Thread: D3 Standard tyres

Cheers and thanks Will.

Hi again Will, as the Coopers were almost new I put on the D3 when I put the low profiles on the RR and what a huge difference they made to the D3.

They were quiet on the RR and are as quiet on the D3, they have improved the handling and even though the steering on the D3 is lighter than the RR, the Coopers have made the D3 steering even lighter.

My wife is wrapped and so am I.

I’ll see how the Michelin go on the RR, so far I haven’t done 100 kms so no idea but if they don’t come up to expectation I won’t hesitate to go back to the Coopers but at this time they don’t have a low profile to fit the 19” rims.

Cheers.

Good to hear that you are satisfied with the Cooper ST performance. Mine are performing really well on the 'blacktop' and we find that the hum that is associated with them is acceptable at low speeds and not noticeable at higher speeds.
I wonder if the noise will become even less as the tyres begin to wear.
An interesting observation is that I think that fuel consumption has not been affected by the more aggressive tread pattern.
Trip computer shows 11.6 for travel in and around the Gold Coast with all the stops and starts.
Interested to know how this compares with others for city driving.

Just reading through the last couple of posts there and noted that Tim has H/Ts not S/Ts like yourself Will, in other words one tyre is a road biased tyre ie the H/T and the S/T is more an off road biased tyre. On the S/T though what size rim do you have,

Regards

Stevo

Hi stevo, it’s not so much the type of tyres, H/T v S/T but whether the Coopers were any good on the D3.

The H/ts suite me more as I’m not planning on doing any extreme off roading but I still wanted to know if the Coopers are as good on road, on D3s as they are on the RR.

Mine you, I think anything is better than the Wranglers or Pirellis.

Thanks to Will’s input, instead of keeping the Coopers as spares, I put them on the D3 and I’m impressed and very pleased.

Cheers.

I was fortunate enough to do an exchange of my 18" down to 17" rims so that I had a better choice of tyres. The D3 will get as much use outback as the TDi did, so really needed the 17's.
Am waiting patiently for the TJM bullbar to become available so I can fit the winch from the old Disco. Then another patient wait for the HR tow bar.
Love the truck!!

Originally Posted by Will

Love the truck!!

Yep, the D3 is a huge leap forward from my D1 and D2.