OT: 265/75r16E tires?

Currently running Cooper discoverer AT3's on my '06 2500 Chevy. Second set of them and Ive been satisfied for the most part. Only issue is I'd like something just a little more aggressive. So I'm looking at the Cooper ST Maxx and I also notice Walmart had Goodyear Wrangler Authority's priced right. I can get either of those for less than $800 on the road. I don't really won't to go to a full mud tire and I'm also looking for something to last as long as possible. Any inputs on either of these or something else I should be looking at?? Thanks

I just put cooper at3 285/75/18 on wifes truck. I was considering michelin but went with cooper. Considering price difference they are a good choice. Not a fan of goodyear. Last wranglers rode and handled poorly.

Well, I went the other way. Had a set of Goodyear Wranglers on my Dodge truck. This summer put a set of Cooper AT3's on. I've been very pleased with the difference. Quieter, better ride and more grip in the snow and mud.

Larry

Just curious were what load rating do you run cause that sounds cheap. I run cooper at/3's on my 3/4 ton dodge diesel. 4 door 8 foot box. I like them also but I am going to go the other way next time I buy tires. I will probably get cooper ht's. Being 4wd, long and heavy I have no problem going through the ice and snow here in western new York. Brother was an assistant manager at a local tire shop and he always tells me to stay away from the open tread pattern by the sidewalls because of bad wear and getting choppy. Just put a set of ht's on the wife's Jeep Cherokee and that thing is an animal in the snow. Maybe your into muddin ? Or just want a tougher looking tire ?

I've had three sets of Cooper A/Ts on 3 different trucks now and love them. My Suburban will get a set of the A/T-3,s this spring. My take is this...I don't buy a tire for what I need it to do 1% of the time...rather what I intend it to do the other 99% of the time. You will be disappointed by going more aggressive as most of the "good" qualities you enjoy with any tire will go away...and all for that few times a year you are in mud or sand. Aggressive doesn't help on snow/ice with 4 wd...weight and psi of tire contact do. People just need to be honest with themselves...most will spend 90% of their time/miles on dry highway , 8% on wet highway and 2% where you need/want "aggressive ".

I had 2 sets of the Goodyear Authority in 265/70R17 10 ply. I only got about 35,000 miles out of each set. I'm on a lot of gravel so that makes a difference. The worst complaint is that the belts started breaking with a lot of tread left and they were noisy. I've got a set of Hankook ??? that aren't as aggressive but they grip in the mud just as well and so far they are wearing great.

Get my AT3's from Discount Tire Direct. Great prices, quick shipping...

Aaron

I run Firestone Destination M/Ts on my Dodge farm pickup. I like them pretty good. Have 30k on them, with a ways to go. They are loud, but I don't hear very well anyway. Just ask my wife.

Hankook DynaPro ATM seems to be the farm tire of choice around here. Tire guy quoted me around $150 per for 265/75/16 e rated.
AaronSEIA

Let me tell you about a set of tires I purchased from WalMart.
Several years ago I needed tires for my Jeep Cherokee and I saw some Goodyear Wranglers at WM for a decent price and purchased them. (Actually, when you figure all the fees WM adds, the price wasn't so decent, but.....). I declined the road hazard because I don't do offroading, just quite a few miles on my gravel road. After about 20K miles, the tires were cracking REAL bad on the tread (not the sidewall) and I went back to WM to show them the product that they had sold me. (Sidenote: the tires were cracking around each of the knobby treads of each tire, not from any suspension problems or from over or underinflating) The WM tire "supervisor/foreman" first asked if I had road hazard. I told him that the tire is falling apart from use, not hazards of the road. He then told me that under "no way, shape, or form" would Goodyear do anything about the tires. Lots of people have tried, but none have ever been compensated without the extra road hazard fee. I then asked him if he would trust his life with these tires. His response was "Oh, h*ll, no! Those things look like they will fly apart at any time!" He politely told me to pound dirt and that my tires were typical for Goodyear tires.
My advice is to STAY AWAY FROM GOODYEAR TIRES!
Currently running Toyo tires and I've been happy with them so far.

I agree i had trouble with them over 30 years ago Never by a Goodyear tire again

Wal mart sells a lower quality (cheaper) good year wrangler.they are not all the same

Here in Missouri the Mastercraft and Hankooks are the only tires to buy. We run a LOT of gravel and they will both hold up well. So far all others give out at about 25k. I fun 4dr long bed one tons and get about 45k out of both brands and then put them on trailers. Never had a problem with traction run ATX not rough treads. The rougher the tread the quicker they will go bald on us.

Source for that claim?