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Cooper STT 80% - Dirt & Mud
Vic Widman, of Great Divide Tours, had the new Cooper STT tyre fitted 10 days ago and has just returned from leading the Overlander Magazine Readers trip to the Victorian High country. Here are Vic's comments on the tyres thus far. On the highway at 110kph in severe cross winds and very wet weather they felt sure footed, no real problems. On the highway at 110kph in hot dry conditions, some tyre/road noise, more so than the ST but you would have to expect this. Pushed moderately on twisting bitumen no increased howl and tracked true. On twisty dirt roads pushed reasonably quickly, tracked well, some sliding but then we did have 3.2 ton of Landcruiser pushing them, felt safe and comfortable. We spent 7 days in constant 4wd territory, some of it very gnarly, very steep and most days in low range, surface varied from some mud holes to dry clay, deep dust and a lot of broken rock, all on very steep tracks both up and down. Tyres gripped everywhere, provided great adhesion over all surfaces including rock faces, loose rocks and dry clay, tyres never slipped at all. Even when deliberatley picking high side of wet muddy ruts and taken very slowly the tyres gripped and did not slip off. Even tried changing direction in one muddy rut and the tyres gripped and walked out of the slippery rut. Pretty impressive. Other 4wdrivers we met all asked about them, they are very obvious, even the girls said they looked "sexy"!!?? The accompanying photos were taken today and show mainly the rear tyres which have some minor cuts but nothing serious, very minor only, other tyres in these conditions would have torn out lugs without a doubt. Sidewalls look almost unscathed save for one minor cut, not really worth mentioning. I ran 36 psi everywhere. Hope this helps and will keep you informed on their progress. Vic Widman
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