cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
You have done it so many times tho it shouldn't take you to long. When your done you just need to kick your feet up and enjoy a beer
NEW Shoes for RUBICAT : 37x13.50R17 Cooper Discoverer STT Pro M/T Tires
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You have done it so many times tho it shouldn't take you to long. When your done you just need to kick your feet up and enjoy a beer
MTG
Caught the Bug
You making Cindy do it again? :idontknow:
robx251
Caught the Bug
I can't really complain about my old STTs worked on my Jeep. I just wished that lasted longer than 20k. They worked amazing, just didn't last as long as I would have liked for that kind of cash. I might am already looking for my next set, 22k on my duratracs and only 1/3 left. Maybe I'm just hard on tires ;-)
dcbjk
Caught the Bug
Wow man that's crazy I had a set of 35x12.50R17's on my 2004 F-150 FX4 running about 55psi front and 50psi rear I managed to get around 40000 miles off of them they got rotated every 2500 miles and aligned every 10000 miles '
Also I'm really excited for yall Eddie I can't wait to see Rubicat sitting on STT Pros especially when they get tested out on the rocks.
:cheesy: Who are you kidding! It never gets easier and it's never fun working on bead lock wheels :crazyeyes:
Are you suggesting that I get my hands dirty? :idontknow:
Okay, we finally got the 4 tires that were the right size all installed and here's a shot of us airing them up.
Here are a couple of shots of all 4 wheels and tires completely assembled and ready to be installed on Rubicat.
And finally, here are a few shots of what they look like mounted on Rubicat.
Also, I just got a tracking number and it looks like our replacement tire of the correct size should be here in a couple of days.
Here are a couple of shots of all 4 wheels and tires completely assembled and ready to be installed on Rubicat.
And finally, here are a few shots of what they look like mounted on Rubicat.
Also, I just got a tracking number and it looks like our replacement tire of the correct size should be here in a couple of days.
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Rubicat looks like such a baby now. Lol
:cheesy: True, but looks aren't everything. At least now we can get out and play like we really want to. :yup:
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BLCK4X4
New member
Are you going to paint them orange again in the future or keep them machined? :eyes:
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Bring the 40's. I'll throw them on.
I should note that we were able to take Rubicat out for a quick spin and so far, here are our initial thoughts on the Cooper STT Pros.
1. They are a LOT quieter than we were expecting. I think being that our Renegade is a unibody, the sound from the tires translate into the cab a lot louder than a JK which has a body on frame and separated by body mounts that are really isolators. Of course, on our Renegade, we were moving from street tires to mud terrains and on Rubicat, we went from bigass Mud Grapplers to these Coopers.
2. Surprisingly, they are a lot rounder than I was expecting. In fact, I didn't notice any shimmy or roughness until I got to about 75+ MPH and even then, it was very slight. Based on the fact that I couldn't feel anything in the steering wheel, I have to think that the minor balance issue is on a rear tire. I have to say that it's almost not off enough to even bother getting them balanced but, I think we'll do it anyway just because we tend to drive on the 75 MPH range on a regular basis.
3. Right off the bat, we aired these tires up to 30 psi and being that they are Load Range E tires, we can definitely feel it. At least, we can feel every stone and crack in the pavement but, that's nothing new to us. We'll be bringing them back down to about 26 psi and I suspect that will help out.
I will be sure to post up more as I think about it. If any of you have any questions, please let me know.
1. They are a LOT quieter than we were expecting. I think being that our Renegade is a unibody, the sound from the tires translate into the cab a lot louder than a JK which has a body on frame and separated by body mounts that are really isolators. Of course, on our Renegade, we were moving from street tires to mud terrains and on Rubicat, we went from bigass Mud Grapplers to these Coopers.
2. Surprisingly, they are a lot rounder than I was expecting. In fact, I didn't notice any shimmy or roughness until I got to about 75+ MPH and even then, it was very slight. Based on the fact that I couldn't feel anything in the steering wheel, I have to think that the minor balance issue is on a rear tire. I have to say that it's almost not off enough to even bother getting them balanced but, I think we'll do it anyway just because we tend to drive on the 75 MPH range on a regular basis.
3. Right off the bat, we aired these tires up to 30 psi and being that they are Load Range E tires, we can definitely feel it. At least, we can feel every stone and crack in the pavement but, that's nothing new to us. We'll be bringing them back down to about 26 psi and I suspect that will help out.
I will be sure to post up more as I think about it. If any of you have any questions, please let me know.
Sorry, I missed your post but added a quick review of the tires. For the most part, no, I wouldn't say they "need" balancing but at 75 MPH and above, I do feel at least one wheel that could use some help. Below 75 MPH, I don't feel a thing.
Oh no, we'll be keeping our Chamber Pro II's shiny just like you see them :yup:
Bring the 40's. I'll throw them on.
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