Cooper AT3 prices and sizes.

[Lewis&Clark]

I'm about to replace all 5 tires on my 08 Ltd. V8 which still has the factory tires. Planning to get Cooper AT3s. Nearest tire store wants $170 ea plus install costs, so I'm price shopping. Any suggestions for where to. It?

Also, I have OEM rims so I guess they're the standard 18" wheels. Can I achieve a little lift by putting on larger tires, or would I need to replace the rims to do so?

 

[truman3]

Look at Discount Tire Direct on eBay. That have had a lot on sale lately and free shipping. Then about $60 to have the local store install them.


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[trailsurfer92]

It may be different since I've been looking for a 17" rim, but I found a set at a local shop here for $465 mounted and balanced. And the tires alone online for $104 a piece(ebay). A larger tire alone will give you ~1/2 of the size difference in height increase, but without an actual lift you will start running into rubbing issues.

 

[Lewis&Clark]

Look at Discount Tire Direct on eBay. That have had a lot on sale lately and free shipping. Then about $60 to have the local store install them.

For an online, direct source, I'm surprised their prices aren't lower.

Looks like the OEM spec for tires is 265/60-18. Their ebay store lists $616 for 4 of those, which is $154 ea. Not bad, and certainly cheaper than the nearest America's Tire quote of $170 ea., but just a little surprised it's not lower online.

 

[ExCabSwap]

I'm about to replace all 5 tires on my 08 Ltd. V8 which still has the factory tires. Planning to get Cooper AT3s. Nearest tire store wants $170 ea plus install costs, so I'm price shopping. Any suggestions for where to. It?

Also, I have OEM rims so I guess they're the standard 18" wheels. Can I achieve a little lift by putting on larger tires, or would I need to replace the rims to do so?

You don't have to change wheel size to increase tire size. Just my $.02

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[S p a r k y]

You don't have to change wheel size to increase tire size. Just my $.02

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Go 265/65/18 little taller and probably cheaper

 

[chitown40]

Discount Tire will match or beat the Discount Tire Direct eBay price. Just take any lower price into their store for the price match.

 

[grave]

america's tire will price match anything, too. i generally like to support local business and don't mind paying a little extra for it, but AT came in almost $100 cheaper than any other shop i called and that was before they price matched. they were $129 each from cooper on amazon for 265/70/17s, which was about $15 more than america's tire wanted and they came down to that price. they'll charge you around $15-20 per tire for a TPMS rebuild, which i don't know enough about so when they sprung it on me i just said ok, do it. when i got my tires last month cooper was doing a $70 rebate too, so look in to that on their website.

love my AT3s!

 

[Elan750]

Just bought (4) 265 70 r17 for $338 shipped/no tax. Ebay had a big promotion, but I think it ended on the 1st... cooper at least has a $70 dollar rebate for another couple weeks.

 

[ASUMTNEER]

Just bought (4) 265 70 r17 for $338 shipped/no tax. Ebay had a big promotion, but I think it ended on the 1st... cooper at least has a $70 dollar rebate for another couple weeks.

I just did this as well. Hard to beat $338 shipped! They will run this promotion again soon, or run a winter promotion on their website and offer rebates there.

 

[sport2004]

Is the date of manufacture listed somewhere on tire sidewalls?

 

[rypajo]

4 NEW P255/75-17 COOPER DISCOVERER AT3 75R R17 TIRES | eBay

$572 - $100 instant rebate - $70 mail in rebate = $402
install was something around $75 I got dinged for the rebuild kits for tire sensors

Absolutely thrilled with these tires.

 

[redbirds5]

Just curious but why would someone want to go to a skinnier tire? From a 265/65 to a 255/70? I'm thinking 265/70 is best? Any thoughts?


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[rypajo]

Just curious but why would someone want to go to a skinnier tire? From a 265/65 to a 255/70? I'm thinking 265/70 is best? Any thoughts?


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A number of reasons: (pulled these answers from when I answered this on slickdeals. I did a 1" spacer in front to even the suspension out)

1. The skinnier width should help with MPG even though the tire is much taller (This ended up being true with the new tires. They get slightly better mileage compared with my highway tires did in stock size)
2. I am running spacers so a slightly narrower tire should help with potential rubbing when flexing the suspension (Zero rub going forward. Tested some flexing but haven't had much of a chance. Slight rub in reverse so I need to move the liners.)
3. Rolling resistance is lower compared to the tire you listed. Should help minimize any sense of power loss by the larger tire. (Seems to be the case with increased MPG, calculated by hand)
4. Rotating Mass. You should save around 5 pounds per tire compared to the tire you listed. I would have to research it though. I don't have the chart in front of me.
5. Frontal Resistance is reduced. The tire will cut through mud, snow, sand compared to a wider tire. This one is a pro/con for some. A wider tire presents flotation which is good in some respects like deep mud or snow but very few of us would be buying at A/T tire to go tromping through a foot or more of mud/snow


Cons:
1. Trail damage. A wider tire should protect you a bit more from trail obstacles but I'm not kidding myself. My truck will spend more time in parking lots than offroad. I won't be crawling on rocks and mud but maybe some back country roads.
2. Stability and high-speed deflection. A narrower tire potentially makes your track width more narrow and subsequently could hinder stability. Since I am running spacers it should not be an issue.


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[redbirds5]

A number of reasons: (pulled these answers from when I answered this on slickdeals. I did a 1" spacer in front to even the suspension out)



1. The skinnier width should help with MPG even though the tire is much taller (This ended up being true with the new tires. They get slightly better mileage compared with my highway tires did in stock size)

2. I am running spacers so a slightly narrower tire should help with potential rubbing when flexing the suspension (Zero rub going forward. Tested some flexing but haven't had much of a chance. Slight rub in reverse so I need to move the liners.)

3. Rolling resistance is lower compared to the tire you listed. Should help minimize any sense of power loss by the larger tire. (Seems to be the case with increased MPG, calculated by hand)

4. Rotating Mass. You should save around 5 pounds per tire compared to the tire you listed. I would have to research it though. I don't have the chart in front of me.

5. Frontal Resistance is reduced. The tire will cut through mud, snow, sand compared to a wider tire. This one is a pro/con for some. A wider tire presents flotation which is good in some respects like deep mud or snow but very few of us would be buying at A/T tire to go tromping through a foot or more of mud/snow





Cons:

1. Trail damage. A wider tire should protect you a bit more from trail obstacles but I'm not kidding myself. My truck will spend more time in parking lots than offroad. I won't be crawling on rocks and mud but maybe some back country roads.

2. Stability and high-speed deflection. A narrower tire potentially makes your track width more narrow and subsequently could hinder stability. Since I am running spacers it should not be an issue.





Main source of information: http://www.expeditionswest.com/re..._rev1.html

All makes perfectly good sense. Thanks man.


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[sport2004]

Is the date of manufacture listed somewhere on tire sidewalls?

Discovered the answer. For anyone who doesn't know this, the last four digits of the DOT nomenclature are the week and year of manufacture. Your welcome.