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Light trucks and SUVs are the most popular family haulers these days, taking the place of minivans and station wagons that were in every suburban driveway 30 years ago. They’re comfortable and practical, especially when they’re equipped with all-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive. And if your truck has AWD or 4WD, you’re probably going to want a tire that will let you get the most out of that performance potential, meaning a tire that’s durable and tough with dependable traction in rough off-road conditions such as mud, snow, gravel, sand, or difficult terrain. Then again, you probably spend most of your time on the pavement so that tire also needs to be docile and civilized on the street with a quiet, comfortable ride, good road manners and stability at highway speed and handling that’s predictable and solid.
If this sounds like your situation, we’d really recommend you take a look at the Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek. The Discoverer Rugged Trek is a rugged-terrain tire – a category that’s designed for off-road performance that’s between that of an all-terrain tire and a mud-terrain tire. We think you’ll find it to be really capable in tough off-road situations without giving away any of the refined driving qualities you’re looking for on the pavement.
But that’s not just us blowing smoke here – let’s go in for a closer look with this product line review.
Here are just a few of the features you can look for in the Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek, making it a great value and a standout performer:
This is a tire where the Pros really do outweigh the Cons:
It’s our view that the Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek is a solid suburban cruiser, the weekend-warrior tire that’s more than capable for drivers who like to take it off-road from time to time. With sizes up to 22”, it’s a good fit for a wide variety of late model light trucks and SUVs. For long interstate road trips, shuttling the kids back and forth to school or just getting to work and back, its road manners and handling are pretty impeccable, with noise levels that are comparable to OEM tires and great braking response and cornering on wet or dry pavement. But when you get off the tarmac, the Discover Rugged Trek’s extra-deep tread depth, dense network of sipes, aggressive block tread, and scalloped shoulder all work together to get you through some of the sloppiest mud and roughest rocks and gravel. The stone ejectors don’t just protect the casing, they get rid of rocks and debris lodged in the tread so there’s always a clear section of tire that can dig in and deliver traction as the wheel turns. In addition, you can lower inflation on the Cooper Discover Rugged Trek down to 10-15 psi and it will easily conform to irregular rocks and obstacles for traction without sustaining any damage.
60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty for SUV sizes and a 55,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty for LT sizes is best-in-class for a category of tire that often doesn’t come with a mileage warranty at all. Over the decades, Cooper has earned a reputation for quality, performance, and value, and the Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek is right in line with that reputation.
Rugged terrain tires are a cross between mud and all-terrain tires, meaning that they’re often paired with vehicles that are used on any terrain. Consider the Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek if you drive a vehicle like the:
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Only have had them on for about 1500 miles. I put them on my 2008 f250 gas. So far I really like them. If they keep doing well, I will be putting them on my 2012 f350 diesel. Alot quieter than I thought they would be, ride it good for a 10 ply.
As with any all-terrain tire there was a little bit of loss in the softness of the ride, and a slight humming noise. But beyond that I was very impressed with how quiet these tires actually are for how aggressive they actually look. I chalk some of that up to this being on a 22 inch rim and a lower profile all-terrain tire. For the price and the look and the comfort of this tire I would recommend it to anybody who does more street travel then off-road. I never knew Cooper made such a great tire!
Replaced my Bridgestone Dueler "A/T" with these tires on my 2018 GMC Sierra Denali. Love the way they look over the stock tires. Biggest thing that surprised me was how quiet they were for how aggressive the tread pattern is. Barely any noticeable difference at all. I put about 2,000 miles, mostly interstate on these tires in the first 6 weeks. No significant road noise all the way up to 90mph. They handle great on dry roads, no issues on wet roads either but I haven't driven through any really heavy rain. Only downside I have at all is fuel economy. I was getting an average of just under 20mpg with my old tires and after 2500 miles i've averaged 18mpg with these. Overall, would definitely recommend.