Cooper Discoverer STT

[kacyk]

(I did a search here and didn't find much discussion on these)

I finally bought some forged MC2 wheels and now need tires. I was thinking of Toyo Open Country
M/T's again in a 35-12.50-18. However, my tire store says they are on back order but offered me a set of Cooper STT's.

It seems to be a copy of the Toyos's, albeit with a more aggressive shoulder pattern. Anyone running these and care to comment?

[kacyk]

(I did a search here and didn't find much discussion on these)

I finally bought some forged MC2 wheels and now need tires. I was thinking of Toyo Open Country
M/T's again in a 35-12.50-18. However, my tire store says they are on back order but offered me a set of Cooper STT's.

It seems to be a copy of the Toyos's, albeit with a more aggressive shoulder pattern. Anyone running these and care to comment?

[MONSTERMATT]

they look pretty cool

[Rotary Flyer]

Cooper makes some excellent tires. I've used them for about 10 years now. Only had on problem on my F-150. It had Discoverer AT's. One had a piece of the inner steel belt wire poke through the sidewall. It was replaced by the dealer. Other than that 4 trucks with 4 sets of Coopers.....no problems. They seem to last alot longer than other tires I've used too!

Mike S

[OrangeCrush]

Those are the tires I just ordered for a set of wheels I was going to use. Turns out they were too narrow for my setup.

Look and from what I've heard, act just like the Toyo's. I wouldn't hesitate to use them at all.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/orangecrush03/th01-03-06_1704.jpg

[It\'s a Dry Heat]

A narrow aggressive tire works good on mud and snow. Sometimes as good as chains.I like the looks of those Cooper tires.

[KenP]

kacyk, have you considered the Nitto Terra Grapplers? We had good luck with them.

[kacyk]

Ken, yeah I had Terra Grapplers after 2 days of having the Mud Grapplers. The ride on the Terra Grapplers was excellent. However, I just wanted an aggressive tread design. The Toyo M/T's were a great compromise and these Coopers seem to be the same thing albeit with a better side wall design.

[kacyk]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PhilD:
They look good, I saw some on a pickup the other day and had a good look at them. While the sidewall pattern is more "designed" and detailed, I don't think they have a better sidewall than the Toyo MT's and I don't think it as aggressive. The Toyo's have some very big sidewall lugs that really bite onto rock (too much sometimes). </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Phil,acurate assessment. I took a look at both tires this morning and the Toyo sidewalls do have larger lugs whereas the Cooper's are just a design. My rims come next Tuesday and I'm inclined to get the Toyo's again but they are back ordered. I guess I'll have to get the Cooper's, which isn't that bad...