I’m piggybacking off of @String-a-ling thread he started as we bought these tires around the same time.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/ntd-cooper-at3-lt.56336/
I bought these tires in the 265/75r16 (32”) variant to fit on my stock Moab wheels. I’ve put a couple thousand miles on them and at this point they’ve seen a variety of terrain and weather.
Looks:
These aren’t anything spectacular to look at. I would say the sidewall is a mix between a street tire and a true knobby AT tire, as the knobs don’t go down the sidewall very far. Eventually I want the next step up which is the AT3 XLT, but these are fine with the mildish setup I have going right now. My only gripe is that I wish the white letters were block style instead of just outlined.
Noise:
I stand by my original assessment. I’ve never heard a quieter AT tire. In fact, I can’t hear them at all. There is absolutely zero road noise from these things no matter which top I have (or don’t have) on. YRMV depending on where you are as I’ve always considered AZ roads to be better than most. These also ride very smooth (load C) My shocks are blown so newer ones will only improve quality.
Off-Road Use:
So far I have no complaints on how well these grip. I’ve never had any issues getting up and around the smooth rock here. When I did Peyette Draw with the AZ crew a few weeks back, I aired down to about 12psi and don’t remember not being able to get through anything I tried to accomplish. When the tires initially were slipping, the lockers helped get me through. Ride off-road is significantly better than when the 245 MTs were on there. Again, my shocks are blown so newer ones will only improve quality.
Weather:
We’ve had some crazy winter weather this week including ice and snow, and these tires have performed admirably.
Rain - We’ve had a pretty busy rainy season since I’ve owned the Jeep and put these tires on. I don’t know much about sipes and what is ideal, but what I can say is that I can’t break these tires loose on wet roads. Sedona has become notorious for their roundabouts, and traditionally I could drift through them with my past Jeeps. Not with these tires. I legitimately feel like I would break and axle shaft before I could hammer the throttle enough to break the tires loose. That’s probably not accurate at all, but it feels that way. I’ve done some highway trips in the rain, and haven’t felt anything remotely squirrelly. The grip on the Coopers are great.
Snow - This seems to be the important one to everyone. What I didn’t notice until today is that these are snow rated. And I think they lived up to that rating last weekend when a big snowstorm blew through northern AZ.
I spent last weekend in Flagstaff, which believe it or not is in the top three US cities for most snowfall. The whole reason why I went in the first place. The streets were snowy but not icy so the tires did fine. I decided to take one of the mountain passes because I wanted to actually get up into the clouds where the snow was heaviest and see how well the Jeep would do. Down at city level was about 6” or so of snow, up high it was over a foot.
I got about 3/4 of the way up the mountain before I had to turn around. I think the snow was about 8” where I had to turn around but this was also an undisturbed road with fresh powder. After turning around and getting out of the storm, I snapped a couple of pictures. I noticed the sipes were full of snow but the treads were not, something I was surprised to see. I didn’t feel like I was struggling on roads that had already been travels and packed down to ice.
Overall I’m obviously pleased with the tires. I’ve only had a several different brands on my four different Jeeps but I have done all sorts of weather in them. These have seemed to perform optimally, and hundreds of reviews say the longevity is stellar. Just my .02¢.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/ntd-cooper-at3-lt.56336/
I bought these tires in the 265/75r16 (32”) variant to fit on my stock Moab wheels. I’ve put a couple thousand miles on them and at this point they’ve seen a variety of terrain and weather.
Looks:
These aren’t anything spectacular to look at. I would say the sidewall is a mix between a street tire and a true knobby AT tire, as the knobs don’t go down the sidewall very far. Eventually I want the next step up which is the AT3 XLT, but these are fine with the mildish setup I have going right now. My only gripe is that I wish the white letters were block style instead of just outlined.
Noise:
I stand by my original assessment. I’ve never heard a quieter AT tire. In fact, I can’t hear them at all. There is absolutely zero road noise from these things no matter which top I have (or don’t have) on. YRMV depending on where you are as I’ve always considered AZ roads to be better than most. These also ride very smooth (load C) My shocks are blown so newer ones will only improve quality.
Off-Road Use:
So far I have no complaints on how well these grip. I’ve never had any issues getting up and around the smooth rock here. When I did Peyette Draw with the AZ crew a few weeks back, I aired down to about 12psi and don’t remember not being able to get through anything I tried to accomplish. When the tires initially were slipping, the lockers helped get me through. Ride off-road is significantly better than when the 245 MTs were on there. Again, my shocks are blown so newer ones will only improve quality.
Weather:
We’ve had some crazy winter weather this week including ice and snow, and these tires have performed admirably.
Rain - We’ve had a pretty busy rainy season since I’ve owned the Jeep and put these tires on. I don’t know much about sipes and what is ideal, but what I can say is that I can’t break these tires loose on wet roads. Sedona has become notorious for their roundabouts, and traditionally I could drift through them with my past Jeeps. Not with these tires. I legitimately feel like I would break and axle shaft before I could hammer the throttle enough to break the tires loose. That’s probably not accurate at all, but it feels that way. I’ve done some highway trips in the rain, and haven’t felt anything remotely squirrelly. The grip on the Coopers are great.
Snow - This seems to be the important one to everyone. What I didn’t notice until today is that these are snow rated. And I think they lived up to that rating last weekend when a big snowstorm blew through northern AZ.
I spent last weekend in Flagstaff, which believe it or not is in the top three US cities for most snowfall. The whole reason why I went in the first place. The streets were snowy but not icy so the tires did fine. I decided to take one of the mountain passes because I wanted to actually get up into the clouds where the snow was heaviest and see how well the Jeep would do. Down at city level was about 6” or so of snow, up high it was over a foot.
I got about 3/4 of the way up the mountain before I had to turn around. I think the snow was about 8” where I had to turn around but this was also an undisturbed road with fresh powder. After turning around and getting out of the storm, I snapped a couple of pictures. I noticed the sipes were full of snow but the treads were not, something I was surprised to see. I didn’t feel like I was struggling on roads that had already been travels and packed down to ice.
Overall I’m obviously pleased with the tires. I’ve only had a several different brands on my four different Jeeps but I have done all sorts of weather in them. These have seemed to perform optimally, and hundreds of reviews say the longevity is stellar. Just my .02¢.
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