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MarkD Senior Enthusiast

MarkD

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Experience?

Miles?

Faults?

Better tire?

 

I now have about 70k miles on a set of BFG A/T KO E-rated 285's. I am looking for a replacement.

randman Enthusiast

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I have the exact same tires/size/load rating on my truck. Stick with them. Had FS wilderness at, GY wrangler at/s. Firestones lasted, crappy traction. Goodyears lasted, road like sh** and wore even worse.

MarkD Senior Enthusiast

MarkD

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The only drawback of the A/T is the tendency to clog/load-up, especially at less than full tread.

 

I was thinking of the M/T's as well, something more aggressive.

 

I get a lot of my miles on the highway, but it seems more and more often, I am on looser job-sites, whether they be clay based or sand.

 

My A/T's will still pass inspection, and I would like to change them out, store them, and reinstall them when I sell (keep the newer tire if I like it).

jhm Senior Enthusiast

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The Cooper tire will not last near as long as a BFG.

A buddy bought KO's the same time I bought Cooper Discoverer AT's Mine are still ok, probably replace them in the fall, he had to replace his 2 years ago. We drive about the same mileage. He did not buy the KO's again.

VT_Z71 Enthusiast

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Cooper Discoverer SSTs are awesome tires. I've got a little less than 20k on my set and they still look basically new.

MarkD Senior Enthusiast

MarkD

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A relative just put the SST's on his 03 Chevy, but he changes tires often, so I cant put much stock in his opinion. They do look good though. About $50 more per tire too.

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Hey check theses out , ive installed a couple of these on some customers trucks, they ride a little bumpy and seem to only be made in bigger sizes (as in wheel sizes) .

 

But really looks good and have a realy aggresive bite on the road. We put them on a 04 truck with a 3" leveling kit and looked awsome.

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VT_Z71 - love the look of your truck with the new rancho lift. How is your ride and gas mileage doing so far? What did you decide as far as tire size, are you gonna go for the Cooper 295's?

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VT_Z71 - love the look of your truck with the new rancho lift. How is your ride and gas mileage doing so far? What did you decide as far as tire size, are you gonna go for the Cooper 295's?

 

Hey.

 

My mileage has stayed the same since putting the lift on. I kept the same 33" STTs I had with my leveling kit, so mileage has not suffered just by going up. As far as ride, it is definately superior to stock. I have all 4 of the shocks set on Level 5 (out of 1-10) and don't have any need to alter their settings at this point because I'm that satisfied with the ride.

 

With my tires, I'm fine with the look of the 285s on there now, however, I'm eyeing a set of 295 STTs or possibly a set of 305s (which would have to be another brand mud terrain tire due to available sizes). I've gotta be careful though. With the stock wheels @ 5.5 backspacing, the inside sidewall of my front tires are awefully close to the new Rancho steering knuckles. I want to utilize my stock wheels if at all possible (I just love the look of lifted stock) so I will have to coordinate and make sure 295 or 305 tire sizes won't be too wide that they interfere with the Rancho knuckles.

 

But, I've got 3 different parties interested in my 285s, which like I said have worn excellent and look almost new. So basically for a few hundred bucks I can go up a size or two and get all new.

Hawkeye23 Enthusiast

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Cooper Discoverer SSTs are awesome tires. I've got a little less than 20k on my set and they still look basically new.

 

 

I would agree with you there about mine, couple hundred under 20k right now and still look pretty new.

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