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Cooper ST off-road performance
Anyone give me their experiences of Cooper ST tyres on and off-road please? A lot cheaper than BFG and thinking about putting them on, need to be capable in the mud as well as good on tarmac.2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
11th Nov 2007 6:53 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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Is this for your new Defender?
[I have a hidden reason for asking]...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
11th Nov 2007 7:09 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Not trading the Beast for a 90???
11th Nov 2007 7:39 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
ronp wrote:
Is this for your new Defender?
[I have a hidden reason for asking]
Aye2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
11th Nov 2007 7:40 pm
renevanwijk
Member Since: 15 Oct 2007
Location: NL-Baarn
Posts: 44
cooper tyres, which wheels 16"or 17"??
I am also looking for off road tyres like the cooper for d3, which model and wheels are you looking for using
16"or 17"wheels, which tyres are you thinking to use ???
11th Nov 2007 10:00 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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265/75/16 's on original Defender Boost Alloys2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
11th Nov 2007 10:06 pm
renevanwijk
Member Since: 15 Oct 2007
Location: NL-Baarn
Posts: 44
yes defender = 16" disco 17"for off road, tyre's
yes defender = 16" disco 17"for off road, tyre's maximum??
I use now 16"BF Goodrich MUD for the Defender90
but want to know for the discovery3 beside the 19"ON road the OFF road best and biggest tyre on 17"wheels
greetings
rene
11th Nov 2007 10:23 pm
IronMan
Member Since: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Midrand
Posts: 99
Hi,
Been running my 17" Cooper ST's for almost 12,000Km now (since July this year). 1/3 was spent off-road rest used to commute and travel.
Somewhere on the Africa link I put some initial results down.
Longer term I can report:
On road not as good as the Wranglers, bit noisier, but hey even at 140Km/h they do the job well!!
I cannot fault them on-road!
Off-road - awesome... just no pains here and can highly recommend.
If I had to choose between Cooper ST and STT next time I will go STT - reason - the ST version vs ST-C version has a tendency to have rubber pieces breaking off. Have 3 spots where this has happened.
If you cannot get the ST-C version go for the STT one or the BFG's. My 02.c worth.
Now the good and the bad:
The good:
Better AT than most out there
Good road handling
Excellent off-road tyre - even at low pressures.
The bad:
bit noisy
Would recommend new compound (ST-C) due to breaking of rubber knobblies
Overall - satisfied - good millage tyre too.
12th Nov 2007 7:27 am
renevanwijk
Member Since: 15 Oct 2007
Location: NL-Baarn
Posts: 44
thanks for your good and bad overvieuw
I placed your answers also to the Dutch Landrover site www.lrch.nl
greetings
rene (NL)Actual D4 Black and white, black outside white inside, with diff lock 2011-08. Last car:D3 is delivered march 3th 2008.
D3-HSE, onroad standard and off road tyres Cooper STT on 17" wheels, side protection, winch, and electronic "lock" on the back wheels.
Beside the D4 , we have also a Defender90 from 2000
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