Cooper DISCOVERER RTX Tires - Any Experiences?

I’m looking for an alternative to BFG All Terrains when I replace the OEM Dunlops on my ‘18 SR5. I love those BFG tires and have lots of experience with them, but they’re really pricey nowadays, especially at these sizes. And I’m getting older, all beat up and more into soft roading instead of hard core off roading.

On my 2002 Tacoma TRD, I replaced my last BFGs with a set of Cooper Discovery AT3. They were fine, but not as good in snow and on packed ice as the BFGs. My tires were 10 ply, which is great for stone punctures, as there are a lot of maintained dirt roads hereabouts. The RTX tires seem to have a more agressive tread.

All documentation I’ve seen, including Cooper’s website, doesn’t list how many sidewall plies they have. Anyone here know? Three ply would be nice, but not a deal breaker.

I’ve been using Cooper tires on my Subaru Outback, recently installed Cooper CS5 Ultra Touring, as well as my old Tacoma, and have been happy with their value for the price.

Went to my local tire store, who deal in Coopers, for price and availability. The Discovery RTX is not available, it is a regional tire for specific outlets.

I priced a set of LT rated Discovery AT3’s. Considerably more than I paid for my 2002 Tacoma TRD in 2016. Those tires were the same size, an inch smaller rim.

So I inquired if they sold BF Goodrich All Terrain KO2’s. They do, and for less than $70 more than the Coopers. And for roughly the same price I paid for the last set of All Terrain T/A’s for the Tacoma in 2007.

So I am going to go with my old favorites.

Seems like it is not pertinent anymore but I went from the BFG ATs to the Cooper Discoverys, very similar and slightly cheaper. The differences were minor. Good luck.

I had a set of Discovery AT3 on my ‘02 Tacoma TRD, which I gave to my son and they are still on the truck and in good shape. I can’t fault the tire. They are reliable, never a problem. But there was a definite reduction in snow and ice traction over the previous BFGs, which is factor here. When I bought the Coopers for the Tacoma, there was a nearly $400 difference in favor of the Coopers, a real value. Now with a difference of $70, the added benefits of the BFGs swing the value factor back to them for my next set of tires.

In Coopers' website they have the Discoverer RTX in both P and LT E models. So the load E tire is a 10-ply.
Did you consider the Cooper ATP? I think those have a more aggresive thread pattern. Also, have you looked at the Grabber ATX?

Last, it seems the BFGs only come in LT models, if you are ok with a P rated tire then all the options above should be quite cheaper.

I think that's a good call. The bonus is if you get 265/70 or 255/75, the BFGs are available in a load C. I typically run the BFGs, then next set try the tires du jour, and then switch back to the BFGs. Each time I switch back to the BFGs I always wonder why I ever tried something else in between.

I priced out a set of P rated 265/70/17 AT3 4S. It came out to 748 out the door, before any rebates.

I really want the BFG's though. Ive actually bee reading that the K02's are actually somewhat problematic as far as balancing issues, but I have to say, I just love the look!

The price is more, though, I haven't gotten an official quote, but the cheapest I can find the C rated 265/70/17 is 199, so that's 50 bucks more than the Coopers just for the tires themselves, never mind m&b and all that other BS. I expect they'd be in the $900 range.

I'm also considering the General ATX, similar tread to the BFG, but about 40 less per tire.

Decisions, decisions.

With all the dirt roads and trails around my neck of the sagebrush, I want a 10 ply, or LT rated tire. I hate flat tires.

At my local store, who has always given me pricing very close to pricing in Reno (167 miles away and too far away for frrebies like rotations and flat repairs), quoted me $237 each for Cooper, $253 each for BFG. Both tires 10-ply.

I’ve run five sets of BFG All Terrains on two trucks and never experienced a flat. Slow leaks, yes, but nothing I didn’t fix or get to a tire shop on the road to fix. I used to wheel very rough trails with bedrock spikes in the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Death Valley. I used to air down, often running back home at highway speeds to air back up with my shop compressor. I’ve bucked fender deep snow. I got at least 80,000 miles from each set with no balance issues. They do get pretty noisy and a bit harsh in their last 25% of life. They were a good all around tire for my type of use.