1st generation BFG ta all terrains 
the new shoes. BFG TA ALL TERRAIN KO2's. Drove great today very very very happy!!What tires do you like? (Merged Thread)
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1st generation BFG ta all terrains the new shoes. BFG TA ALL TERRAIN KO2's. Drove great today very very very happy!!
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Still lovin' my Kenda Klevers. I have about 10,000 on them (need to rotate 'em) and still can't tell the ones on the road from the one on the roof! Still playing with tire pressure to find optimal road pressure. Current experiment at 40 PSI. Mine are 32 x 10.5 x 16
http://automotive.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/light-truck/klever-mt/
http://automotive.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/light-truck/klever-mt/
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So I agree with the Cooper recommendations, I've heard and seen nothing but good performance from them, though I personally have Falken Wildpeaks, and I just cant say enough about them. I have a 1994 FZJ80 and I run 285 75 16s through all kinds of terrain, including a lot of Daily Driving. I've never been stuck, they balanced out easy, never had a flat, and my road noise is easily half what it was before with the "Dominator" that was on it when I bought it. (The "Wildpeak" and "Rocky Mountain" are the same tire with the "Rocky Mountain" just being licensed exclusively to Discount Tire).I second the coopers. I run cooper discoverer ATPs and could not be more impressed with them on and off road. The loaner truck I'm driving atm are also coopers; cooper discoverer s/t. I can't say how they perform because it ain't mine to trash but they look pretty aggressive compared to mine.
Cooper Discoverer ATPs:
Cooper Discoverer S/Ts:
Hope that helps.
Untitled by Dave Hunter, on Flickr
http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/wheels-tires/129-1107-cooper-discoverer-at3-and-st-maxx-tire-review/
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I wouldn't put Cooper tires on my rig or any family member's vehicles right now. That's all I can say about it, I'm sorry for a lack of information.
I'll say that every single manufacture has experienced product failures that have resulted in serious injuries and/or deaths in which the tire failure was believed to be a manufacturing defect. Typically the higher end tires don't seem to have those problems and tires that are younger than 5 years from their date of manufacture typically fare better...
Remember the beginning of Fight Club on the plane where they're talking about the cost balance of a recall vs payout, what he left out wasn't the single cost of the recall, but the cost of the damage to the brand. When civil cases are settled before trial the cases are sealed, the details, findings, expert reports, all of it is sealed and can't be discussed.
I'll say that every single manufacture has experienced product failures that have resulted in serious injuries and/or deaths in which the tire failure was believed to be a manufacturing defect. Typically the higher end tires don't seem to have those problems and tires that are younger than 5 years from their date of manufacture typically fare better...
Remember the beginning of Fight Club on the plane where they're talking about the cost balance of a recall vs payout, what he left out wasn't the single cost of the recall, but the cost of the damage to the brand. When civil cases are settled before trial the cases are sealed, the details, findings, expert reports, all of it is sealed and can't be discussed.
This marks 15 years of cooper tires on my/my family vehicles with not one spare tire needed.
Thats all the details i need.
I have bfg km1 mud terrains they where ok
Then bfg all terrains
Now bfg baja t/a
But our high mileage/hard work tow and haul rigs? Always always always cooper
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And I'm glad for it.
The percentages are small, the numbers of people are high. We average 90 people a day killed in collisions in the US, some of those are due to product failures of some sort, some are due to driver error, some are due to circumstances beyond anyone's control. Each of them are unfortunate.
The benefit of being a collision reconstruction expert is seeing behind the curtain. The curse of being a collision reconstruction expert is seeing behind the curtain.
Oh good to know!
How fast was this genius going? Lol
Ive been wondering.... yes thats my truck
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Warp 2.
I'd use CDR and download his car, get the 5 second prior and the Delta-V's post impact, then compare that to the crush damage calculations and scene evidence.
Except outside of significant injury or death no one would want to pay for what all of that investigation costs. The sentence above costs about $15k in time, skill, testimony and report...which I wish I was paid, but I'm not.
Shane, How are you liking the Primewell's so far? I was thinking about getting some but I haven't read too many reviews on them.I have Primewell Valera (right? Who the heck is that?) AT's. I had them for a month for a massive double-doss of snow hit my area and the tires dominated the snow easily, to the point that I volunteered to drive around and help recover cars and other vehicles that got stuck.
The tires also do extremely well in mud, gravel, dirt, and pavement lol. I've thoroughly tested them in the thickest, nastiest, mud out there (Kentucky clay.....beat that!) and they prevailed wholeheartedly.
I figure I'll add my .02!
What I've run before:
33" nitto terra grapplers
33" cooper discoverer atp
33" BFGs
35" Grabber red letters
35" Nitto Trail grapplers
currently running:
33" mastercraft courser Mxt
- while I don't have many miles on these, I will say that so far they're the best tire I've had. On road they're great, extremely smooth, road noise is comprable with the Cooper Atp's (almost non existent). Off road they're incredible so far, clean out easy, flex great over rock, walk through snow but ice is a different story however They have stud holes if you needed to stud them. Considering price and overall performance so far, these are my favorite! Plus they just look so good on the X
What I've run before:
33" nitto terra grapplers
33" cooper discoverer atp
33" BFGs
35" Grabber red letters
35" Nitto Trail grapplers
currently running:
33" mastercraft courser Mxt
- while I don't have many miles on these, I will say that so far they're the best tire I've had. On road they're great, extremely smooth, road noise is comprable with the Cooper Atp's (almost non existent). Off road they're incredible so far, clean out easy, flex great over rock, walk through snow but ice is a different story however They have stud holes if you needed to stud them. Considering price and overall performance so far, these are my favorite! Plus they just look so good on the X
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I just replaced all four of mine with 285/75R16 Cooper Discoverer ATP's (The AT3 as sold by discount tire) so far they are exactly as advertised. I've got an ominous noise from my front axle that is preventing me from putting many miles on them til this weekend when I can sort it all out, but they handle and feel great. They dont hurt the ol Surfer's looks any either.
I'll update this post with actual measurements and such later this afternoon.
New Cooper ATP by Dave Hunter, on Flickr
I'll update this post with actual measurements and such later this afternoon.
New Cooper ATP by Dave Hunter, on Flickr
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Advocate II
So just for everyone's info, the Cooper's I just replaced my Falkens with measure
32.8 inches tall, 11.1 inches wide when mounted. They weigh spot on 51 lbs each.
They are 285/75R16 Cooper 126R E1 ATPs
Bearings and Tires by Dave Hunter, on Flickr
Bearings and Tires by Dave Hunter, on Flickr
32.8 inches tall, 11.1 inches wide when mounted. They weigh spot on 51 lbs each.
They are 285/75R16 Cooper 126R E1 ATPs
Bearings and Tires by Dave Hunter, on FlickrBearings and Tires by Dave Hunter, on Flickr
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After many years of happily running BFG mud terrains I decided I wanted something in between a mud terrain and an all terrain so was going for a set of Cooper ST Maxx ... Unfortunately the tire shop messed up and got in the STT instead. No complaints, wearing well and handle the road miles with no issues, even in the wet. Shame though, as the ST Maxx came highly recommended and might have got better fuel economy too.
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