Thread: D4 19inch COOPER Zeon LTZ 255 55 19

I dont have the 19's. But I have been using the 18 LTZ for 3 years. Performance wise they have been amazing. Lots of grip, even in the wet ( not like my old cooper ST) I just replaced a set of 4 after 120,000km. Got them via ebay $275 each. So happy a set is available for 19 inch now.

Bought 2 255 x 55 x 19 in Melbourne recently @ $320 F & B.

Great tyres so far.

Cheers

Originally Posted by doddsy

I dont have the 19's. But I have been using the 18 LTZ for 3 years. Performance wise they have been amazing. Lots of grip, even in the wet ( not like my old cooper ST) I just replaced a set of 4 after 120,000km. Got them via ebay $275 each. So happy a set is available for 19 inch now.

I had Coopers on my old Pajero before I bought the D4. I found the handling on dry roads excellent but I met with understeer several times on corners in wet conditions if I even thought about going above an advisory speed sign speed. How do yours go in the wet in corners? I went through two sets of Cooper ATR's and both had the same issue. It made me a bit wary of Coopers despite them being an excellent tyre otherwise. Maybe I drive too fast

Martin

Originally Posted by letherm

I had Coopers on my old Pajero before I bought the D4. I found the handling on dry roads excellent but I met with understeer several times on corners in wet conditions if I even thought about going above an advisory speed sign speed. How do yours go in the wet in corners? I went through two sets of Cooper ATR's and both had the same issue. It made me a bit wary of Coopers despite them being an excellent tyre otherwise. Maybe I drive too fast

Martin

Firstly, the LTZ is a totally different animal to the ATR, so its unfair to make a comparison. Secondly, its quite likely a pressure problem - possibly running too high a pressure for the conditions.

For example, I am running LTZs and find the grip in both the dry and wet to be very good. If I put an extra 2psi in the front the grip in the wet falls off dramatically.

Cheers,
Jon

Agreed, the ST were useless in the wet. The LTZ tyre compound was a totally different beast. I had 1 night in the wet where i had to stop HARD AND FAST . No slip whatsoever. Conversely in 15kmh traffic my ST tyres slid on several occasions. Only bad with my LTZs was noise as they got older.

If anyone is interested I have 6 285/60 R18 LTZ's for sale http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=197843

Originally Posted by letherm

I had Coopers on my old Pajero before I bought the D4. I found the handling on dry roads excellent but I met with understeer several times on corners in wet conditions if I even thought about going above an advisory speed sign speed. How do yours go in the wet in corners? I went through two sets of Cooper ATR's and both had the same issue. It made me a bit wary of Coopers despite them being an excellent tyre otherwise. Maybe I drive too fast

Martin

ATRs suck. My BFG KM2 M/T are much better than the ATRs I had wet and dry on the bitumen.
In the dirt ATRs where pathetic as well and then they puncture when you look at anything with a bit of a point. Coopers did themselves a big disservice with those tyres as just about anyone I know who had them won't look at Coopers again.

Originally Posted by jonesy63

Mike - I just rang Tempe Tyres (think they parallel import tyres) and their price was $290 per tyre, plus $20 per tyre shipping to Melbourne.
Cheers,
Rob

Armed with this info, I've just had 6 Pirelli ATR's from the new Bob Jane TMart in Parkdale for $340 a tyre fitted & balanced.

Shame they don't have a clue when it comes to pressures, across the 4 on the car I had between 35 & 41psi (that was across the front)

Still happy with the price though.