Cooper STT Long term review

[gofast]

So I'm now at 180, 805km and rotated them about three weeks ago and now have a little over 12,000km on the tires.

They are noticably louder now they are rotated and sometimes its annoying running against a concrete divider at highways speed as the noise bounces back. I had one of them rebalanced after I tried rotating and things were vibrating all over the place. It took 10 ounces of weight, which is more than the average 3 ounces per tire on the other three. The shop that installed them for me originally put it on the rear.

However, they got it right the second time. I should think a half pound of weight should be close eh?

However, they just did two days of great trail. Took them up the Whipsaw. I ran 22lbs and then 20lbs on the second day as I wanted lots of grip for Falcon Hill. They absorbed bumps well and I ran slower on the obstacles than I did the previous year as these tires grip better than the MTZ's. They cleared mud well, as the huge descent into Coalmount had four inch deep mud on the roadway for over 10km and it was greasy and slidely with no room for error.

They also climbed mud slicked granite boulders well, pulling me up a wet verticle rock shelf the height of the tire.

Here's a pic of them baggged at 20 psi.

I was cross axled in this shot and I have a 3 inch lift. They just kiss the side of the tub and a little undercoat will be needed to replace what rubbed off. The do not touch the the top of the fender well or foul the guards

Over all I am super impressed with their ability so far.

Cheers,

John

 

[caanuck]

I spent some time in Cobar, NSW australia and owned a prado landcruiser while I was there. The stock grandtrek tires were crap, had a puncture and ruined a sidewall on gravel. I got a set of 6 Coopers and never had a problem after that. This is not exactly a fair comparison, but they were both all terrains. They are hyped up but I guess nothing is indestructible.

Since I moved back to Canada I got a set of these STT's (315/75R16) and would never go back.

I look forward to the rest of the review!

 

[prado t]

I love my Cooper STTs!

 

[Shadow]

got an update?

how long did the tyres last?

final impressions?

 

[Cruisin']

We may not get much more of an update as GoFast sold this truck about a year ago. He did go back to the Cooper ST on his current rig though, which is telling.

 

[normiex]

My set of Cooper STT only lasted 30,000 km, and lost a few lugs on rocks and they chipped up badly on the dirt tracks, it is a bit warmer here so that might explain the poor tread wear.

I had to rotate them quite often to keep the noise down, every 4-5 thousand km kept the hum at bay.

On the good side I didn't get any punctures in the 30,000 km

 

[Red Oktober]

I've got the STT's on my 80 .. had them on for just over two years and covered just shy of 20k miles.

by far the best tyre I've ever ridden on