Member - Toonfish replied:

i got the st-c coopers mate and do a varied range of work always dropping to an appropriate tyre pressure and 15,000kms later am still happy.

mind you they have survived the outback challenge on a local frontera b4 they went on the navara .

be aware they only supply a few tyre sizes .

weight i reckon is the key in my setup as the tyres dont ballon till a bit lower than recomended pressure say compared to your weighty rig.

wasnt aware you were looking otherwise i would have showed you mine.

Rick was also looking at some i think.

cheers

Truckster (Vic) replied:

The STT isnt soft compound??? they are kiddin!

Those the Kellys the squeal like a 70's cop chase on tele? ;)

Andrew replied:

Willem

Im now running the Mickey Thompson Cepek FC2s on my GU. These are also made by Coopers. They seem to be a very well made tyre but have also had some tread block chipping.
I have come to the conclusion that our backyard (Im in Whyalla) is just very harsh on tyres. Certainly much worse than Ive seen in other states.

I guess we have to live with that.

Member - Matt replied:

I'm running ST coopers on the GU, and 1000ks from brand new they were up in the Pilbara being absolutely punished following goat tracks and making their own tracks. The cuts and chipping that happened to the tyres was to be expected. I don't for a minute believe that there is a tyre that could come back from such stone country with out damage. I'm bloody happy with the Coopers and I'm realistic about it. 90% tread 90% stone chips, I'm just just happy they got me back onto the bitumen, and never let me down, not like the old codan 6924... but thats another story...

bushfix replied:

G'day Willem,

I came across one of those 'had a win' stories at driver training last weekend. Young fella running STs on a GU had a bad run with them he reckons. Don't know his driving techniques or where he took them but he described stretching and splitting at the base of the lugs, leading to eventual 'loss' of the lug. Coopers were satisfied that the tyres had underperformed and gave him a swag of brand new Cooper AT-Rs. Claimed they were $394 each - YE GODS!

Jeremy.

Gossy replied:

I have just come back from Birdsville, Camersons Corner etc etc. I have chipping on all my Cooper ST's but that was to be expected because of the bad roads up there. My back two though (carrying most of the weight) have splits on the lugs which I'm not too happy about. Will be taking them back and see what the tyre supplier will say. As mentioned before though, I am also very happy with these tyres. We did carry alot of weight and we have travelled approx 5000kms of bad terrain on these tyres for this to happen.
The Coopers are my bush tyre so they only go on when I am going away. They have now done Googs Track, Gawler Rangers and the Birdsville trek. Tough tracks on both trips and have not got one single puncture etc so very happy with that result. Can't expect them to last forever!

Bryan (WA) replied:

Has anyone used the ST-C tyres yet?? and if so what is the feedback so far??
I have to replace my BFG's soon, and was planning on putting on either ST's or the new ST-C's..

regards
Bryan

Member - Russell S replied:

Willem,
My STTs were on new before our trip last month. They cut and chipped a little, but I expect that from the roads out your way. The wear rate bothers me a little - 4 or 5 mm gone in 8000 km on the back. That's probably to be expected too - we'll see how they go over time with less severe work.

Member - Gary W (VIC) replied:

Thanks Willem,

A good post. I note their point about measuring tyre pressure cold. We were getting over 5psi variation morning to evening in our tyres in the desert.

Gaz