Cooper Tyres

They were ATR's reinforced 70/30 highway/mud,cannot confirm re the "LT",dont think Coopers make a light truck type.

Yes they certainly do as per here


http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com/Cooper_Discoverer_Radial_LT_Tires.cfm

Like all things you need to read the fine print - I believe the long distance aspect of the warranty only relates to metropolitan driving but I have not had a look at it for a long while.

Garry

I agree Garry. I seem to recall reading in their warranty guff a few years ago that if the tyre/s had the slightest nick in them then the warranty is void. This is impossible to maintain for any tyre.

The warranty also calls for regimented balancing rotation and alignment by one of there agents. Not a bad way to make good money.

I'm on my third set of Coopers my first set were AT guaranteed 60,000 I changed them at 97,000 with 2mm of tread left they did off the track desert trips on top of general off roading, these rotated by me every 5000k. Set number 2 Coopers ST bought 2nd hand had done 20,000I got rid of them after 80000k due to stake damage encountered on a trip to Baxter Cliffs, they had at another 20000k on them, again I was rotating every 5000k, I'm treating my current ones the same way. As with any tyre look after it follow manufacturer's directions thats all you can do, no tyre is invincible.

I kept a close watch on the pressures,we only had them on for 3 months and did only 10,000km,I suppose the pressure with heat increases during operation would rise a bit,but funny the worn ones I took off which had the same pressures and used in a lot of towing wore evenly across the treads.

I am never going to buy Coopers.

have been using cooper s/t tyres now for 180,000 kms (2 sets of 5 rotated) on my 1997 landrover on all sorts of terrain including simpson desert,high country etc. with not a puncture or any other problems. I leave them at 35 psi all the time loaded or unloaded and tow an 18ft tandem caravan for an average of 1 month each year.I tend to nurse them in really rough conditions such as mt. dare to dalhousie.cant speak to highly of them.
regards bill

The pressure you run is right because any lower the rim protecters on the tyres pinch on the wheel rim and can be a problem , cord damage internally . If you look at the bottom of the tyres you will see what i mean.

Well I've bought over twenty Coopers over the last 4 years and have never read the warrenty, never had to...life's too short

It certainly did not influence my decision to buy the product.

Cheers
Alan

Probaly driving a Mini. LOL

I did have a laugh last night when I saw on telly someone trying to pull a bogged semi out with a snatch strap. Of course it broke before the truck even moved

LMFAO....some things dont change

Have to laugh at the photo.

Is that a tyre repair kit laying in the foreground?

Bit hopeful <(:-0)

LOL, that would be funny. No it is a special set of sockets that he had for his wheel nuts.

Cheers

D

I reckon that wise man was me Howesy. LOL. I have been alerting people to the Cooper Tire hoo hah for years. With their flag waving and look at us advertising. If anyone has a Cooper Tire docket/receipt look at the amount of fine print with all the clauses,conditions & must do's stated on the rear of the paperwork. Years ago there was a civil case involving a disatisfied customer who had hired a legal eagle to try and make sense of all the conditions in the contract Cooper Tires had stipulated. Conditions that on presenting a claim YOU MUST produce proof that the tyres were rotated & balanced every 5,000Km & were run at the correct pressure all this & more had to be verified by a Cooper Dealer. This was when the tyre was gaurenteed 80,000km all the advertising....that long ago. It's a shame that people get fooled into a false sense of security thinking they are safe purchasing a product which some local tour operator or some celebrity gets a free set of tires or paid $$$ to promotes products....often these people end up with egg on their face. I do not sell tyres or involved in the automotive industry at all. I have used all brands of tyres in 40 years of owning & driving a motor vehicle including Cooper's. One 4WD tyre (IMHO) sticks out as the best and that is the BFG t/a. The tread pattern has not changed in over 20 years....hence the saying "If you are on a good thing stick to it" I have been very fortunate to have driven most makes & types of 4WD's through my vocation these vehicles have come & gone with all different brands and types of tyres some good and some pathetic.Forum's like this one allows for comments & for members to express their views about many different subjects so whether it is purchasing a tyre,vehicle or going to a camping spot I believe in this bit of advice. "do not believe all that you read & hear. Except the views of people & their experiences weighing up in your own mind the pro's & cons from people who have been there, done that & make your own decision"