I know I want one of these two tires, size 285 70 17 in Coopers, or 295 70 17 in Toyos but I need help deciding. So far I am leaning towards the Coopers based on $210 for Coopers vs $310 for the Toyos. Some of my concerns are the Coopers are only D rated, although I have been running D rated BFG's with no issues, I have also heard the Coopers don't balance well. Please give me some honest, unbiased feedback on your experience with either of these.
Thanks

 

ive had good luck with toyo tires, ive ran a couple sets of them

 

I have the coopers, they are ok, but a little soft. I will get around 35k out of mine, which is pretty weak. they really got tore up from the newly graveled roads where I was hunting in MT. $100 difference from the 2? wow when I bought mine there was like a $30 difference, Cooopers must have come way down.

I have had no problems towing heavy with the Coopers. I am due for a new pair, but I am really undecided what to get next. Probably will be the Toyo's, i am a little concerned the 295s will rub with the rims I have without a leveling kit.

 

Originally I had Toyo AT's which are D rated on y truck after I installed the Carli suspension. Now, I have the Toyo's because there is a big difference between the way a D tire and an E tire feel and handle, at least on the Dodge.

Have 35's on the Dodge, but we did get a set of 35" SST's for the girlfriend's Yukon. They're a very good tire, you're just better off with an E tire for these heavy duty trucks.

 

I've had both and IMO the Coopers are just as good of a tire. The Toyos are not worth $100 more per tire.

 

I've had good results with both Coopers and Toyos. The coopers are a lot less $$, but the Toyos are pretty much armor-clad. That toughness and load rating costs more.

jmo

 

Lovin my Toyo's.

 

Loved mine on my 05!!!! Well worth the coin...

 

Got Coopers on mine 315/70R17 . Rotated & balanced every 5000 miles. I have 31000 mostly highway miles on them and I believe at least another 10 thousand miles left. However I did notice that the right front tire is starting to cup a little. Maybe I better have the alignment checked. One thing I did find out was that they are helpless in the mud, otherwise I would buy another set.

 

Forgot to mention that if you haul a slide-in camper over 2000 lbs the D-rated coopers will give you so much sway you will hate them. If you dont haul a camper-no worries

 

I have a couple of buddies running the coopers and they like them both of my brother in laws work as Les Schwab and hate them.. They say they are really hard to balance??? Look good though...

 

There are websites that have the toyos you are looking for around $245 a tire. so you can find them for cheaper.

 

I am lookin at these two tires also, so I will be watching this closely

 

That's exactly my situation(see sig.) I switched to Toyo M-55's after dealing with so much sway with "D" rated tires(along with a $3300 damage blowout) on my '99. "E''s always on my '07

 

Toyo's get my vote...