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My brother sells tyres as part of his 4wd business. In his 20 years in business and 10 before that driving 4wd's in the Army, privately and working he has never liked Coopers. He is a fan of Maxxis and so am i. I also like GG AT2 but I think i got a bad batch once. Another batch was excellent. I also like Michelin. The current Wrangler Duratrac is also a great tyre on road and off. I have spoken to many people who have owned Coopers once. Coopers know how to advertise though.
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Babs, I agree with your view that there are horror stories with all brands (I had a series of bad Michelin's in the 80's, with the steel belting coming through the side wall, all replaced under warranty) and if Coopers were as bad as much of the commentary here suggests they would have been sued out of business in the US. Perhaps they don't sell the same model tyres in their home market.
Simon
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Originally Posted by travelrover
Coopers 10years + ago weren't having much luck with their tyres, they earned themselves a pretty bad reputation. In saying that the company did a full turn around and invested in R&D.
I believe the Micky Thompson are a subsidiary of the Coopers Co apparently they are manufactured at the same plant. I was waiting for someone to fall into the trap of saying Mickies were better than Coopers ha ha ha.
Those 4WD Action blokes from the magazine used them extensively on their travels with no hiccups and they are pretty aggressive with them and the places they go.
Now before someone decides to get wise and remind my dumb ass that Coopers was a sponsor advertiser, I am aware but that doesn't change the fact that they put the tyres to the test and they have been put through more than what some of us could dish out and they have survived.
Drive past Silverwater where the magazines headquarters are and have a look at all the staffs vehicles, last time I looked they were Coopers.
Now I'm not going to say Coopers are any better than the other because it depends on what your intended use is but I do have to disregard the vague my brothers uncles dogs cats sister in laws son had them and had 40 pairs replaced under warranty because he ran 68psi Offroad and the treads all flew off and fell to bits bla bla bla.
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Ozscott I value your opinion it's worth as much as anyone else's but Maxxis IMO are and always will be the poor mans choice. A lot of people like them (I don't) and maybe they represent good value for money for what they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozscott
I have always interpreted them to be the young blokes tyre who wants 35" + size and they are the cheapest alternative.
I don't seem to find any sidewall info on them????
I'm open to anyone who wants to correct me on my opinion of the Maxxis but they don't seem to be in the same league as the big boys Bridgestone, BFG, Goodyear, Coopers, Michellin etc.
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No worries. The 751 Bravo LT rated very highly in the magazines tyre shootout and i have found their LT to be very tuff in the sidewall with excellent load rating and max pressure of 80 psi. They are a heavy duty build. Many years ago when i went to them having had Michelin XPC on 2 Discos i found the sidewall info but have not looked it up since. It is also printed on the sidewall. The 751 is very much like the XPC in handing but tougher in LT guise. I have had Duelers and wasnt impressed. Not tried Bfg. Had a set of Pirelli Scorpions on both Discos - very good tyre in AT but not as tough as the Maxxis in my experience and the Maxxis put up higher kilometers.
Cheers
Still not convinced. The reviews back up my previous comments.
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I still think they are at the bottom end but for the money they seem almost half the price I can see how they would suit some people.
As long as they do the job and your happy with them it doesn't matter what I or anyone else thinks.
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Mate that is a very selective cut from that website...you dont mention that out of the 28 reviews on the 751 the average score was 4.3...
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Cost isnt always an indicator. I take review sites as only one indicator but seeing as you raised it...
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So by your measure a cheaper tyre gets better reviews than one of the 'big' brands. Maxxis are a very big player and frankly i would take a tyre made in Malaysia over one made in the US for quality...
