Thread: Anybody running Cooper S/T?

Dunno what other people are up to, but I have had Cooper HT on my SII Disco for 65K now and no real issue. And about 1/3 to 1/4 of the tread left. This includes the GRR, Oodnadatta Track, Buchanan Hwy, Plenty Hwy and a lot of ****ty tracks around the Flinders Ranges, Isa and the Gulf country at max GVM and high temp.

I always watch the pressure and adjust speed according to the conditions.

I reckon they **** on the Michelins that the Disco came with - they were rooted at 40K, mainly bitumen. Given how much tread is still left I reckon they have been good.

Of course, If I wanted to drive like a dickhead I could ruin any set of tyres in less than hours elapsed time or 5km distance....

Hey MT
You are running the HIGHWAY tyre,this is about the STs.
I dont drive like a dickhead either,they are crud.
I reckon I could burn highway tires too if I wanted to hoon.Funny they only give the poxy KM gaurantee to city drivers,the ST tyres dont stand up to real driving.They only tell you after they are fitted by a city dealer and you ask the question that the tyres arent going to meet the distance the tyre seller gauranteed when selling.BEEN THERE DONE THAT!!!! NEVER AGAIN!!!!
Done more Ks on my MTRs and they still have 75%+ tread.
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hey MT
You are running the HIGHWAY tyre,this is about the STs.
I dont drive like a dickhead either,they are crud.
I reckon I could burn highway tires too if I wanted to hoon.Funny they only give the poxy KM gaurantee to city drivers,the ST tyres dont stand up to real driving.They only tell you after they are fitted by a city dealer and you ask the question that the tyres arent going to meet the distance the tyre seller gauranteed when selling.BEEN THERE DONE THAT!!!! NEVER AGAIN!!!!
Done more Ks on my MTRs and they still have 75%+ tread.
Andrew

I was about to say the same. Its about ST's not any other tyre.

Likewise, my ST didn't see 12 months out before they were turfed. My MTR's have been on for about 5 years+ now and are still going.

OK, point taken.

Which may pose another question - why buy ST when it seems that other tyres do the job better?

Cheers

Mark

Originally Posted by MT

OK, point taken.

Which may pose another question - why buy ST when it seems that other tyres do the job better?

Cheers

Mark

Probably a lack of awareness and great marketing.

The ST is probably one of the very few AT's that are not glorified HT pattern tyres and the tread pattern offers a lot of offroad traction before moving to a mud tyre. The MTR is probably the only other in this category, but due to the open pattern and its name (MTR is actually Maximum Traction Reinforced, not Mud Terrain), most think that its a mud tyre which it isn't. Other than this, the next step is into mud tyres, but the development of muds seems to be in making them suitable as daily drivers which further crosses them with AT's like the ST and the MTR.

I'm running 255/70 x 16's (passenger build, not LT) on a 2004 D2a Td5 Auto. They were on it when we purchased it 6 months ago so that's what we got!

They were fitted at 70,000km to replace the XPC's, we purchased it at 120,000km, and now we're at 130,000km ... so that's 60,000km so far on them of which I've done 10,000km trouble free, with plenty of life left on 3x of them ... previous owner never rotated them, and front wheel alignment was out so front LHS is scrubbed and I now need to buy 2x more. (Or buy 5x new different tyres ... so I'm kinda locked into buying more Cooper S/T's ... unless anyone knows of a better different brand tyre I can get 5x for the price of 2x Cooper S/T's ??)

Beach, bush, dirt and rocky ground driving, and I'm pretty happy with them. Bit noisy at highway speed with windows down ... to be expected I guess. Windows up, not a problem. No chipping, cuts or torn lugs (touch wood). The D2 is our daily drive, so it's maybe 65% tar & 35% mixed off-road ... they provide enough grip off-road for our use. We're not 4WD extremists, and I'm aware of tyre pressures versus terrain and I'm not an agressive driver - I take it slow & easy. So far, they've treated me real well and I reckon a full new set should go close to 100,000km the way we drive.

Slunnie wrote ... "The ST is probably one of the very few AT's that are not glorified HT pattern tyres and the tread pattern offers a lot of offroad traction before moving to a mud tyre." .... and that's right. I'll lean towards a tyre that gives better off-road grip in preference to less on-road noise & better ride ... they are after all fitted to a 4WD ! The HT & AT style tyres don't look agressive enough for my liking.

I hear alot of people rubbish the S/T's, but from my current experience, by circumstance, not by choice, I really can't say anything bad about them ! I know wheel spin can be a problem, so, I avoid it where possible on hard rocky surfaces (lower pressures, drive slower and easier) ... and with T/C you shouldn't get much wheel spin anyway!

... I may have to eat my words in the future, but for now I think they are OK.

YMMV

Kev..

I think people are expecting to much from the ST. I'd only expect to use it for touring. Im on my second set of STT's and they live most of theyr'e life on tar. But I wanted a tyre that could handle hard off road, and since they seem to be close to the ST for road noise, it seemed no contest.
But as a side note, Ive seen some people who could get a flat on a steel wheel. I think the tyre Gods hate them.

Hi
One of my mates runs them on his 130 off road -farm reckons theyre to rough a good tough tyre he thinks but will shake him and the truck to bits.
I have some hankooks(110tray) that have done 80000 bout 8 years old but now stuffed stilll a bit of tread but out of round and balance -had a pretty hard time off road. will probably go for the cheapest most M/t as stones and stakes arent fussy