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I know tha Cooper, Firestone, and Bridgstone all make tires in the US.

I thought Nokians were made by Cooper here in the states?

dieseldoesit wrote:

I thought Nokians were made by Cooper here in the states?

Nokian is from Finland. Cooper may make a tire for them, but they produce most of their products at home. They are the biggest player in the snow tire market in Europe.

Its funny, because I consider those the 2 crappyest tires you can buy, goodyears also get thrown in that catagory.

Sir Sam wrote:

Its funny, because I consider those the 2 crappyest tires you can buy, goodyears also get thrown in that catagory.

You'd rate Bridgestone Revo's, Alenza's, and Blizzaks as crappy tires??? :shock:

Yah, their OEM stuff on Toyotas are crap, but then, so is everyone else's OEM tires.

None of the companies listed make a good performance tire

My limited research shows Cooper and Goodyear with both ownership and manufacture in the US.

So, I'm currently thinking of Either:
1) the Goodyear Fortera Triple Tread (or HL) [$700+ install before some rebate]
2) the cheapo Cooper Discover h/t ($500 installed at Pep Boys before rebate). And what the heck does the H/T mean?

Advice welcomed.

This link http://www.howtobuyamerican.com/bamw/ba ... oper.shtml said that only Goodyear and Cooper are US companies. Yes other make tires in american plants but profits leave the country. So that said I haven't seen a Goodyear tire that is worth anything in a very long time so that would leave Cooper if you want a US owned tire company.

Author:	BiodieselJeep.com [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:37 pm ]
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Trying to by a good amercian with most of my purchases. I run biodiesel, etc. Try and buy clothes made in the US...ever look at your labels? But which tires are made in the USA anymore? Cooper, I think? goodyear? Not Goodrich, from what I understand. Pepboys is making a VERY tempting offer on Cooper Discoverer H/T. Are these any good? Thanks in advance.

Author:	MOSFET [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:58 pm ]
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Not sure if the information is true, but see the link below. http://www.usstuff.com/cartires.htm

Author:	litton [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:38 pm ]
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I know tha Cooper, Firestone, and Bridgstone all make tires in the US. I've been in their plants. I belive Michlean also has a tire plant in the US and there are others. However, I have no idea which models are produced here and which are produced abroad. I run the Cooper Discovery ATR but havn't looked to see where they were made. Great tire though.

Author:	Sir Sam [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:41 pm ]
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litton wrote: I know tha Cooper, Firestone, and Bridgstone all make tires in the US. Its funny, because I consider those the 2 crappyest tires you can buy, goodyears also get thrown in that catagory.

Author:	litton [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:51 pm ]
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I just looked at my Cooper ATR's (both on my Liberty and GC). They are made in the USA.....I think at the Findley, OH plant.

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Author:	Bill.Barg [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:08 pm ]
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My Dunlop Rover RTs are made in the US..... where the profits go?... who knows!

Author:	jinstall [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:21 pm ]
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None of the companies listed make a good performance tire.

Author:	dieseldoesit [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:03 pm ]
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I thought Nokians were made by Cooper here in the states?

Author:	Threeweight [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:55 pm ]
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dieseldoesit wrote: I thought Nokians were made by Cooper here in the states? Nokian is from Finland. Cooper may make a tire for them, but they produce most of their products at home. They are the biggest player in the snow tire market in Europe.

Author:	dieseldoesit [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:57 pm ]
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Threeweight wrote: dieseldoesit wrote: I thought Nokians were made by Cooper here in the states? Nokian is from Finland. Cooper may make a tire for them, but they produce most of their products at home. They are the biggest player in the snow tire market in Europe. I guess it doesn't matter as they are going to be made in China soon....

Author:	Threeweight [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:59 pm ]
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Sir Sam wrote: Its funny, because I consider those the 2 crappyest tires you can buy, goodyears also get thrown in that catagory. You'd rate Bridgestone Revo's, Alenza's, and Blizzaks as crappy tires??? Yah, their OEM stuff on Toyotas are crap, but then, so is everyone else's OEM tires.

Author:	Sir Sam [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:06 pm ]
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Threeweight wrote: Sir Sam wrote: Its funny, because I consider those the 2 crappyest tires you can buy, goodyears also get thrown in that catagory. You'd rate Bridgestone Revo's, Alenza's, and Blizzaks as crappy tires??? Yah, their OEM stuff on Toyotas are crap, but then, so is everyone else's OEM tires. No, I'd rate the bridgestones I've had as crappy tires, therefor all bridgestones must also be the same. Hence: Sir Sam wrote: I consider

Author:	onthehunt [ Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:00 am ]
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Quote: None of the companies listed make a good performance tire Define "performance"

Author:	blake1827 [ Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:44 am ]
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I love my Cooper ATR's but I'm pretty sure they dented my mpg even @ 40psi 1-2 mpg's, Great in snow, haven't had them on the trail yet.

Author:	Ripster [ Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:41 pm ]
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I have the Firestone Destination LE and could not be happier, but then the wife drives it most of the time. Smooth and aggressive for winter here in the UP, much better than stock and reasonable price.

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Author:	BiodieselJeep.com [ Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:58 am ]
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My limited research shows Cooper and Goodyear with both ownership and manufacture in the US. So, I'm currently thinking of Either: 1) the Goodyear Fortera Triple Tread (or HL) [$700+ install before some rebate] 2) the cheapo Cooper Discover h/t ($500 installed at Pep Boys before rebate). And what the heck does the H/T mean? Advice welcomed.

Author:	Uffe [ Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:04 am ]
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BiodieselJeep.com wrote: My limited research shows Cooper and Goodyear with both ownership and manufacture in the US. So, I'm currently thinking of Either: 1) the Goodyear Fortera Triple Tread (or HL) [$700+ install before some rebate] 2) the cheapo Cooper Discover h/t ($500 installed at Pep Boys before rebate). And what the heck does the H/T mean? Advice welcomed. Highway terrain I'd gather, although I'm prepared to be completely wrong

Author:	kjfishman [ Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:05 pm ]
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This link http://www.howtobuyamerican.com/bamw/ba ... oper.shtml said that only Goodyear and Cooper are US companies. Yes other make tires in american plants but profits leave the country. So that said I haven't seen a Goodyear tire that is worth anything in a very long time so that would leave Cooper if you want a US owned tire company.

Author:	tjkj2002 [ Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:09 pm ]
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kjfishman wrote: This link http://www.howtobuyamerican.com/bamw/ba ... oper.shtml said that only Goodyear and Cooper are US companies. Yes other make tires in american plants but profits leave the country. So that said I haven't seen a Goodyear tire that is worth anything in a very long time so that would leave Cooper if you want a US owned tire company. MT/R's kicka$$,never had one problem with them and by far the best tires I have ever purchased.There passenger car tires suck though,same with Cooper tires or any other tire company.Firestone tires just plan suck but are better then BFG's by a long shot.