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For new tires that's? :D

After having the 32x11.50R15 Cooper Discoverer STT Mud Terrains on the truck since October 2008, I can safely say I've ran them to their limit. :lol: Kinda scary this winter with them, though.

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Back when I put them on in '08?
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For my review, I'll say these tires were remarkable in everything I threw at them. I never got stuck in the mud (of course I don't try to do that? it's no fun digging yourself out of a mud hole) however I did get stuck in the snow once. I was driving around in a snow storm that produced around 2.5 - 3 feet of snow and, at the time, the tires were about a year old and had around 80% tread left. I couldn't see where I was going so I was kind of guessing and felt like I went off course a bit so, like a fool, I stopped and managed to hang it up. The snow was being plowed up to my headlights when I stopped and I was luckily able to clear some of it out around the D and started rocking back and forth to get it going. I never had to be towed though.

Snow driving was great as long as you didn't attempt to stop. Even the SMALLEST amount of snow accumulation on the ground would cause it to slide. I only have rear ABS (which I don't think does a damn thing) so generally I was able to control it pretty easily. I have Goodyear Wrangler RT/S's on my '01 and that would stop effortlessly in the same conditions without even tripping the 4-wheel ABS on the '01. This doesn't affect my rating anyway since these tires weren't designed to be a snow tire.

I was able to get 35,000 miles out of these tires, which for a sticky mud terrain tire is not half bad. Not to mention I really never treated them that well. :lol:

For example:
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I give the Cooper Discoverer STT's a SOLID 8.5 out of 10 and would buy them again no questions asked. The only reason I didn't was I wanted something a little different this time so I decided to go with the Kumho Road Venture MT KL71's in 285/75R16 (I plan to mount them on my spare 16" stock rims.) Out the door price was $208/tire from Discount Tire Direct with free shipping. :thumbsup:
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Discussion starter · #4 ·
With the Coopers? at first they were pretty quiet but had a bit of a hum. Now they're just obnoxious! I hear the Kumhos are pretty quiet, though. We'll see when I put them on!

Here's a comparison pic and yeah, I know it's backwards? I just set it beside the truck to see how much taller they were.

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Discussion starter · #7 ·
That stinks about your experience! I've never had a Kumho tire, so hopefully my experience is a bit better. I have heard they have a soft sidewall which feels true compared to the Kevlar (I believe) belted sidewalls on the Coopers (those suckers are stiff!) It's flatter than a board here in NY so finding rock walls and stuff to climb are pretty uncommon and I shouldn't have to worry too much about puncturing a sidewall. :lol:
 
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Got 'em installed finally. :D The truck is still filthy, maybe this weekend I'll get around to it, and yeah, I know I need exhaust tips. I got the exhaust redone this winter and didn't want to ruin good tips over the winter.

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Hard to believe this truck looked like this in '08. :eek:

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So far I've put maybe 50 miles on them and they seem to be pretty quiet. Now I just gotta find the mud! :D
 
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Thanks guys! These tires are nice and smooth compared to the Coopers and I'm happy with my choice! :D

Since my truck loves photos, here's a few more I took.

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Not much for clearance? Can't even fit a finger between there? Haven't seen any rubbing yet though.

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Anyone think I should swap back to a black grille? It originally came with a black one but it was damaged from the deer I hit so I put the chrome one on just because I had it. After I had the front end replaced/repainted I also picked up a new grille and had it painted with the other parts. I've liked the chrome for awhile but now I think I want to change back. Opinions?

Here's another old picture (with my old poorly-adjusted and dented 2-piece bumper, but you get the idea.)
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Discussion starter · #19 ·
None that I've noticed.

I'm sure it rubs on the frame on full lock, but that's to be expected. My 32's did it too. Nothing elsewhere though :)
 
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