Cooper tire failure at 65mph - now what?
Bought 6 of the COOPER DISCOVERER AT3 LT235/80R-17 for our 2014 Ram DRW in April 2017 before our 13,000 mile AK trip with extensive gravel to Inuvik, etc. After that trip we were generally not too imp...
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I’ve had good luck on the Toyo Open Country on Explorers, but it’s a different tire for a truck.
Lots of people here seem to have good luck with Michelin XDS tires. I’d also consider those.
I’ve only run 19.5s for a few years on a truck, so I don’t have personal experience with the “normal” sizes.
I don’t think I’d trust the Coopers unless you changed all of them out. If it is a defect which seems likely, it’s a matter of time before a different one fails.
As far as tire pressure goes, my F450 recommends 80 front 75 rear for GVWR, but based on load charts that’s way overkill.
Lots of people here seem to have good luck with Michelin XDS tires. I’d also consider those.
I’ve only run 19.5s for a few years on a truck, so I don’t have personal experience with the “normal” sizes.
I don’t think I’d trust the Coopers unless you changed all of them out. If it is a defect which seems likely, it’s a matter of time before a different one fails.
As far as tire pressure goes, my F450 recommends 80 front 75 rear for GVWR, but based on load charts that’s way overkill.
