Are they a good choice?
Every week or two I travel from
Melbourne to a place just outside of Deniliquin near the VIC/NSW border, and when it rains all the tracks there turn to this thick heavy greasy
orange clay mud and my 87 Rangie with 'AT' Michelins and a trailer on the back just can't cut it. I figure I need diggers and not floaters for this.
The OEM size is 205/80R16 but muddies in that size are limited. More options are available in 225/75R16 and a few in 215/85R16 (my preference, for a taller tyre with a longer footprint). I'm leaning towards the Cooper STT in that taller size. Reviews suggest that it probably performs as
well as anything else in mud, but is also relatively civilised on the highway and wears
well.
My other temptation is something directional like the Kumho MT KL71, which looks like a great mudder but I know it will wear faster and probably be rougher on the highway. I'd also have to go for the 'fatter' 225/75R16 size, and I suspect the taller Cooper would do just as
well in the mud, in which case highway manners and improved ground clearance would give the STT the edge.
Money isn't a factor as my boss is a legend / has temporarily gone mad and agreed to shout them for me.
Am I on the right track with the STT?