but Mickey Thompson is so specialized when it comes to off-road tires that it offers numerous different types of mud-terrain options.
Using a four-row tread section, the Baja MTZ P3 features a tighter packed center tread section and more spread-out exterior shoulder tread blocks. This helps give the tire a touch-more on-road stability than you’d expect, while the tread lugs are still plenty huge to dig into the earth, sand or mud. There’s no shortage of void space either, specially on the outside edges of the tire, so as to scoop that loose earth or mud out of the way and keep you moving forward.
The shoulder tread blocks are in an alternating patter to vary the tire’s grip and capability, while each lug is slightly curved to dig into the ground and help the tire self-clean so it’s ready and available to grip the next pass around.
Of note, there are also numerous stone ejectors to keep the tread clean of buildup.
As you’d expect, the tire features a 3-ply sidewall for maximum protection from cuts and scrapes out on the trail. Theres also a unique sidewall design that gives even more protection, while also adding an extra level of traction when you’re in deep.
With some on-road civility and capability still taken into account, Mickey Thompson uses a silica-reinforced tread compound to help deliver better wet-weather grip than you’d expect.
As a sign of just how impressive these tires are, real owners posting on Discount Tire are unanimous in giving this tire a 100% recommendation rating. There’s not much more you can say than that.
Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ P3 Price
Pricing for the Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ P3 starts at roughly $200 per tire for a 15-inch fitment and goes up to just over $500 for a 20-inch fitment.
Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ P3 Warranty
As a mud-terrain tire, there is no milage warranty on the Baja MTZ P3. As a Mickey Thompson tire, however, it is backed by the brand’s standard limited warranty which covers defects in materials and workmanship. Defective tires discovered in the first 2/32-inch treadwear will be replaced free of charge, after which they will be replaced on a pro-rated basis down to the final 2/32-inch treadwear.
Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ P3 Sizes
15-inch sizes
31/10.5/R15
35/12.5/R15
33/12.5/R15
16-inch sizes
265/75/R16
285/75/R16
305/70/R16
315/75/R16
375/65/R16
17-inch sizes
265/70/R17
295/70/R17
285/70/R17
305/65/R17
315/70/R17
35/12.5/R17
37/12.5/R17
40/13.5/R17
18-inch sizes
275/70/R18
295/70/R18
37/13.5/R18
35/12.5/R18
305/70/R18
305/60/R18
20-inch sizes
295/60/R20
305/55/R20
35/12.5/R20
37/13.5/R20
36/15.5/R20
38/15.5/R20
40/14.5/R20