Re: Re: BFG vs Goodyear vs others (longish)

From: Olznut@aol.com
Date: Mon Jun 23 2003 - 23:13:14 EDT


In a message dated 6/23/2003 11:11:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
ksellstr@softcom.net writes:

>
> I have since found absolute satisfaction with the COOPER Discoverer LT's of
> which I have now bought a third set. They are one of the last American
> made tires (many Goodyears are now made in Korea), they have always been
> round, true, and balanced, they are very durable, and they have a good
> compromise in traction vs. road handling. They certainly "sing" on the
> highway, but only a little more than the Goodyear RT/S we just took off the
> Dak. They are smooth and predictable on the road, excellent in the snow,
> and above average in our clay-rich mud which will still swallow anything
> (just ask the guy who lost his D4 Cat into the mud of a new subdivision
> last winter). The new Cooper tires for our Dak ran me $110 for 31x10.5x15
> load-rqange "C" ($500 installed with significant taxes in CA)
>
>

With that said, aren't Pep Boys tires made by Cooper??

Ed "Olznut" Halterman Sunland, Ca '01 Dakota Quad Cab SLT+ 4.7L 4x4 "Silver
Streak" '66 Olds F-85 330 V-8, Intense Blue "Project Olds" Will Be Finished
Sometime This Millenium!!



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