Thread: All terrain tyres

Cooper is head and shoulders above Maxxis.
Other good A/T tyres that are worth a mention:
Hankook RF10 (light truck casing if possible)
Goodyear Duratrac
Nitto Terragrappler

If anyone wants a price on Coopers or any other brand flick me a message and il sort you out with a good price , or if you just want to make sure you aren't being taken advantage of or have any questions.
Cheers Brad

Always a Light Truck build.... always, that LT on the side makes a world of difference to toughness.

I agree Gimp and Brad its a mugs game buying tyres, I’m the retailers worst enemy I push them hard, they usually tell me to bugger off before I get a decent price. There’s a local guy here who won’t even look me in the eye... but there’s another in the nearby town who gives me the exact same tyre, fitted, for ~15-20% less with a smile on his face. Someone in the trade told me it is all dependant on the rep who is wholesaling the tyres to the store, how hard the store push him and how many units they turnover. Makes sense to me.

Originally Posted by madmaori

Cooper is head and shoulders above Maxxis.
Other good A/T tyres that are worth a mention:
Hankook RF10 (light truck casing if possible)
Goodyear Duratrac
Nitto Terragrappler

If anyone wants a price on Coopers or any other brand flick me a message and il sort you out with a good price , or if you just want to make sure you aren't being taken advantage of or have any questions.
Cheers Brad

I can't recommend Brad highly enough. Sharp prices and superb service. And the neat thing for me was he fitted them and supplied a fairly new spare the same size for free - and I worked in a Sika hunt at the same time. I will be back.

Originally Posted by Tahr

I can't recommend Brad highly enough. Sharp prices and superb service. And the neat thing for me was he fitted them and supplied a fairly new spare the same size for free - and I worked in a Sika hunt at the same time. I will be back.

Thanks @Tahr

It really sucks how there are approx 2 stores in NZ that actually advertise tyre prices online so that you can cross shop brands and shop competitively without the pain in the arse process of getting a quote. Very strange setup, not sure why buying tyres is any different from buying a tomato but it seems like in general they try make it hard for the buyer to be informed and get a good deal

If you can get the Coopers at a discount then get them and you will not look back

Blokes, You seem to be paying a bit of a premium on your cooper and Mickey t’s . We are paying about 1350 a set fitted and balanced, aligned etc. this is still dear!

At close to 2 k you might want to look at importing via Tyrerack.com or other businesses expect USA.


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Originally Posted by Dicko

Blokes, You seem to be paying a bit of a premium on your cooper and Mickey t’s . We are paying about 1350 a set fitted and balanced, aligned etc. this is still dear!

At close to 2 k you might want to look at importing via Tyrerack.com or other businesses expect USA.


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Thats totally the way forward when you have a issue and you have no backup for a warranty.
Coopers and Mickey T's are a premium product so generally you pay a premium price....

What’s a set of 5x 255/86R16 Coopers cost?

Originally Posted by gimp

What’s a set of 5x 255/86R16 Coopers cost?

seems like a strange size @gimp , what are they going on?

Landcruiser. Tall and skinny is my preference. Currently using 33/10.5R15, 255s should be about the same but ever so slightly taller and skinnier

E: only option available in NZ for 33/10.5 is BFG, Maxxis, Toyo, General Tyre etc make them but they’re not sold here, so looking at similar alternative sizes

Mad Maori, when blokes over here are looking for more expensive race / performance tires, many are buying out of the US. Tirerack has a pretty good business here. The savings on a set cover a dud. If your paying close to 2k for a set then it will cover a couple of duds. For example Cooper AT, in 265/70/17 are USD $170 plus freight.

Originally Posted by gimp

Landcruiser. Tall and skinny is my preference. Currently using 33/10.5R15, 255s should be about the same but ever so slightly taller and skinnier

E: only option available in NZ for 33/10.5 is BFG, Maxxis, Toyo, General Tyre etc make them but they’re not sold here, so looking at similar alternative sizes

you after a A/T or M/T?

Originally Posted by madmaori

you after a A/T or M/T?

I prefer an AT (Have yet to find a situation where I need a MT over a good aired down AT and I do a wee bit of 4wding) but I think Coopers only come in the ST MAXX in the tall & skinny.

Originally Posted by gimp

I prefer an AT (Have yet to find a situation where I need a MT over a good aired down AT and I do a wee bit of 4wding) but I think Coopers only come in the ST MAXX in the tall & skinny.

you are correct , the only thing i have been able to come up with is the BFG option and i have searched quite a few!!
through me you would be looking at $440 each fitted