Review: Dick Cepek Trail Country EXP

Honestly I’m not 100% sure. I haven’t inspected the sidewall hard enough to tell you. I feel like they should be though. If I remember tomorrow I’ll look and see

 

Thanks, that would be appreciated. Or if you have a link, that would do also.

Edit: from what I can gather from the internet, these are not snow rated, unfortunately

 

If you want decent snow ATs and comparable to these in looks then go with the STMaxx. They do well in snow (they're snow rated I believe). Not to be confused with snow tires of course.

 

The ST Maxx is not 3 Peak Snow rated but they do a good job in all types of snow conditions. The Dick Cepek EXP has a similar tread pattern and should perform well in snow conditions.

 

Initial impression;
Noise - Very quiet tire, equivalent to the St Maxx.

Ride - Very compliant and controlled, big improvement over the St Maxx and KO2'S.
The reduction in weight is very noticable.

I will update when I get more miles on them and get them off road. Very impressed so far!

 

only time I ran into trouble with my STmaxx was during a snow run where it was late in the season and underneath the snow on the trail was hard packed ice...would get halfway up a slight hill then just start sliding backwards lol. But I don't think any tire is going to climb ice unless it's studded or has chains

 

Did a little playing in a creek this evening. Not aired down at all and it was obviously quite wet. Truck and tires performed well. Though the level of difficulty wasn’t very high

 

It so nice not to get beat up in my truck anymore. The ride quality is so much better and the sidewall still feels beefy.
The weight difference can really be felt, it's only 6-7lbs difference per tire, but it can really be felt.

 

I'm pretty set on these to replace the bfgs that came on my truck when I got it. Where are you guys getting the deals on these?

 

TireBuyer.com

 

Gotcha. I looked there but my 315/70s are nowhere near the price you guys were saying haha. Plus it's odd that size only has a D rating.

 

Cooper st maxx in 315s weigh 67lbs.
Cooper stmax in 255 weigh 57lbs

 

Heavy s.o.b's, but the extra weight is worth the peace of mind offroad

 

No action shots, but there on the truck.

 

The 315 MT/R Kevlars on my FJ80 are D rated too, so not unheard of.

 

Damn. Now I'm sold on the DC EXP's for my TRD sport. If in i go with a 285/70/17 am I gonna need a 2" lift on my truck ? I'm figuring it's gonna hafta sport new wheels too. Whatcha think ,my fellow taco fans ? This is gonna get real expensive isn't it. lol

 

Yeah 2” with some fender liner trimming probably. I’m at almost 3 and still rub sometimes. But have done no trimming

 

Thanks for the reply Summers-Kytaco-19 I'll post a pic when i save some pennys and pull the trigger.

 

DC's Holding up well in Wyoming, no tire can shed the bentonite mud out here

 

Hell yeah, looks good! I’ve got another trip planned in two weeks so I’m excited