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Ateo
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Coopers or BFGs?
BFG's.
But I have no evidence.
At least I'm honest.
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David K
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Cooper Discoverer ATRs were just fine on my '05 Tacoma. Toyo Open Country ATs also good tires...
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Sunman
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I sense the beginning of a 5 page thread...BFG, worth every penny IMO, they've never let me down in over 20 years, others have different stories and
opinions. Mine won't change.
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bajamedic
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I am currently running Falkens on my Dodge Ram PU, they are worn out with 15k miles, I am going back to BFG at the end of summer. JH
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Sunman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
| Quote: | Originally posted by Sunman
I sense the beginning of a 5 page thread...BFG, worth every penny IMO, they've never let me down in over 20 years, others have different stories and
opinions. Mine won't change. |
I have had 3 consecutive sets on but I have been reading about the Cooper's performance in sand and clay type mud and people seem to think they are a
bit better in those environments.
I don't know yet... moving to Nayarit so the tire needs may be a bit different. |
Low tire pressure on most any tire will cover sand environment...clay type mud=Nasty for just about any tire. Would think you would need mud terrains
which I've never owned.
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dizzyspots
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Check out the new Hankook DynaPro AT GREAT reviews from almost every test..great dollar value...
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thebajarunner
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My Cooper Discoverers are excellent,
run some pretty hard miles off the pavement
and they stand up well.
BFG is good, by over-hyped in my opinion
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woody with a view
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Toyo Open Country AT's gave me 23k to the wear bar.
i just put on Michelin LTX A/T 2 for $860 out the door. rated for 60k and others are getting 80k out of them.
edit: 265/70/16 for the Tundy.
[Edited on 7-21-2012 by woody with a view]
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dizzyspots
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the 75v sereis will actually give you a little bit better flotation than a 70..the taller sidewall helps provide a longer footrpint went you air
down...
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J.P.
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I have been running Cooper's since 1985 rember the Cooper Tiger Paw. I have a set of Cooper A T Radials on my 4x4 Suburban and ny Nissan 4x4 had a set
of YOKOHAMA GEOLANDERS on it when I bought it used 4 years ago. I have been watching them closely and they show very little signs of wear. I want to
put a more agressive tire on it but I am not into tossins good tires Either.
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fish101
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Coopers or BFG's
I had Kumho P235/70R16 on my Liberty but were worn out less than 30k miles..Switched to BFG two weeks ago and love them so far..Jeep even rides
different.
Price was right at $165. ea for P235-70R16 T/A's plus tx, but included balancing and getting rid of those old Kumho's that were supposed to be so
good....
[Edited on 7-22-2012 by fish101]
[Edited on 7-22-2012 by fish101]
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
Toyo Open Country AT's gave me 23k to the wear bar.
i just put on Michelin LTX A/T 2 for $860 out the door. rated for 60k and others are getting 80k out of them.
edit: 265/70/16 for the Tundy.
[Edited on 7-21-2012 by woody with a view] |
Got mine at the Discount Tire on Plaza and you just reminded me about my $70 Visa card that is in the mail. Total price under $800.
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Sunman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
I have never been unhappy with my BFGs and with the total price after rebate of $800.58 I am content. |
Smokin deal!
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Curt63
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BFG's for me.
Good tires are a good investment if you get off the beaten track
No worries
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bajacalifornian
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BFG only
American by birth, Mexican by choice.
Signature addendum: Danish physicist — Niels Bohr — who said, “The opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
Jeff Petersen
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Udo
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Having owned both, Coopers got about 18k more miles that same size BFG's.
But this was a Toyota...another vehicle may have a different experience.
Udo
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
| Quote: | Originally posted by dizzyspots
the 75v sereis will actually give you a little bit better flotation than a 70..the taller sidewall helps provide a longer footrpint went you air
down... |
I've been dwelling on that.
I am thinking that would work fine, especially if I have a tread pattern that extends into the sidewall a bit like the better tires do.
That would put me into a LT tire, I believe with a higher speed and load rating, with the Hankooks so that might be an advantage
I have about 3 weeks before I purchase so I have a little time to negotiate and finalize.
Time for more homework! |
The Tacoma Off Road TRD comes with 265/70-16 BFGs... I got rid of those pieces at 20,000 miles and went with 265/75-16 Hankook Dynapro ATMs and
already have over 20,000 miles on them, and they look almost new... Anyway, the point of this reply was to say if you go to a 75 series tire, you gain
1/2" in clearance (1" taller tire), and for the Tacoma, made the speedometer read correctly... It was slighty fast with the stock tires. No rubbing
either, even off road, with the 265/75-16 tires.
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landyacht318
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Many of you probably know this, but find the tires you want from the cheapest online retailer. Print out the shipped cost, show DT the printout and
Discount tire will match that shipped cost.
They even ordered the tires I wanted as they did not carry the specific model in stock.
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bigboy
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I had 40,000 miles on BFG AT KO's on my Bronco. At the time they had at least 40% tread left and I installed them on my Scout II. I probably put
another 10,000 miles on them and they still have a lot of life left!
I run BFG AT KO's on two Broncos, my Scout II and a V10 4X4 Excursion. Great tires for me!
My first set of BFG were the All Terrain. Had problems with them but one I switched over to the AT KO's, problems solved!
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Ken Cooke
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My vote is for COOPERS!
I blew 3 BFG tires in two years. Better got with the Coopers!
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