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Cooper STT Tyres
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:22 pm
by andsue
We own a Nissan GQ just replaced all the body mounts heaps quieter running MT Baja Claws and looking for a quieter MT anyone know what the Cooper STT's are like for road noise etc
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:26 am
by HeathGQ
you'll actually get a response in here - not in For Sale
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:52 pm
by NutterGQ
I saw this thread in 4 sale and thought I cant respond lol...
I have these in 35 x 12.5 and love em, every where my mates identical GQ goes with Simex ET's, I can go as well. Where yet to find a track we cant both do.....as for noise there a little noisy but nothing like the ET's.
I went from BFG AT's in 35's to these and although climbing stuff wasn't heaps better steering and braking down hill definately was better.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:17 pm
by tna racing
NutterGQ wrote:I saw this thread in 4 sale and thought I cant respond lol...
I have these in 35 x 12.5 and love em, every where my mates identical GQ goes with Simex ET's, I can go as well. Where yet to find a track we cant both do.....as for noise there a little noisy but nothing like the ET's.
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:41 pm
by DR Frankenstine
I also have them in 35's and a mate in 33's we both love them. I have had my 60 loaded up to 3.1 GVM on the last trip and aired the rear down to 16 and the front 14lb with no problems. I could have gone lower.
road noise is about the same as a BFG but has way better manners on and off road. And yes before anyone ask's I have owned both.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:53 pm
by matto
they are good in the dry but they have nothing on ets in the slippery conditions but a good all round tyre
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:40 pm
by Offroad-Events
I have'em in 265/70R16 on the Terrano and 35x12.5R18 on the GQ and love them. The 265's have about 60k km's on them with at least 45% tread left.
My g/f has them as 30x9.5 on the Zook Sierra and this is the best MT type tyre she ever had on it.
Road noise is hardly any louder than the BFG AT's and I let my Terrano run on the Autobahn up to 180km/h from time to time (love that ZD30) with the car still being stable at high speeds.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:16 pm
by Trusa
Agree with the above on road noise, they are quite tolerable. I have 33's on my 80 but they measure small at 31.5". Dunno if this is across the range or not?
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:05 pm
by hzj75
STT's are useless in mud, I'd only use them as a light off road tyre,
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:48 pm
by NutterGQ
hzj75 wrote:STT's are useless in mud, I'd only use them as a light off road tyre,
of course they are......., pretty bold statement isn't it? I better sell mine this week....
here are some tame shots you can expect to get with these, most of the stupid stuff is on video so i only have these handy.
Then again I saw a member on here winch himself up a track on 36 inch TSL swamper's with 6 inch springs and 2 inch body lift, which my car drove straight over on my old BFG all terrains, guess it might have more to do with the driver than just bagging out the tyres lol.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:05 pm
by tna racing
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:09 pm
by evil666
Fark off there for road use only i know heaps of guys running them...wicked in the mud i was going to bye them if i didnt roll my hilux thats my 2c leaving now....
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:11 pm
by tna racing
evil666 wrote:
Fark off there for road use only i know heaps of guys running them...wicked in the mud i was going to bye them if i didnt roll my hilux thats my 2c leaving now....
me,nuttur,my bro inlaw. run them and love them
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:44 pm
by full-boost
we like them so much, we have them on our triton, gq patrol and our camper trailer!
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:19 pm
by evil666
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:12 pm
by MightyMouse
I like them....... as a general use tire, would recommend.
Ok there are tires better suited to specific applications, but I want a tire that works on the road, in sand, on rocks, gravel and yes mud.
So if you like variety in you 4WD driving then they are a good choice
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:52 pm
by 4runner2.8
i have them on my 80 series and go better then i expected them to be, not to flash on wet rocks but what tyres are. i think there nosier then the old BF muds i had but not by much. i really wanted MTZ's but were out of stock.
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:34 pm
by HotFourOk
4runner2.8 wrote:i have them on my 80 series and go better then i expected them to be, not to flash on wet rocks but what tyres are.
MTRs
I didn;t poersonally think for pure offroading, that the STTs were in the same class as a Simex ET?
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:41 pm
by macca81
my mate runs them on his 4runner, and he prefers to run them day to day than his A/Ts now, he rekons they handle the road better and quieter than his yokohamas and his old cooper STs
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:50 pm
by brad 93hilux
tna racing wrote:evil666 wrote:
Fark off there for road use only i know heaps of guys running them...wicked in the mud i was going to bye them if i didnt roll my hilux thats my 2c leaving now....
me,nuttur,my bro inlaw. run them and love them
Ill 2nd that... awsome tyres
stts
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:34 pm
by DR Frankenstine
Fair dinkum some people
I have used mine a lot in mud and they are really good. I must admit though I have not used them NOT aired down. You will find people who bag out a tyre havn't used them properly or are to lazy to air down enough or at all. These tyres are very happy at 12-16lb with no beadlocks. Im sure with beadlocks 8lb would be do-able.
Even with my last tyres (37" Bias claws) If I didn't air them down they were hopeless in the mud.
IN SHORT STT"S ARE GREAT IN THE MUD IF AIRED DOWN
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:00 pm
by Pauwolf
Yeah id recommend em too, got 33s on my 80, one of the quieter muds on the road. Marginally less feel on the bitumen than my bfg ats but heaps, heaps better offroad
Paul
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:18 am
by me3@neuralfibre.com
How are they on wet bitchumen compared to an AT design? Slippy slippy?
Thanx
Paul
stts
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:15 pm
by DR Frankenstine
me3@neuralfibre.com wrote:How are they on wet bitchumen compared to an AT design? Slippy slippy?
Thanx
Paul
excellent in the wet. You can push them hard and they are very predictable.
Re: stts
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:57 pm
by brad 93hilux
DR Frankenstine wrote:me3@neuralfibre.com wrote:How are they on wet bitchumen compared to an AT design? Slippy slippy?
Thanx
Paul
excellent in the wet. You can push them hard and they are very predictable.
i agree... i constantly run mine at 30/32 psi on road and 12/16 psi off road and they perform awsome..... (no beadlocks)
And yes i push the tyres hard as and never had a problem except 1 roll off rim and one torn out valve but that was not the tyres fault...
Would reccommend them.
Brad
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:52 pm
by 1TUFFGQ
I went from 33" ST to 35" STT and they are quieter on road. Did Cockpit track recently and they did just as well as the bloke behind me who was twin locked on pedes. I reckon they're great. They do everything you can want and won't deafen you on long trips compared to pedes or ET's or any other similar designed tyres.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:31 pm
by Mousie
hey i had my coopers for 2 years there pritty good...
quiet n what not.
still got loads of tread
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:22 pm
by NutterGQ
Shit this must be the only thread I have ever read about tyres that doesnt have heaps of bullshit, so far only 1 person didnt know how to drive with them, lotsa good responses.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:41 am
by Harrow
I have STT's as well awesome tyre mine have worn a little quicker than i expected but ow well proably has to do with my driving style! lol. 95% chance i will get them as my next tyre but in 35's not 33's.