I had some MT/Rs, and last winter just wasnt that much fun with them. Plus, they were old and about out of tread, so it was time! I decided to go with an AT over an MT because I'm not doing that much off-road driving and wanted improved traction in rain, light snow, and ice. There is also a Cooper Discoverer ST-C which is the same tread pattern, but with cut/chip resistant compound. Cooper's website said the ST would have better winter traction, though, so I went with that.

I considered General Grabber AT2 and Cooper Discoverer ST. I went with the Coopers in 245/75 r16 because they were a bit more aggressive and I have had excellent luck with Coopers in the past on a variety of vehicles with a variety of tire types. Also, I had read some questionable reviews of the Grabbers regarding wear characteristics.

So, I got these tires installed on Friday. My first impressions are very good. I like the aggressive look of them and they seem like they'll do quite well on the trail, though I have not tested that aspect yet. The treadblocks are pretty big with decent sized voids (larger then Grabbers or BFG ATs) but they have some siping, so they'll do better in slick situations then MTs.

I got a very good chance to try out the snow/ice traction this weekend since we have about a foot of snow here in the Ohio snowbelt. They do very good in the slick stuff. I didnt get into any real deep stuff, but I imagine they would do pretty good.

They make a bit of noise, mostly around 30mph, but they're a lot quieter then the old worn MT/Rs I had. I'm totally fine with the little bit of humming I get out of them.

The ride is pretty stiff since they are E load rated, but thats no big deal to me. In this case, a softer ride would just leave me with a weaker tire.

I guess thats all the feedback I have right now after a few days. Not many people on here run these tires (anyone?), so I'm going to make it a point to report back with my findings on them over time, so stay tuned!

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-Jon-
02 Jeep Liberty - LOST Trail Tested Edition - sold
09 VW Tiguan 4motion - current

Looks good Jon, I think you will be happy with them. I know you read up on them and so everyone else knows there are some excellent write ups on expeditionportal regarding these tires

Good luck and now to try them out

Oh and you had snow?? We haven't gotten any yet!

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03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

yep! it snowed most of last week without much melting off

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-Jon-
02 Jeep Liberty - LOST Trail Tested Edition - sold
09 VW Tiguan 4motion - current

Hmmmmm, I didn't get any snow either!

Terry

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2011 Ford F-150 XLT 4X4

Those look nice. I had considered those for my last tire purchase, but little too aggressive of rmy 99% highway driving...maybe next time if my Tahoe isn'tmy DD.

Oh, and keep ALL that white stuff up north, we don't want any down this way, the cold is bad enough!!

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'99 Tahoe, 3" BL, 285/75/16's , MT II's.
'05 Liberty Sport, -wifey's
'98 Poncho Fireturd, 3.8L, .....the purple pig!

We got a little here, but the wind has to be just right for us to gt a lot of "lake effect" stuff.

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'05 KJ 3.7L/6spd/241 245/75/16 MT's
'88 MJ 4.0L/AW4/231 SWB HPD30 & trac-loc D44 w/3.73's
A dirty Jeep is a happy Jeep

WOW those look nice!! i would have definitely went with those between the two! i like those a lot, id consider those for mine in the future as well, i like em! good choice!

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2002 Cactus Green Renegade~OME HD/Rancho
235-85-16 Firestone Destination MT's~Detroit Locker~AL's 4.5 Arms
ARB bumper/Superwinch 9k~PIAA 540 driving lights/PIAA reverse lights~Crane 8.25 diff cover

Ray, you won't like them after the Firestones, off road. Wet and snow traction will improve...anyway...