Cooper or Good Year

mrneen · **Posted:** Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:10 pm

So i have finally... after a long debate... have narrowed down my two tire choices.

i am eithe rgoing ot go with 245/75/16... Cooper Discoverer ST's or Good Year Duratracs; Also in 245/75/16. also, they both are not an E load tire... which is what i like also.

I know that someone on this board was running the Coopers... and i am not sure who he was..

Does anyone have any feed back on these two tires?

i have been reading the Duratrac reviews.. and from what i understand some people thought that the tire had a really soft compound to it or something to that effect.

would that affect tire wear? i drive roughly 100 miles a day so tire wear does come into play. i do like to go on the trails as well as some mud.. and i know these are not MT tires...

i do live in New england.. so we do get some snow here in the winters... that is another reason why i am trying to stick to an AT tire.

thanks everyone for helping me out. any information that you guys have heard anything about the coper ST's would also be helpful.

josh

cluelessklewer · **Posted:** Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:21 pm

i have the duratracs and love them, they have the mountain snowflake rating which means they are good in snow. i have had mine almost 8k miles and have even treadwear and have only lost 2/32 of an inch so they seem to be wearing great.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:57 am

I'd take the Goodyear Dura-Trac’s over the Cooper Discoverer ST's any day.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:24 am

mrneen
replied to your PM

Hope it helps some :wink:

dcsveen · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:27 am

ive got st's and i like them alot, haven't been able to try them out in mud though. i know that they are excellent in snow, my dad ran them on his pickup in northeastern north dakota for a long time, i just went through 5 passes on I-90 from tacoma, WA to edinburg, ND and they worked great. snoqualmie pass was really nasty when we went through too. I just really like coopers in general but i haven't heard anything negative about the duratracs so i guess you'll just have to decide, haha good luck

mrneen · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:55 am

thanks for the replys everyone.... it is a toss up for me.. between the two... how are the coopers wearing? how many miles you think i could get out of them? i drive roughly 35-35k a year so milage out of a tire is important to me.

dcsveen · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:01 pm

mine are wearing fine, ive put about 5000 on them, ( i bought them used, but they were pretty much new) like i said before, my dad ran them on a 1 ton chevy and they never cupped or chopped, im not sure how many miles he got but i know they were on there for a long time, i like mine a lot, and they are pretty mean looking too. the coopers are cheaper than the duratracs i believe, something to think about.... price not quality,

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:50 pm

mrneen wrote:

thanks for the replys everyone.... it is a toss up for me.. between the two... how are the coopers wearing? how many miles you think i could get out of them? i drive roughly 35-35k a year so milage out of a tire is important to me.

Is there a reason as to why you're choosing between those two tires? Depending on the size of tire, you can get the Toyo Open Country A/T in a 17/32 tread depth and get lots of miles out of the tires. They have good siping, they are good for the highway, and they are good for off-roading. It's really a good tire and highly recommend for people who want a high milage A/T tire.

mrneen · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:07 pm

dieselenthusiast wrote:

mrneen wrote:

thanks for the replys everyone.... it is a toss up for me.. between the two... how are the coopers wearing? how many miles you think i could get out of them? i drive roughly 35-35k a year so milage out of a tire is important to me.

Is there a reason as to why you're choosing between those two tires? Depending on the size of tire, you can get the Toyo Open Country A/T in a 17/32 tread depth and get lots of miles out of the tires. They have good siping, they are good for the highway, and they are good for off-roading. It's really a good tire and highly recommend for people who want a high milage A/T tire.

i like there tread pattern... and according to toyos website they only have 15/32 tread depth... for the size i want.... i have seen the tires.. they are nice... my brother has them on his Xterra. but i think i want o go down the route of the duratracs.. i like the sidewall.. seems to have a little more grip on them..,

thanks for everyones input!!! much appriciated

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:21 pm

mrneen wrote:

i think i want o go down the route of the duratracs.. i like the sidewall.. seems to have a little more grip on them..,

I think you made a good choice, at least the choice I would have made. :wink:

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:55 pm

Pictures of them Duratracs when you get them! :wink:

good choice I think

jeepzilla · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:58 pm

I put a set of Duratracs on about 2 months ago and don't regret it at all, and I was not a Goodyear fan what so ever...

mrneen · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:02 pm

So after much debate i finally bought some tires today.... went with the Good Year DuraTracs... 245/75/16... CLoad rather than the E load DuraTrac. I know they would fit.. i was talking with a fellow Lost member, who has the same exact lift that i have and said that it only rubs on the front render slightl at full lock. I am just going to take a heat gun, melt it and push it foreward... rather not cut/ trim it if i do not have to.

I dont think it was to bad of a price... 775 for 5 plus FREE shipping.... i can wait till monday or tuesday to get them.

I decided that ineed tires desperately due to the fact that i was hydroplying so much yesterday while it was raining on the highway.... so i woke up todya and did some more reseach as to what has the best prices... i save myself roughly 100 or so by going with discounttire.com... they had free shipping.. where as tirrack was going to charge me another 130 to be shipped... anyway i decided that i desperately need tires today because it was a safety issue... i cant be driving on the roads, especially on the highway, ande being fearful that i am going to crash.

I mean afterall, i just put in a lift kit.. dont want to ruin my jeep now. lol

thanks everyone for helping me out. i know it has been a month long process, but like i sadi, i decided to just bite the bullet and buy them.

Can not wait till they are on my jeep.... if all goes well, if they last 45,000 miles, then i would be happy... that is about a year and 4 months of driving for me.

once again. thanks guys.. i will put up some pics... i(f some one can show me the link to do that), when i get them installed.

-- Josh

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:21 am

mrneen wrote:

i will put up some pics... i(f some one can show me the link to do that), when i get them installed.

Here's the link describing how to post pictures:

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... php?t=2349

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