The Cooper Discoverer STT Pro is a serious mud-terrain tire, built for trucks and Jeeps that spend real time in mud, sand, rock, and deep ruts. This is not a hybrid or a styling tire. It is the tire you buy when traction off pavement is the absolute priority and everything else is negotiable.
The construction is what sets it apart. Cooper’s heavy-duty Armor-Tek3® three-ply carcass construction uses angled cords to resist punctures and sidewall tears, reinforced under the tread by twin steel belts and a spirally wrapped nylon cap ply. For off-road terrain, the tire utilizes a 3-2 tread pattern layout that alternates block sizing to control pattern noise on pavement. On the trail, Earth Diggers™ technology (flexible mud scoops) and Rock Climber Sidewall™ cleats dig into loose soil and bite onto jagged rock faces. To maintain self-cleaning capability, Mud Release Dimples break suction to throw thick mud clear of the tread, while Stone Armor™ ribs at the base of the channels eject rocks to protect the casing from stone drilling.
Be clear about the category before you buy. A true mud-terrain is loud on the highway, gets louder as it wears, costs meaningful fuel economy, and will not stop as short on wet pavement as an all-terrain. Mud-terrain tires in this class generally do not carry a treadwear mileage warranty, though Cooper covers manufacturing defects and materials.
If you run it, run it right. Have the set road force balanced rather than spin balanced, re-torque lug nuts after the first fifty to a hundred miles, rotate every five thousand miles, and consider a more frequent interval if you air down often on technical trails.
Best-suited for: Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Gladiator, Ford F-150 and F-250, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2500, Ram 1500 and 2500, Toyota Tacoma, Toyota Tundra, Ford Bronco. The Cooper Discoverer STT Pro is especially popular in LT305/70R18, LT315/75R16, LT275/65R18, LT275/70R18 and LT295/65R20.
Tire Best Features:
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Armor-Tek3® 3-ply carcass with twin steel belts provides extreme puncture resistance and low-pressure casing flex.
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Earth Diggers™ mud scoops and Rock Climber Sidewall™ cleats maximize side-bite in deep ruts and rock crawling.
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Mud Release Dimples prevent suction-packing to continually clear thick mud from the tread.
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Stone Armor™ technology protects the internal casing from rock retention and damage.
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3-2 tread pattern design reduces highway hum while maintaining aggressive off-road traction.