Offroad Tires

[DirtDigler]

Anybody running Cooper STT Pros? Thoughts?

 

[DirtDigler]

Looking for some new MT's. What are y'all running?

 

[swathdiver]

Looking for some new MT's. What are y'all running?

Looks like they are all sleeping!

KO2s are coming off this week after 50K miles. Fantastic tire, never got stuck, tire did everything asked of it and then some. Them tires allowed us to make lots of memories with the kids. Now they have their own vehicles to play off-road with and the Yukon is getting Michelin Defenders.

 

[George B]

What size you looking for and what type of terrain?

 

[Tonyrodz]

Looks like they are all sleeping!

KO2s are coming off this week after 50K miles. Fantastic tire, never got stuck, tire did everything asked of it and then some. Them tires allowed us to make lots of memories with the kids. Now they have their own vehicles to play off-road with and the Yukon is getting Michelin Defenders.

They're only good for 50k @swathdiver ?

 

[Bill 1960]

Last set of Coopers I had, could never get them balanced. Multiple shops. And since Goodyear got into political activism, I don’t buy their products. Cooper is a GY brand now.

I have never yet been disappointed in a BFG product. I like the KO, and run them on both my 4x4, but they’re not the best for mud. Doing that, I’d run a KM3, or something by Toyo or Bridgestone (Firestone brand is owned by Bridgestone). I’ve run KM3 up to 37” and they were quite good, but of course louder on the road than the KO.

I‘ve seen a lot of good feedback on the Milestar Patagonia. Haven’t researched them to see where they are manufactured or anything. I haven’t used them.

A couple of tire salesmen I trust have told me they steer customers who run large tires and are picky about smooth balancing and ride quality to Michelin/ BFG. My experience confirms that. YMMV.

If you want to dig through serious mud and road manners are not a priority there’s Interco.

 

[swathdiver]

They're only good for 50k @swathdiver ?

They would have lasted longer had I set the pressure correctly early on in their life and there some life left in them now, 5/32nds tread depth but that bad ball joint wore the insides over time.

Last set of Coopers I had, could never get them balanced. Multiple shops. And since Goodyear got into political activism, I don’t buy their products. Cooper is a GY brand now.

I like the KO, and run them on both my 4x4, but they’re not the best for mud.

Same here, Walmart had the OE Goodyears for $122 each but am not going to patronize a bigoted company.

Our KO2s have been half way submerged to the hubs before in muck and mud and got out of trouble in 4LO!

 

[smcnair]

I had the STT Pro's on my F-150. Suffice it to say, I will not be buying them again.

 

[DirtDigler]

I had the STT Pro's on my F-150. Suffice it to say, I will not be buying them again.

Why is that?

 

[DirtDigler]

I'm currently running General Grabbers. Pretty similar thread to ko2. They are great, I have no complaints except they chunked badly when spinning on rocks! They get me through a lot of black diamond trails. Just want something more aggressive .

 

[Mudsport96]

Not sure what terrain you are looking to tackle, and ive never done much rock crawling so i dont have much experience with what i call middle ground tires. I either run a good A/T tread whether new or retread, or no holds barred Interco Swamper Bias Ply tires. Surprisingly, i got about 35k out of my last set of Intercos....but loud, man were they loud.

 

[George B]

Falcon AT3w a possibility?

 

[smcnair]

Why is that?

They just absolutely sucked. Road noise was terrible compared to other brand offerings. Did not last but 30,000 miles. Never could get them balanced perfect. They were bad enough the Ford dealer who kept trying to make them right finally just gave up and comp'd me a new set of tires.

The Tahoe has Falken Wildpeak's and I may try those on the F150 next. They have been really good tires.

 

[DirtDigler]

Thanks for your input. That's a shame, I really like the tread but performance is King! I've heard great things about those tires but also that the sidewalls are too stiff to air down and they're not great on loose terrain.

 

[DirtDigler]

Patagonias are out, heard they dont last long. Intercos are probably too extreme as I dont do a lot of mud like I used to. Km3s are too pricey (aren't they all!). Maybe General Grabber X3 but not a huge fan of the tread and lack of sidewall lugs. I'll take a look at the Falkens

 

[George B]

Patagonias are out, heard they dont last long. Intercos are probably too extreme as I dont do a lot of mud like I used to. Km3s are too pricey (aren't they all!). Maybe General Grabber X3 but not a huge fan of the tread and lack of sidewall lugs. I'll take a look at the Falkens

My falkens were well mannered on the road and did well in snow.

 

[Tylus]

General Grabber AT2 Load Range E on my Suburban. I bought the version made in America (34”)

Been on for ~80k miles. I have to replace them this spring. Still have decent tread for highway use, but not enough for anything besides a gravel drive

I will replace with same tire. It’s a blatant copy of the KO2. Excellent tire. Just make sure to run the E range. They are a harder compound that will last longer underneath these heavy vehicles. The P rated will get 50-60k and the compound is too soft IMO for anything off-road

 

[DirtDigler]

Mine are D rated. They are amazing on the trails but as you can see, subject to chunking. But them 4 years ago.