Coopers LTZ - anyone tried them??

Have just come back (last week)from a 15000k trip (about 8000 on crap the rest on black stuff) to Kimberly and the dessert roads between ACT and North, The tyres have now done 40K and appear to be about half worn (just) they handled everything I threw at them :D. I did get one punture coming down the Tanami, that was just an unlucky big rock. We went up the Old Ghan track with all the rail spikes with no trouble at all, one Hilux with us had 4 puntures in his bridgestones for the trip, but he now knows what air pressure means. I ran 23 lb cold on the dirt.

The biggest problem is that if you do need a replacement up there you will wait at least a week if the tyre can be flown to you and fork out about a 1000 for the tyre, so now I'm looking for 6 x 17" wheels for the trips to come.

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Originally Posted by Tombie2

IMO and experience I would never, never ever trust a Cooper tyre.

Cooper and Mickey Thompson are owned in the USA by the same co-op. Yet manufacture at different factories / locations in the US.

Several Mickey T guys I have spoken to tell me they wont even 'talk' to the Cooper factory guys...


A good friend owns a 4wd specialist tyre store in Adelaide...
He will NOT sell Cooper tyres - But is the largest seller of Mickey T in SA and at one stage was National Seller.... This is by choice, he makes less margin on a MickeyT than any other brand he sells... He can make more on the Coopers.... He wont...


Would any of you trust your $60k+ vehicle to retreads? Coopers arent much better....


No-one in our entire 4wd club runs Coopers with good reason.. Several punctures, blow outs and a few delamination incidents put paid to that.

Cooper tyres are pushed as a 'premier' brand in Australia... IN the USA they are regarded as rubbish....

The Australian importer sells them as 'bread and butter' and refers to Mickey Thompson tyres as their "Premium" line....


BTW - There is a FC-II that will fit on listed... I will chase the details Monday and report back...

FC-II with hard use has given me 80,000km and being removed as 5mm tread is not enough for offroad use...


I understand the factory tyres arent any chop offroad, but Coopers isnt a step forwards.... Sideways or backwards maybe.... I wouldnt put my faith in them nor trust my vehicle, my life, or that of my family to Coopers.

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Well, it seems my post contains some inaccuracies which I will rectify...

The same factory makes the tyres (and other branded products too) made to the specifications of the design team responsible.

My mate, is the largest dealer, but CANT sell Coopers.. Not wont... As a Mickey Thompson dealer he has the MT line... I misunderstood a conversation we had and was under the impression otherwise.


However, it remains MY personal opinion, that I would never recommend them (Coopers) to anyone I know...

Having seen first hand, many damaged tyres of this brand, both tread chipping, damage etc... I wouldnt run with them ever.

I am sure, no doubt, that there are many happy users of ANY branded product as well as many who would have a brand they never would recommend.

So to the guys at Exclusive Tyres etc, whom have seen the original post...
I apologise for the mis-information...

But reserve the right to MY opinion about the Cooper product.

Getting fuel in Meekatharra a couple of days ago and they had three blokes in the garage repairing the punctures of Coopers tyres. They thought it was a great laugh !. There was five cars parked up outside waiting. I went with Mickey Thompsons as the BFGs were not out at the time to compare, have done 40k on them and they have 10mm left on them.