New Tires! Cooper RTX and rear springs installed

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akbrener

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The tahoe has 150K on the stock suspension parts, truck has ZW7 "premium smooth ride" and now was a sloppy mess on bumps. and when hooked up to a 6x12 utility trailer with a refrigerator and queen bed and it looked like I was towing a 30' camper.

I had not seen much about the Cooper Discoverer RTX, they are not even mentioned on the company website. At $150 each for 275/60/20 I went out the door with install for $610. Tires look real good, have decent AT tread, but also have a 50K mileage warranty. I didnt see any info on these other than a few jeep forums and a ram forum. I think I did good. has decent tread, but at the same time does not look like an offroad tire (2WD here) Almost zero road noise, and balanced out great, I think there is less than an ounce on each wheel. I think these tires are exculsive to the NTB, tire Kingdom, Merchants franchises.

Also went ahead and upgraded the rear suspension to get rid of the sag, Started with around 37 1/2" tall wheel well, but the front with a 2" level was around 38 3/4" tall on stock 275/55/20s. Installed the MOOG 81069 rear springs and a pair of Gabriel Pro Guard shocks. Feels like I am no longer driving a 84 caddy, and ended up with 39 1/4" out back. with the tires I think its about a half inch higher all around. No rubbing so far either!

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carduke

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Sounds like a good choice. Keep us posted regarding their traction and road performance.
 

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