LT, AT Tires, which one is best?

camo4x4atv · 11-04-2007, 01:37 PM

I know this has been asked before, but I'm looking at the Toyo Open Country A/T or M/T's, Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor or Cooper Discoverer S/T or STT's. They're for 2006 Titan Le with the stock 18" rims. Use off road occasionally and in alot of snow. Stock 265/70/18 or 275/70/18's in an LT tire, Thanks

Megw3788 · 11-04-2007, 02:21 PM

I vote for the cooper STTs. Not sure how they do in snow, but they do excellent in sand and mud. They're also very quiet, they ride nice, they last for a good 40,000 miles and they're pretty cheap too!

camo4x4atv · 11-04-2007, 03:29 PM

Cheap? I lilke the sound of that and 40K miles!!!

redpickemuptruck · 11-04-2007, 04:12 PM

I just put on Mastercraft Courser AT(Cooper tire company) on nice tire lots of sipes for winter driving I did 315/70R17's for about $750 with a 60K miles rating on them.

Megw3788 · 11-04-2007, 04:13 PM

Yeah they may last even longer than that on a titan. My dad had em on his superduty that he tows a tractor trailer with a pretty big tractor and mini-ex on for like 35,000 then I had em on the titan for like another 5k or 6k miles. Yeah the tires aren't dirt cheap, but consderably cheaper than the Toyo MTs that have a very similar tread pattern.

camo4x4atv · 11-04-2007, 04:30 PM

That's a great price on the Mastercraft!

redpickemuptruck · 11-04-2007, 04:36 PM

Always negotiate with the tire guy, they seem to drop their pants pretty quickly once they know you're serious.

camo4x4atv · 11-04-2007, 05:19 PM

Cooper Discoverer S/T are rated better in snow than the STT by Cooper's own ratings. More of a mud tire. Doesn't make sense why they wouldn't be better in the snow with those deep lugs.

Let me check out the Mastercraft's snow ratings.

redpickemuptruck · 11-04-2007, 05:35 PM

I couldn't find much on the Mastercrafts snow rating, but the lugs are deep with pretty big voids. All the lugs are siped and there is a center traction bar that is siped like the dedicated snow tires are. I'm betting it will be pretty good in the snow.

camo4x4atv · 11-04-2007, 05:35 PM

Tread depth is greater (not by much) on the Cooper Discoverer S/T 18/32 vs 15.5 on the Mastercraft Courser A/T 2. Might be a little better in snow? I'll have to find a dealer that carries both of them and compare them side by side. Anyone hear anything about the Goodyear Silent Armor's?

redpickemuptruck · 11-04-2007, 05:42 PM

Supposed to be a very good tire, didn't come in the size I wanted so I didn't research them.

camo4x4atv · 11-04-2007, 05:45 PM

The ratings on the Silent Armors have all been good, just worried because my Wrangler SRA's have been so bad!

camo4x4atv · 11-10-2007, 10:28 AM

Ended up getting the Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos in 265/70/18. Friend of a friend is the manager at a local Firestone shop. Couldn't pass up the deal! :cheers