Hi Stu...
>I want to replace the junky military orig. military tires with better ones
>for bad weather here in NH. I am thinking about Firestone wilderness A/T
>III's or Cooper Discovery A/T's. Anyone have experience with either?
>Consumer Reports rates the Firestone over the Coopers, because the Coopers
>have a much longer dry stopping rating, but the Coopers are better at
>everything else.
>Any pro's or cons? (yes, I know the Firestones were part of the recall.)
I know you were asking about these two specific brands and models, but
I would suggest you take a look at the Buckshot Mudder radials. They
really look like a military tire...tall and narrow.
I have these on my M1007 Suburban and everyone comments on the tires,
asking if those are used on other military vehicles and they
definitely have everyone fooled. It really makes it look like an MV.
I like them because they are the only big tire that I've seen that
DOES NOT scream "Hey, look at me...I want to be Big Foot the bad-assed
monster truck!".
Here's a good picture of my M1007 with the tires:
http://www.cucv.net/opsg3/DSCN1070.jpg
You can get them from National Tire:
(http://www.natltire.com/ntw0799/pages/mudders.html#Anchor-SIZE-11481)
which is where I got them, but I'm not sure where else they are
available.
A set of 5 of these was $777.55 delivered to California. I've put
probably 15,000 miles on them and they still look like new...I haven't
even rotated in the 5th one yet.
I selected the LT265-85R-16 and they went right onto stock steel CUCV
wheels perfectly. You may need to lift the truck a tad...I lifted
mine about 2.5".
Thanks.
--Jim "Ike" Newton
o 1984 M1007 CUCV Military Suburban 6.2 Liter Turbo-Diesel Engine 5/4 Ton Cargo Capacity, 4WD
o 1971 M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half" 478 Cubic Inch Turbo-Diesel Multi-Fuel Engine Air Shift Front Axle 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Capacity, 6WD
See them at: http://www.CUCV.net
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