blackened_offroad
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aargh. there's too many damn choices. :rant:
MT Hybrid tire - Cooper STT MAXX, Toyo RT Or....?
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DannyLlama
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Really? I only see a handful in this category (MT Hybrid)
Hrm, without even trying off the top of my head I can come up with:
Atturo Trail Blade XT
Cooper ST Maxx
Dick Cepek Fun Country
Goodyear Duratrac
Mickey Thompson ATZ P3
Nitto Ridge Grappler
Nitto Exo Grappler
Toyo Open Country RT
That's 8, and I know there are a bunch more out there, especially if you start to include some of the more aggressive AT tires.
Camry Hybrid Vs Prius
I live in Iowa and my town has notoriously shitty roads.
The 08 Prius I own handles them fine, but from all things I've read, the Camry is bigger and rides better, and I'm a pretty big guy my self.
I'm thinking of trading in my 08 Rogue this fall and getting another Prius or a Camry Hybrid.
But something I noticed...the Camry Hybrid, while more expensive new, actually costs LESS used than a Prius, why is that?
I looked at a '12 Prius and a '12 Camry Hybrid on KBB, and the Prius is about $1,200 more used than the Camry Hybrid.https://nox.tips/ https://xender.vip https://testmyspeed.onl
I live in Iowa and my town has notoriously shitty roads.
The 08 Prius I own handles them fine, but from all things I've read, the Camry is bigger and rides better, and I'm a pretty big guy my self.
I'm thinking of trading in my 08 Rogue this fall and getting another Prius or a Camry Hybrid.
But something I noticed...the Camry Hybrid, while more expensive new, actually costs LESS used than a Prius, why is that?
I looked at a '12 Prius and a '12 Camry Hybrid on KBB, and the Prius is about $1,200 more used than the Camry Hybrid.https://nox.tips/ https://xender.vip https://testmyspeed.onl
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Xtremluck
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I have the same tires as you but with slightly wider wheel 17x8. Had them down to 10 psi in snow no problem.
I have had my KM3's on for a about a year and around 20k for mileage. Happy with them. They aren't too noisy on the highway, can hear them as you slow down but not annoying. They have been run in high desert, FS roads, mud, snow, ice, lots of rain and done very well, actually don't even seem to use 4Hi much any more. The only time I wasn't happy with them was when the highway was a sheet of ice, but everyone was having issues I just went slow. Never had them aired down or felt the need to. As for weight, didn't notice any changes with it. Fuel mileage didn't drop or take a hit with them. Lots of tread life left on them and will probably get way more than I did on my Nitto's. Overall, pretty happy with them.
DannyLlama
Elite Member
Checking in with the community regarding any other feedback towards the S/T Maxx
Cheers
Cheers
comtn4x4
Senior Member
Is there anything specific you wanted to know?
I have just over 10,000 miles on mine. Just did my second rotation with no issues getting the tires balanced or driving straight. Tire hum is pretty consistent with where it started which I would say is on the quiet side for an AT. Tread depth is 14/32 all the way around. (18/32 new). Wet performance has been very good with no slipping on acceleration or in corners. We'll see how a full winter of snow performance goes but last year it was excellent.
Off road they have been absolutely fantastic in all conditions.
Based on what I know at 10,000 miles I would recommend them with the caveat of knowing the type of tire your getting into. But we already spoke about that I believe.
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DannyLlama
Elite Member
Thank you sir. you hit on everything i'm looking for. I appreciate the info!
JSparky
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Loving the Mickey Thompson atz p3 so far.. been on 3x wheeling trips now and laid up on the sidewalls pretty good with no problems. Slight chunking but nothing atypical for what I’ve been doing. Off-road I give them the nod over the Coopers, on road seems about the same but it’s still a little soon for that.
I put the ATZs on my 4runner a couple hundred miles ago. So far only one day trip off pavement and they worked well. I have a multi-day offroad trip coming up soon and that will be real test since it's all sorts of varied terrain.
I had the Coopers on my Tundra and liked them a lot there but decided to try out the ATZs this time.
JSparky
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Nice. Yea I’m a big advocate for the ST Maxx, I went with the Mickeys simply cause of cost, but I don’t feel it was a downgrade at all. They’re made by Cooper in the same factory, as far as I know, and have a very similar tread.. just slightly more aggressive. It’s hard to compare wet weather performance cause I’m in a Limited with full time 4wd, so I won’t pick up on the minutia as much as sr5/trd owners would
Yeah, they're more aggressive and are indeed made by cooper with the same construction that held up to 7000 lbs of truck pounding on them in the desert at low psi over and over. It doesn't rain here to speak of so not concerned about wet weather performance in the least. I've driven vehicles through rain storms on slicks so if I get caught in one, I'll figure it out
DannyLlama
Elite Member
Pulled the trigger
Pulled the trigger on the STT MAXX!
Initial impressions:
As previously mentioned.. they are great so far, love them! I just hope the right pull wears off. Its not bad around town but is annoying on long trips.
Pulled the trigger on the STT MAXX!
Initial impressions:
- They look amazing
- They are fairly quite for a hybrid MT tire
- They did great in one rain storm i've been in
- They DO pull to the right
As previously mentioned.. they are great so far, love them! I just hope the right pull wears off. Its not bad around town but is annoying on long trips.
I've only got about 4000 miles on my 255/75 STT MAXXs, but I am very happy with them.
- On road - pretty solid, I don't have a pull to the right.
- Forest road - very good
- Snow - very happy with them thus far. only done about 400 snow miles but did well.
- beach/sand - did well, no concerns
- icy highway - little slicker than expected but didn't feel scary by any means
- have yet to have much mud or messy dirt but I imagine this is where they are best based on the tread design.
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- On road - pretty solid, I don't have a pull to the right.
- Forest road - very good
- Snow - very happy with them thus far. only done about 400 snow miles but did well.
- beach/sand - did well, no concerns
- icy highway - little slicker than expected but didn't feel scary by any means
- have yet to have much mud or messy dirt but I imagine this is where they are best based on the tread design.
comtn4x4
Senior Member
Pulled the trigger on the STT MAXX!
Initial impressions:
- They look amazing
- They are fairly quite for a hybrid MT tire
- They did great in one rain storm i've been in
- They DO pull to the right
As previously mentioned.. they are great so far, love them! I just hope the right pull wears off. Its not bad around town but is annoying on long trips.
The right pull mellowed out pretty quickly for me, hopefully it will for you to. If you have a good alignment tech they might be able to compensate for some of it.
Xtremluck
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Thoroughly flogged my ST Maxxs over some of Moab’s trickier trails over the last week including Poison Spider Mesa and Metal Masher. I was impressed on how it did over dry sharp rocks and slickrock shelves. Even got some snow time while traversing trails above 9000 ft
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