Gary,
I just put on a set of the same Goodyear MT/R's on stock rims this week too. Gotta say they look even better than the pics I'd seen.
On the way home I had to try them out at the sand dunes, crossing the dunes is a short cut. Even with high tire pressures they did okay for a mudder. Aired down they should be almost as good as the BFG A/T's in the sand. Some may say better. Anyway I'm happy.
One question about wheel weights? How did your tires balance? I had these done a on radial force(road) variation balancer. A couple of the tires were a little heavier in some areas than I preferred, which left me adding more weight than I wanted. Each tire took 2-3 oz. inside and from 2.75 to 4.75 outside. H2 Orange has the same tires and his took a lot less weight, and I don't think he put his on a road force balancer. Just curious how your's balanced.
I know going to bigger tires changes the gearing and usually results in a loss of power and gas mileage. So far power seems about the same, maybe slightly less. Hard to tell today, most of my driving was into a headwind, and that's like an anchor on any H2.
Did I say I like your tires?
Buddy