I looked at the Cooper Evolution MT's before and decided against them just because they have a 2 ply sidewall. Sidewall strenght is important to me when i'm looking to replace tires.
I was looking for a cheap option and went with Patagonia MT's. Zero issues so far with the tires when it comes to offroad performance. They have 3 ply sidewalls and they have done good in the rain, haven't testet them in snow yet but Winter is coming so will see how they do soon. Not happy about their tire wear though so i'm not sure i'll run them again. Also they were super quiet for the first 3 days, I have about 6-7k miles on them now and they sound like most MT's though they're not as noisy as a swamper or Nitto MG. Can't complaint much given their price but i'll prob pay more next time and get me a set of those Cooper STT Pro or be back to BFG KO2's. Will see when the time comes.
This is why i value sidewall strength for example and this is with 40PSI in them, you never know what you'll encounter out there.
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I didn't even feel this out until i got home and was checking my tires PSI after a day on the trail
It's cosmetic but a reminder of why it's important in my case to have strong sidewalls
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I'd play devil's advocate though and ask have you ran MT tires before ? If you're looking for exceptional wet traction MT tires are not the best choice for that. Sure there are options that are better than others but generaly speaking AT's are better in that department. MT tires will give ou better traction in mud, rocks, heavy packed snow. AT's will be better in wet roads, light snow conditions, sand, rain.
I can vouch for Patagonia MTs in the rain, Toyo MT, Maxxis Bighorns, and Mickey Thopmson MTZ. again they're not tires made to race when it rains
, but they do OK. STT Pro's should also be ok but i haven't run them so i can't tell you for sure.