Cooper Discoverer or General Grabbers?
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Cooper Discoverer or General Grabbers?
Hi Guys,
After reading the thread on the Velocity Raptors I did some research and found a few posts where users claimed they were only getting 35 - 45k km's on a set....
So now I'm looking for something else. Bridgestone is a little expensive - for this application. My truck will mostly be used for hunting & fishing with a little 4x4ing on the side.
What would you recommend?
Coopers = R2200/tyre 265/75/R15
General Grabbers pretty much the same price.
After reading the thread on the Velocity Raptors I did some research and found a few posts where users claimed they were only getting 35 - 45k km's on a set....
So now I'm looking for something else. Bridgestone is a little expensive - for this application. My truck will mostly be used for hunting & fishing with a little 4x4ing on the side.
What would you recommend?
Coopers = R2200/tyre 265/75/R15
General Grabbers pretty much the same price.
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Re: Cooper Discoverer or General Grabbers?
Coopers
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Re: Cooper Discoverer or General Grabbers?
Then Coopers it is.
Thanks
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Re: Cooper Discoverer or General Grabbers?
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Jy rook seker ietsie groen daar agter die werkswinkel....Hoppy wrote:Goodyear Wrangler AT
Vir teerpad ry 100%.. mens kry seker nie beter nie.. maar moenie loop grondpaaie ry met hulle nie... My track record is 4 papwiele op 2 trips en nog 'n trip op pad. Die beste deel van die Goodyears was die X-Sure insurance wat ek by TWT uitgeneem het toe ek hulle laat opsit het.
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Re: Cooper Discoverer or General Grabbers?
volgens die prys neem ek aan dis Cooper AT's, amazing tyres, baie still en n goeie all rounder.
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Re: Cooper Discoverer or General Grabbers?
I have Cooppers 31x10.5x15 A/T and have had no problems up to now
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Re: Cooper Discoverer or General Grabbers?
Ek kan maar net my eie ervaring met Goodyear Wrangler A/Ts deel. Ek het hulle op 'n werksbakkie gesit. Isuzu KB250. Ek het nie eers 45000 kilos op hulle gekry nie. Ek sal nooit weer Goodyear opsit nie. Ek het hulle vervang met Hankook Dynapro A/Ts en hulle het nou al in dieselfde omstandighede al reeds 50 000 kilos gedeon en gaan definitief nog 30 000 plus hou.
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Stem saam oor die wranglers!Mars wrote:Ek kan maar net my eie ervaring met Goodyear Wrangler A/Ts deel. Ek het hulle op 'n werksbakkie gesit. Isuzu KB250. Ek het nie eers 45000 kilos op hulle gekry nie. Ek sal nooit weer Goodyear opsit nie. Ek het hulle vervang met Hankook Dynapro A/Ts en hulle het nou al in dieselfde omstandighede al reeds 50 000 kilos gedeon en gaan definitief nog 30 000 plus hou.
Het toe ook Dynapro's opgesit.
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Re: Cooper Discoverer or General Grabbers?
I have been running Coopers now for about 3 years, mileage is good, but I have replaced them regularly because of sidewall punctures. I do a lot of rough track work in our hunting concession on Cahorra Bassa. The local under the tree tyre repair guys up there will run a patch or failing which a chunk of inner tube over the hole which keeps me going until the end of the season, then when I come home I get them checked by my local supplier who nearly craps his pants
They have replaced 2 tyres as a gesture of goodwill and I have paid to have the rest replaced.
My take;
Coopers give good road holding and a nice ride with not a lot of road noise on tar.
On dirt and in 4x4 they are fine, same in soft sand given dropped pressures.
Sidewalls could be beefed up if I compare the durability with the Michelins I used to run.
Hope this helps.
They have replaced 2 tyres as a gesture of goodwill and I have paid to have the rest replaced.
My take;
Coopers give good road holding and a nice ride with not a lot of road noise on tar.
On dirt and in 4x4 they are fine, same in soft sand given dropped pressures.
Sidewalls could be beefed up if I compare the durability with the Michelins I used to run.
Hope this helps.