Curious, what size & sidewall did you have?
While I have seen the chunking problem that others have mentioned, I can't say that I ever really saw it on the sets that I've run. Certainly not on the 37's I ran for a long time and the sidewalls on them seemed really strong. I did have a failure on the 40's I ran on Moby but then, they're only Range C and so it wasn't that big of a surprise. Granted, my Trail Grapplers are only Range C too. Overall, I still think the STT Pros hook up better on the rocks but I do think the Trail Grapplers are a better overall tire. Of course, I'm still not thrilled about Goodyear owning Cooper now.
Ugh! What a bunch of shit that is.
I saw the chunking first hand when I was on the Drummond Island run a couple years ago. Weebz had a pretty new set on his Jeep and mine were a coupe years old at that time. I bought that set right after you reviewed them for the first time back in what, 2015? Anyhoo, Weebz chunked the shit out of his tires on the rocks at Turtle Ridge and mine were unscathed. Jdofmemi's 37's are chunked to shit too.
Yup, they make Dick Cepek as well. As far as the chunking goes, I have to think they must have changed the rubber compound somewhere along the line.I saw the chunking first hand when I was on the Drummond Island run a couple years ago. Weebz had a pretty new set on his Jeep and mine were a coupe years old at that time. I bought that set right after you reviewed them for the first time back in what, 2015? Anyhoo, Weebz chunked the shit out of his tires on the rocks at Turtle Ridge and mine were unscathed. Jdofmemi's 37's are chunked to shit too.
While I do love my Coop's, I think I'm going to try the Trail Graps next set. Like you, I'm so tired of these companies getting involved in politics instead of just selling the shit they make & leaving the rest alone.
IIRC Cooper also makes Dick Cepek tires too.
Does that include 37" tires or 35" tires and below? My 37x12.5x17 Trail Grapplers say made in Japan on them. I received them about a month ago and mounted KMC Grenade beadlocks. No big deal either way. They mounted easily and required no balancing.
35's and 37's are supposed to be made at the plant in GA or they were, and the 40's came from Japan
Maybe something changed with the supply and demand that has been going on. I always like to purchase made in the USA products and was surprised when mine showed up stamped made in Japan.
Last year when BLM was burning down cities, Goodyear got caught telling employees that it was ok to wear BLM (black lives matter) clothing to work but they couldn't wear clothing supporting police (blue lives matter).I was looking also at the STT Pros but I see that there are some complaints against the Goodyear ownership...may I ask why?
My current Cooper AT3s are made in USA and I am very happy with them.
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This ^^^Last year when BLM was burning down cities, Goodyear got caught telling employees that it was ok to wear BLM (black lives matter) clothing to work but they couldn't wear clothing supporting police (blue lives matter).
Goodyear employee shares photo of company's zero-tolerance policy, calls it 'discriminatory'
A Goodyear employee in Kansas is calling the company’s new zero-tolerance policy "discriminatory" after the company told workers that it is acceptable to wear attire of certain social and political causes like Black Lives Matter, while labeling others like MAGA and Blue Lives Matter as unacceptable.
Fuck that.
Nitto is owned by Toyo and truth be told, Toyo makes a really good tire. Their Open Country MT is one that I have always enjoyed running.
Thanks for the feedback Eddie
I had a set of 37" Toyo's OC MT's on Brute...I liked them very much...
I had 37" x17's..this was in 2017 and 18.
Last year when BLM was burning down cities, Goodyear got caught telling employees that it was ok to wear BLM (black lives matter) clothing to work but they couldn't wear clothing supporting police (blue lives matter).
Goodyear employee shares photo of company's zero-tolerance policy, calls it 'discriminatory'
A Goodyear employee in Kansas is calling the company’s new zero-tolerance policy "discriminatory" after the company told workers that it is acceptable to wear attire of certain social and political causes like Black Lives Matter, while labeling others like MAGA and Blue Lives Matter as unacceptable.
Fuck that.