Maxxis tires

How to Choose Maxxis Tires

Choose Maxxis tires by identifying the vehicle category first - passenger car, SUV/light truck, or ATV/UTV/specialty - then narrowing by use case within that branch. Maxxis is a genuinely broad catalog under Cheng Shin Rubber, and the four main families operate on different selection logic.

• For passenger car use, the decision splits by performance intent. Premitra covers summer and all-season passenger fitments oriented toward everyday road use and wet-weather performance. Victra covers the UHP and sport performance side: Victra Sport VS-01, Victra Sport 5, and related lines are the correct starting point for performance-oriented passenger vehicles, not Premitra.
• For SUV and light-truck use, the Bravo and Razr families are the relevant branches, and they are not interchangeable. Bravo HT-770 covers highway terrain use for SUVs and pickups that stay primarily on pavement. Bravo AT-771 and Razr AT move into mixed and all-terrain territory. Razr MT is the mud-terrain option for serious off-road use. The Razr family draws on Maxxis's off-road racing experience, but the Razr AT in particular is a mainstream all-terrain truck tire with a 50,000-mile warranty - not exclusively a competition product.
• For ATV, UTV, and specialty use, Maxxis maintains a dedicated catalog entirely separate from its automotive lines. Razr Raid+ sits at the extreme end of this branch for side-by-side and desert/rocky terrain applications. Trailer sizes are covered by the M8008+ line.

The first useful Maxxis question is always which of the four families - Premitra, Victra, Bravo, or Razr - the application belongs in. Mixing branches leads to the wrong result before size is even considered.

Popular Maxxis Tire Sizes for Light Trucks, ATVs, Trailers & Performance Use

•  265/70R17 - truck and SUV all-terrain size, one of the most common Razr AT fitments, used on Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier
•  285/70R17 -larger truck and off-road size, common Razr AT and Razr MT fitment on Jeep Wrangler and Toyota 4Runner
•  245/75R16- light-truck all-terrain size, appears in both Razr AT and Bravo AT-771 lines for mid-size truck platforms
•  25X8-12 - standard ATV/UTV front fitment for trail and utility use
• 25X10-12 - standard ATV/UTV rear fitment for mixed terrain applications
•  ST225/75R15 - trailer size in the M8008+ line, common on RV and tandem-axle utility trailers

Maxxis is one of the few brands where size selection genuinely follows category identification rather than preceding it. Truck sizes are chosen around terrain and sidewall requirements, ATV/UTV sizes around machine setup and ground clearance, and trailer sizes around load rating and sustained highway heat - all before brand comparison begins.