Cooper ST's

[Going_up]

just a quick question.

just after any thoughts/experience's with the cooper st's

33x12.5

[Slunnie]

Mine were bad. If you use them for 4WDing, then expect the carcass rubber to crack and the outer lugs to break off. Cooper told me that as soon as you come off the bitumen then you must drop pressures to 20psi.

[RichardW]

Got 20K's on my ST-C's with only a small amount of colateral damage after a bit of rock hopping. I'm happy with these tyres as an all rounder compared to the previous tyres. Run 40psi on the blacktop, 24psi on the tracks and 16psi on sand.

[pulux]

Yeah i have the 33s and i like them. They've held up to the thrashing i've given them like spinning up rocks etc. No tread blocks missing, just a few little marks and nicks, nothing unusual. Apparently if you drive them nicely you'll get over 100k life. Can't see mine lasting that long though.

Actually found they clear themselves in mud just as good as BFG muddies. Good all rounder too.

Ditto they need psi droppage off-road. I have mine at 32 on-road and they're fine.

[-Scott-]

Never had any trouble with mine (31x10.5) Only changed to go to 285/75-16, and got a good deal on second-hand MTRs. The Coopers are wider across the shoulders than the MTRs.

Next new tyres I'll probably go back to Coopers, S/Ts or STTs.

Cheers,

Scott

[Going_up]

thankx guys,
i was going to get the stt's but they dont come with the 80k warenty

[bogged]

thankx guys,
i was going to get the stt's but they dont come with the 80k warenty

I heard they are scrapping the warranty soon anyway.

Read the fine print on the warranty.. something like must be balanced and rotated every 5000kms by Coopers dealer, etc... would cost more than the joy of STT's..

STT's wear fast though.

[Kell]

thankx guys,
i was going to get the stt's but they dont come with the 80k warenty

I heard they are scrapping the warranty soon anyway.

Read the fine print on the warranty.. something like must be balanced and rotated every 5000kms by Coopers dealer, etc... would cost more than the joy of STT's..

STT's wear fast though.

Also you have to buy them from a major city like brisbane or sydney for it to be valid...

[murcod]

thankx guys,
i was going to get the stt's but they dont come with the 80k warenty

I heard they are scrapping the warranty soon anyway.

Read the fine print on the warranty.. something like must be balanced and rotated every 5000kms by Coopers dealer, etc... would cost more than the joy of STT's..

STT's wear fast though.

It's every 10000km and the price is fixed at the time you buy the tyres. For example mine costs me $44 for balancing, rotating and wheel aligning- pretty cheap IMHO and worth the money. It something that should be done throughout the tyre's life and at a price that's lot cheaper than you'd normally pay.

The warranty is only pro rata IIRC- ie you will only get a percentage of the cost refunded for the kms you missed out on.

[sierrajim]

I have not owned them myself but have a couple of mates that do.

They have worn unevenly in the space of 30,000km on vehicles that would pass any RAC/NRMA inspection easily.

Both were wheel aligned when the tyres were fitted.

Lugs break off, they suck in the mud, don't stick to rock that well and get noisy quickly.

If you're after an all terrain tyre BFG A/T seems to wear well, not get noisy, good road manners but like most all terrains suck in mud.

[Going_up]

well mud i dont care,
cause after wat happened to de-lux, and i'm lazy, (cleaning mud SUX)

as long as they do the job,


but as i had guess i would have had doth sides saying they rock and others saying they suck!

i just wanted ti hear good things about them,
but it's kool, now i know wat i'm in for