I am on my second set of Coopers, never changing to another brand.
In ten years, no puntures, no side wall damage and they pull the Hilux up quickly and under control. I put then on the work cars in my old job, improved the handling of a F150 V8 351 and Suberben 6.8 litre Turbo Diesel.
Yes, they have been off road, sand, mud and rock.
Al
Coopers. end of story.
Why. ?
a couple of reasons, and one being, they ( Cooper Tyres ) store thier tyres for a while to " cure " them.
Talk to trucking companies etc about, the ' cured ' tyre.
Had H/t's on Jackaroo and now run A/T's on the Nissan,
Coopers, end of story.
Phill
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Looks like the 2 horse race is gonna be won by the Coopers in this instance due to 1) being bloody good tyres (it appears) 2) a supply issue with the BFG's , 3) some very happy customers and 4) Great mileage......... Now what style ??
...Coopers is stocking a new model .... the AT/R ... anybody know anything about these yet ??? They look like a typical all terrain centre pattern with a bit more of a highway / snow lean on the outer tread which may also give it a quieter run on the bitumen. Looks classy but will it work.
sounds like the ATR might be the pick. Haven't seen it.
I wouldn't go looking at any mud or rock patterns unless you want to go playing in the stuff - they're noising on the road and will bury you in the sand in no time if you start getting a bit stuck.
only good thing about muddies on the beach is watching them bog fully decked out 4bees 8)
Tyre Power Toowoomba.
Toyo Opat $194 fitted and balanced.
Kellys $200 gauranteed 80.000 kilometers.
Thanks for the offer bruce but a little far to Toowoomba (my old stompin grounds) for a refit unfortunately.
I have chosen the new Cooper AT(R)'s in a 265/70R16 pattern . Had them fitted last week for $279 each (inc free rotation and balance every 10,000km) and have driven to Townsville and back since.
The road holding is excellent (although no wet stuff yet) but the tread pattern looks like it will really eat up the wet roads. I have a feeling they are not going to like the hard gravel too much but only time will tell on that one. Lesser mud should be a problem but realyy deep mud I am unsure about . The block pattern has reasonable gap widths so should perform mid range in this aspect.. There is no percievable road noise which I was a bit wary of (well my wifes reaction anyway), ingoing up to an All Terrain style.
The only other thing is that they seem to require a fair bit of lead with the balancing where as the old Dueller HT's didnt seem to take much at all. ...dont know if thats a problem but we will see. They reckon with my driving patterns I should see 80-90,000 km out of the tyre. Thats about 4 years for me, and I'll be happy if thats the case...(thatll be nearly 4 times the life of the crap that it came fitted with).
Anyway all thanks for the advice.It gave me a lot to think about.
Cheers Lee
I have Coopers AT on my MQ patrol. Had them 12 months plus, they still look like new. They've been to Rover Park, On the Beach and plenty of Mud. More than Happy. Will be Getting a set on the new GU 2002 Patrol as soon as I can!
A bit of an old post but... Lee are you aware the mileage warranty is not honoured outside Capital cities? It absolutely sucks but that's the fine print.
How are they going anyway mate?
Cheers, Mark.
Hi MArk
Just posted a reply on the other Tyre query on the site. To sum up after 10,000km the Coopers still look and handle like new. I am pretty sue they will last the distance that I want to achieve from them. I think the real test will however be past 18 months and 35000 km's, when age may affect the rubber compund or a bit more tread wear is evident.... but for now cant fault them.
I hear that you caught a few Mother in laws, a chinaman, some sharks, a few trevors and a couple of paddletails the other night when out with Megafish. Im glad to see that my spot on the boat was well cared for and your training is now complete young padwan. If Ron was true to form I bet you yanked the bloody anchor all night as well froom 200 ft. O h well I guess the conselation is a few fish in the freezer and a few for a feed... plus I guess at least you were out there catching them.
See ya Lee.
PS Ron was most impressed with your skill on the knife.... I may never get another trip.
Cheers Lee
I think I set a new record on the vermin mate. The amount of sharks I hooked was amazing considering the other blokes hooked bugger all. And the species of shark was impressive too!! The fellas had a good laugh at my expense in the morning when we were chasing trout, it was unbelievable!
Cheers, Mark.
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