toxicwaste29
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I have heard tons of stories of issues with balancing the Goodyear mtrs
The reason they are heavy is because they are stout and have better sidewalls. Less weight = less rubber and other material = weaker tire.
If you wheel... on Colorado trails or any other kind of rocky trails you'll want better sidewalls and the best are Nitto. I have put my Nitto TGs through hell and they always come out on top. There have been times when I thought sure I'd loose a sidewall but those bad boys withstood the pressure and pulled through. I love my Nitto Trail Grapplers! You won't give a shit about rotational weight when a rock pokes a hole in your sidewall. Just my :twocents:
My Jeep is also my DD and I've never had any balance issues with the Nittos.
Edit: by shaved are you saying the tire shop actually removed tread from the tire? Never heard of that. If a tire is made right why would it need to be shaved?
Cooper Discover STT.
So what's the scoop on the coppers I have heard a lot of ppl recommend them lately. How are the new STTs holding up wear wise as a DD and how is the performance on the rocks? Also how good is the side wall compared to toyo/nitto?
I had a really old set of coppers on my old truck but I never really put them to the test off road
Coopers are awesome in every way, however they are Damn heavy.
Geeze I must have gotten lucky. I got mtrs and put swapped them onto old rims with weights on them. Was going to get them balanced but at 80 they are just fine. I know they need to be balanced eventually but still haven't gotten around to doing it it's been about 3 weeks. There is maybe 1oz on each right now.
I have them too and they have been fine and balanced no problems... (I got them because the trails grapplers were on infinite backorder with no eta)
I've had the trail grapplers in the past and do like the way they ride on road and wear better, but I have no complaints as of now with my mtr/k's.... That being said, I will probably go back to the trail grappler when I need new tires if they are available
Coopers are awesome in every way, however they are Damn heavy.
The Coopers are made on the same line as several other tires (including ProComps). The compound, carcass, and belting are all the same and is the second lightest (first being BFG) MT made..
A 35 is around 60# and a 37 will be sub 70#
A Toyo 37 (also wider) will be about 90#
Looking for some specifics here though like how many miles can you get out of them. Are they sticky aired down on the CO rocks? strong side wall? Good in deep mud? And is Damn heavy like toyo heavy? Also how tall do they sit as a 37, More like a toyo or a KM2?
I can vouch for how heavy the Toyo's are. Just switched from 37" MTR-Kevlars to the Toyo's and lost nearly a full mpg due to the weight of the tires. That said, the Toyo's didn't require an ounce of weight and they are rock solid to 85, the MTR's were a handful at 70 and had a TON of weight on them to get them just closed to balanced.
Does anyone have experience with Open Country R/T? I was looking at those or the Open Country M/T?
Toyo M/T's. They are seemingly indestructible and they look great. I got 50+k miles.