Cooper Discoverer A/T3 megathread?

Fresh set of 265/70/16 4S

City street ride/handling seems good - Maybe a wee bit louder on highway than stock rugged trails, but hardly noticeable. Haven't had them off-road or in rain.

 

I had the older style AT3s on my truck and they were a pretty decent tire. I'm diggin' the new style tho.

 

Just called my local Cooper Tire shop and they don't even have any of the AT3 LT's in the warehouse. He said they're waiting for the original AT3's to get low before they have the new version.

Couldn't even give me a price on 4 265/75/16 in LR C.

 

Oh, Hell yea! Those look great. They'll be on my truck once the current rubber wears out.

 

Found mine at tirebuyer.com and they delivered to the local tire shop same day.

 

The original Cooper AT3s won the AT tire test on Overland Journal.
https://expeditionportal.com/where-the-rubber-meets-the-road/

 

picked one of these up in 235 85 16 for a spare.

didnt feel like dishing out the extra money for another ko2.

just in terms of visuals, its a great looking tire!

 

Any chance you could post a pic of this tire once it is mounted?

I've got the at3 in 265/75r16 load-C, and I'm leaning toward the at3lt in 235/85 when these wear out.

 

sure, no problem. although, it wont be on the truck per se.

im just mounting it to my spare and then putting it back up under the bed for now.

heres the tire out in the wild:

 

Wow, that was a pretty glowing endorsement.

 

Yeah, it was interesting what tires could complete the rock climb as well as handle road conditions

 

Yeah, I think reading that article may have just made my tire decision given I spend so much time on the highway and doing tight mountain pavement driving with about 10% of my driving being true offroad. I want it to perform when I need it to, but I want something responsive, grippy in the rain, and fast for day-to-day and this seems to be the ticket.

I'm not a huge fan of the wavy look on the sidewall but I can deal with that and I think this has replaced my plan for Falkens!

 

Nice! I was narrowed down to the falkens as well. Then this thread popped up. I'm really happy I waited. I think the new sidewalls on these look as good or better than anything else available right now.

 

Where did you buy yours - I'm not seeing any distinction in the "4S" and trying to price with local shops?

Edit: And is the white lettering on both sides or is one side unpainted lettering?

 

Looks like at 31.56 diameter, I should have absolutely no issue whatsoever going up to 75 from the stock 70? Isn't that just 1/2" more than the stock wranglers?

 

Discount Tire can order them, I believe. Also, there are a few places online that claim to have them.

 

Cool. I've never had any experience with Cooper tires, normally BFG, Goodyear on my trucks and SUVs but I like the design of these and they look plenty capable for my needs without giving up the tight steering and acceleration I like for the pavement and mountains!

Keep us updates as you get miles on 'em in different conditions!

 

Are the AT-3 4S replacing the AT-W? They’re severe weather rated too and have a longer tread wear warranty. Looking to get either one in 265/75/16 to run year round.

 

Looks like I found my next set of tires!!! These look great.