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So far awesome!

I wouldn’t normally do a review with only 1000 miles of use so I will come back down the road to update. The reason I am doing this is because these tires have exceeded my expectations in cornering especially in off camber turns as well as wet driving in comparison to my previous tires the Discoverer AT3’s. I was able to drive with confidence for over 50 miles this week while having downpours from Hurricane Ida in NJ at speeds up to 65. My old AT3’s were horrible in both the corners and rain. They were so bad in rain I was afraid to go above 50 on the highway because they hydroplaned. This seems to be the exception but was my experience. If the Rugged Trek’s perform well in snow I will have hit the trifecta of tire attributes that mean the most to me! I had used p275/60 r 20’s for the AT3’s and now am using the LT 275/65 r20’s for the Rugged Treks so with the almost 2” taller profile, 1/2” wider width and almost 20pounds per tire increase in weight I did lose about 2mpg which is to be expected but the other performance so far exceeds my previous tires I am fine with it. Oh and the pictures in the description don’t do these tires justice. They look great! I actually had a friend ask if I got a new truck! LOL!!!

 

[dhay13]

I was a fan of Cooper tires but no longer since being bought by Good Year. Not sure what brand I will go with when my Firestones are worn but it won't be Cooper of Good Year or anything owned by Good Year

 

[Blademan]

I recently took off the Cooper AT3’s I bought due to not being able to balance the tires. The techs where I bought them tried eight tires. Only three were able to be balanced. I selected another brand. Had heard good things about Cooper. Didn’t know they were bought by Goodyear.

 

[dhay13]

Goodyear Completes Acquisition of Cooper

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Nasdaq: GT) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, finalizing the merger agreement made public on February 22....

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Goodyear responds to zero-tolerance policy slide labeled by employee as discriminatory

Goodyear employees say the company has put out a new policy that has some calling it not equal for all.

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[turkeybird56]

WHY I got rid of the SRA's and went with Falkens, but I only got "C" rated, not need "E" rated. My other 2 choices would have been Michelin LTX of Toyo's HT's. No problem with the Falkens on wet/frozen roads. Do well. Remember when I was a kid, dad would go in garage and get down "snow" tires, studded Kelly's and put on the ole 65 Buick.

 

[huntergreen]

WHY I got rid of the SRA's and went with Falkens, but I only got "C" rated, not need "E" rated. My other 2 choices would have been Michelin LTX of Toyo's HT's. No problem with the Falkens on wet/frozen roads. Do well. Remember when I was a kid, dad would go in garage and get down "snow" tires, studded Kelly's and put on the ole 65 Buick.

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Bird man, my job was to remove the studs when the tires were almost done so my father could drive till the end of summer.

 

[huntergreen]

Haven’t had an issue with my Cooper AT3 4S . Perfect in all weather conditions in my world. Have about 20,000 miles on them and looks like I’ll get another 20,000 or more. That being said, I also am not thrilled with Cooper Goodyear merger. I’ll be looking at Michelin, Continental and Nitto.

 

[Farmingdales Finest]

Haven’t had an issue with my Cooper AT3 4S . Perfect in all weather conditions in my world. Have about 20,000 miles on them and looks like I’ll get another 20,000 or more. That being said, I also am not thrilled with Cooper Goodyear merger. I’ll be looking at Michelin, Continental and Nitto.

That's why I said my experience seemed to be the exception especially when it came to rain performance. They were the best tire I have used in snow, did better than expected off road but for ME were scary in rain. But Cooper apparently doesn't like to hear the truth even when you are praising another product while showing my personal short falls in their product again which seems to be the exception based upon what I have read and talking with others that had the same tire.

 

[Bob Macknight]

Im in arizona and my first set of at3`s at less than 20000 miles at more than half worn??????????????

 

[Travelin Ram]

I recently took off the Cooper AT3’s I bought due to not being able to balance the tires. The techs where I bought them tried eight tires. Only three were able to be balanced. I selected another brand. Had heard good things about Cooper. Didn’t know they were bought by Goodyear.

My experience was the same, multiple shops couldn’t balance them. I had to buy them on a road trip, so return to the place of sale was not an option.

And Goodyear will not get my money for the reasons posted above.

 

[HEMIMANN]

Falken or General ATX tires. I went with General (owned by German Continental Tire), still made in USA.

 

[tap4154]

I was a fan of Cooper tires but no longer since being bought by Good Year. Not sure what brand I will go with when my Firestones are worn but it won't be Cooper of Good Year or anything owned by Good Year

I can't win. About six months ago I bought some Cooper Evolutions to replace the crappy Goodyears that came with the truck. So I have Goodyears again?

I'm actually happy with them so far, and they were able to balance them. One of them has a little bit more weight than usual, but the other three just have one small weight on each one.

...By the way I I see that mine were probably made before the merger. It was announced in late February and finalized in June or July, I had the tires put on in early February.

 

[huntergreen]

That's why I said my experience seemed to be the exception especially when it came to rain performance. They were the best tire I have used in snow, did better than expected off road but for ME were scary in rain. But Cooper apparently doesn't like to hear the truth even when you are praising another product while showing my personal short falls in their product again which seems to be the exception based upon what I have read and talking with others that had the same tire.

Mine do well in the rain. I run mine at 40psi. interesting that very close to the same weather yet different experience. Slightly different rubber compound .

 

[BlackWidow]

Im in arizona and my first set of at3`s at less than 20000 miles at more than half worn??????????????

Any number of factors can affect adverse tire wear. Improper load rating, vehicle weight, tire inflation, rotation intervals, etc.

Not implying that is the case with your tires, just in general.

 

[ETX Ram]

I was camping in Southwest Arkansas this week and met up with another camper who is a factory worker for Cooper. I asked him about his plant and the merger with Goodyear. He commented that no management from Goodyear had so much as stopped by the plant as of yet. For those who like Cooper tires, this may well be the best time if needing to replace the factory Firestones.

 

[eddie046]

I was a fan of Cooper tires but no longer since being bought by Good Year. Not sure what brand I will go with when my Firestones are worn but it won't be Cooper of Good Year or anything owned by Good Year

Opposite for me. Goodyear on all 3 of my vehicles.

 

[Mrbyh20]

I’m not thrilled about this merger. I was under the impression that these tires were American made but after looking at my tires it shows product from China. I just bought the ATP’s 2 and am thinking of returning to discount tire to replace them. Cooper does still make a few truck tires on the US but not all of them. My wife’s cars tires I had just replaced as well shows American made somewhere, I think Missouri plant.

Any ways I’m very disappointed of being miss lead. And very disappointed that they are mostly China made. Yes I’m an American made products person. I’m willing to pay whatever the price so long as it’s American made.

 

[Bob Macknight]

Any number of factors can affect adverse tire wear. Improper load rating, vehicle weight, tire inflation, rotation intervals, etc.

Not implying that is the case with your tires, just in general.

I followed tire rotations and lowered the psi no towing but what i think is ,most of these tires sold today are targeted towards light truck applications as per their designation LT 295/70/18 and also the high temps here in AZ

 

[Mrbyh20]

Any number of factors can affect adverse tire wear. Improper load rating, vehicle weight, tire inflation, rotation intervals, etc.

Not implying that is the case with your tires, just in general.

I’m in Arizona as well. Like you e said, balance and rotate etc however here in the dessert you also need to ask about heat tolerance since our roads get so hot So I don’t wait to long to rotate my tires.
just my two cents worth.

 

[Mrbyh20]

I was a fan of Cooper tires but no longer since being bought by Good Year. Not sure what brand I will go with when my Firestones are worn but it won't be Cooper of Good Year or anything owned by Good Year

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