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Big ~O~ Enthusiast

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Sweet truck, love the color match grill with black inserts.

 

Any closer up pics of those tires?

 

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Here is a close up of the thread pattern. I can grab a couple more pics in a couple days of them on the truck if you like...I'm away until Wednesday.

 

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OldHobo Enthusiast

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Recently installed the AT/Ws on the truck. The reason I selected them was because the AT/Ws are a year-round tire with the winter mountain/snowflake rating. Apparently these are a new breed of tires that various manufactures started producing a couple of years ago. This saves the cost of having to buy new wheels and TPM sensors as well as the need to switch tires back and forth from summer to winter tires. So far they seem pretty decent although a little stiffer and slightly noisier than the original P tires.

No Tyme Senior Enthusiast

No Tyme

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My Cooper Discoverer's are a private brand made for Discount Tire, know as Cooper Discoverer's ATP. They are 275 /60 R 20's so they are a bit taller and they are rated at 55,000 miles. So far the only negative is that they do spin a bit at take off if the road is not well washed from a heavy rain. They are a P rated tire so they are a bit lighter that an LT tire. During last winter I had NO issues through the deep snow we had here in southern Michigan.

Best part about these tires is that you can't hear any road noise and that was on top of my list when I was looking for tires.

 

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/tires/cooper/product/byName.do?tmn=Discoverer+ATP&typ=Truck%2FSUV

2018GMC Senior Enthusiast

2018GMC

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After the OEM Firestone's (can't remember the name and I got 52,008 miles out of them) wore out on my '98 Silverado, all I ever ran for the next 235,000 miles were Cooper tires. All were the Cooper H/T 6 ply until the last set. I wanted to try something different, so I went with the AT/3. I had no complaints with the tire performance, but I didn't like how they started the dreaded cupping, and making more and more road noise as they wore down.

I'm a stickler for rotating too, so it wasn't from neglect. Granted, being I was used to a straight tread, this is to be expected with a more aggressive tread, but that was the one thing I didn't care for.

 

When these junk OEM GD SR-A's wear out (can't happen soon enough) I want to go a few sizes larger. I know I'm not going to be able to get a straight tread, but I'd like to get something that will stay fairly quiet. I really like those ATP's. I don't even see them on Cooper's site. They show the A/TW though, and that doesn't look too shabby either. Might even wear a little better. Maybe a toss up though between the two.

I had Cooper ATP on my 97 Silverado. A good all around tire but seriously noisy when 60% or less tread left. The manager at discount said that is the one common complaint is lots of tire road noise as they wear.

2018GMC Senior Enthusiast

2018GMC

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I now have new BFG AT KO2 which are very quiet compared to my old coopers. Will see if the BFG's get as noisy as they wear.

werked Enthusiast

werked

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I see someone already answered your question about the ATP being p rated, good. I have the p rated ATP in 275/60r20. They have preformed great on dry and wet pavement....this weekend I was able to put them to the offroading test....Drove VERY steep gravel mountain roads and they were amazing. Very happy with this tire!!

 

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cbxeric Enthusiast

cbxeric

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Love my AT/W's, The truck feels way smoother than with the stock tires.

gone_fishing Enthusiast

gone_fishing

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I put Cooper Discoverer AT/W in P275/55R20 on just before Thanksgiving. Had 53,000 miles on the OEM Goodyear Wrangler SR-A. I could have easily got another 10k out of the SRA's but didn't feel like going through another winter with them (two was enough). So far they seem pretty good in winter conditions. We got a little snow last week but it has been warm enough that the roads have cleared off. They are a little louder then the SRA's but not too bad. I will be running these year round and plan to rotate every oil change (about 7,500 miles).

conundrum Enthusiast

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I put Cooper Discoverer AT/W in P275/55R20 on just before Thanksgiving. Had 53,000 miles on the OEM Goodyear Wrangler SR-A. I could have easily got another 10k out of the SRA's but didn't feel like going through another winter with them (two was enough). So far they seem pretty good in winter conditions. We got a little snow last week but it has been warm enough that the roads have cleared off. They are a little louder then the SRA's but not too bad. I will be running these year round and plan to rotate every oil change (about 7,500 miles).

How's the mileage compared to the OEMs? Mine has dropped a bit. Haven't noticed any difference in road noise, though.

gone_fishing Enthusiast

gone_fishing

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How's the mileage compared to the OEMs? Mine has dropped a bit. Haven't noticed any difference in road noise, though.

 

I really haven't noticed any difference. Since it's winter now my mileage is naturally lower. What size did you go with?

No Tyme Senior Enthusiast

No Tyme

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I had Cooper ATP on my 97 Silverado. A good all around tire but seriously noisy when 60% or less tread left. The manager at discount said that is the one common complaint is lots of tire road noise as they wear.

Crap, I didn't pick up on this... I have been looking for another set of wheels so maybe it's time to look for a set of wheels & tires and try and sell my set, before they wear down... :(

Thanks for the heads up.

Haus_Z71 Enthusiast

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275/70R18 Cooper Discoverer ATW's for the winter...

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Only for the winter? I'd like to have these for year round. With a 50k tread wear protection they shouldn't wear quicker than an all season tire, correct?

 

*Edit - just read OldHobo's comment above so it does seem that these are all-season. With that said, I'm torn between the AT3 and the ATW. Living in MN means a lot of rain in the summer and a lot of snow in the winter. The AT3 seems better for rain and the ATW for snow (according to their site). Not sure which one will be best for me.

conundrum Enthusiast

conundrum

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I really haven't noticed any difference. Since it's winter now my mileage is naturally lower. What size did you go with?

P255/70R17

 

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*Edit - just read OldHobo's comment above so it does seem that these are all-season. With that said, I'm torn between the AT3 and the ATW. Living in MN means a lot of rain in the summer and a lot of snow in the winter. The AT3 seems better for rain and the ATW for snow (according to their site). Not sure which one will be best for me.

I live in a similiar climate, and I wouldn't have given it a second thought. ATWs for sure.

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