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Old 11-25-2016, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by crunch11b
Actual winter tires. Mastercraft Glacier Grip II. I stongly considered AT's but I decided to wait until spring when I can better afford a full set of AT's. That, and I need to find a place to store my winter tires between now and the end of April.
I had Mastercraft Courser AT2's as my first AT tire. Took my old XJ up to WV for a week and they did great in the snow. One of Coopers better brands.
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Got it running again after accidentally dumping in gas with high water content a couple days ago. Lucky for me it has a new battery. Let it warm up a bit and realized that part of the problem must have been ice inside the fuel injectors. I have to say, the 4.0L sounds pretty good running on 5-ish cylinders!

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(insane clouds of steam, soot sprayed everywhere on the driveway, engine would idle but not do well with pedal action)
Man... even SOUNDS like a tractor lol

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did a bunch of work to the lokar shifter to get it to fit and i finally have it where i want it and bolted in, just need to adjust the cable,

and the gm pcm isnt fried like i thought, somethings just powering on intermittently

hoping for a drive around the block soon
Can't wait to see it MOVE! lol... of course, I bet no one wants that to happen more than you

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after driving on a rainy day i put it in the barn to check carpet after doing major work to get dry. carpet was dripping water. i gave up for the day, frustrated on water leaks.dont know what to do. pull carpet??

maybe see it sat.
Removing it is the only way man. It's a PITA, but if you really want to save your carpet, remove it, clean it with light water pressure, and let it dry.

Originally Posted by Outlaw Star
I had Mastercraft Courser AT2's as my first AT tire. Took my old XJ up to WV for a week and they did great in the snow. One of Coopers better brands.
One of my friends that works at Pep Boys was tellin' me that either Definity or Futura was a Cooper brand... that true?
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Man... even SOUNDS like a tractor lol



Can't wait to see it MOVE! lol... of course, I bet no one wants that to happen more than you
no kidding, been so busy with work lately, ive had no time for it
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
One of my friends that works at Pep Boys was tellin' me that either Definity or Futura was a Cooper brand... that true?
Futura is made by Cooper
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Man... even SOUNDS like a tractor lolCan't wait to see it MOVE! lol... of course, I bet no one wants that to happen more than you Removing it is the only way man. It's a PITA, but if you really want to save your carpet, remove it, clean it with light water pressure, and let it dry.One of my friends that works at Pep Boys was tellin' me that either Definity or Futura was a Cooper brand... that true?
Yes. Cooper owns a lot of companies. Cooper, Kenda, Kumho, Futura, Wild Country, Mickey Thompson, Mastercraft, Sears Guardsman, Pro Comp, Toyo

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Originally Posted by Outlaw Star
Yes. Cooper owns a lot of companies. Cooper, Kenda, Kumho, Futura, Wild Country, Mickey Thompson, Mastercraft, Sears Guardsman, Pro Comp, Toyo
If I'm not mistaken Toyo is partnered with goodyear but Japanese built. Otherwise Cooper partners with/produces something like 27 other brands.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
Futura is made by Cooper
Originally Posted by Outlaw Star
Yes. Cooper owns a lot of companies. Cooper, Kenda, Kumho, Futura, Wild Country, Mickey Thompson, Mastercraft, Sears Guardsman, Pro Comp, Toyo
Well that's good to know. I really liked that Wild Country MTX I had on the Jeep before these ****ty Nankangs that I have now.
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If I'm not mistaken Toyo is partnered with goodyear but Japanese built. Otherwise Cooper partners with/produces something like 27 other brands.
Toyo is partnering with many manufacturers. You are correct that Goodyear is one. Cooper is making the Open Country model for Toyo. Just look at their ProComp Sport AT model.
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Originally Posted by Outlaw Star
Toyo is partnering with many manufacturers. You are correct that Goodyear is one. Cooper is making the Open Country model for Toyo. Just look at their ProComp Sport AT model.
Ah, gotcha, good to know. It gets confusing trying to decipher all the different manufacturers who partner together. I guess the only real way to figure out where your tire is produced is looking at the manufacturing code on the sidewall.
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Originally Posted by LACK
Ah, gotcha, good to know. It gets confusing trying to decipher all the different manufacturers who partner together. I guess the only real way to figure out where your tire is produced is looking at the manufacturing code on the sidewall.
Goodyear and Cooper are the only US companies. It gets complicated for a couple reasons. First, because they own so many subsidiary companies. Secondly, not all of their tires are made domestically. Finally, many foreign tire companies do manufacture some of their products in the US.

For what it's worth, I'll be trying Cooper S/T Maxx next. If I were buying a MT tire, it'd be the Cooper STT Pro. They're the best value tires I've found for my application. Many positive reviews and $1,000 cheaper for a set than some of the alternatives.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
Goodyear and Cooper are the only US companies. It gets complicated for a couple reasons. First, because they own so many subsidiary companies. Secondly, not all of their tires are made domestically. Finally, many foreign tire companies do manufacture some of their products in the US.

For what it's worth, I'll be trying Cooper S/T Maxx next. If I were buying a MT tire, it'd be the Cooper STT Pro. They're the best value tires I've found for my application. Many positive reviews and $1,000 cheaper for a set than some of the alternatives.
I was looking at the STT pros really hard, but got a better deal on some Goodyear MTR's, they should be here on tuesday.


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