After spending months searching for tires for a Jeep Grand Cherokee, I was drawn to these because of looks and their relatively inexpensive price. I purchased and mounted a set and with about 5,000 miles on them now, I have been pleased with their performance for the most part. On wet and rainy roads, they perform very well. Traction in those conditions is excellent and cornering in the Jeep has improved dramatically. Road noise isn't a problem either. These tires have an almost unnoticeable hum while driving at over 55 mph. Tread wear with the Federals looks to be impressive so far as well.
Here in the Midwest, we see a lot of snow and ice during the winter months. Our Jeep has the full time 4WD system, which is a good thing with these tires. Even in 4WD, they can spin freely on ice and hard packed snow conditions. My wife drives the Jeep more than I do, and she can tell they're not as sure footed on snow and ice as the Firestone tires they replaced. They seem to do somewhat better in deeper snow, however.
Overall, I'm quite pleased with this tire. They were very inexpensive and it appears that they'll last at least 45,000 miles. They're excellent on wet and dry pavement and "deeper" snow, but not as strong on ice or packed snow.
Rating: 7
Product Details: "Federal Couragia S/U SUV Tires" by Editor - posted: Tue November 25, 2008 - Rating: 1.75
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue December 16, 2008 10:53am
Pulled mine off a Durango with 66,000 miles on them and a friend used them on his F150 for another 5000+. Rotate every 6,000 miles, front cross to rear - rear straight to front. Forgetting to rotate will make tires noisy, and wear the outside edge of the front tires off (not an alignment problem!) If you forget to check your air or rotate regularly - buy a closed shoulder tire - it won't work in mud, but you can get more mileage with less maintenance!
Rating: 9
Product Details: "Cooper Discoverer ST/C Mud Terrain Tire" by Editor - posted: Wed March 5, 2008 - Rating: 6.07
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue December 16, 2008 5:49am
ive had these tires for 5 months and have seen very little wear after over 7000km...but in the southern alberta mud THEY SUCK!...good on gravel and highway now its winter and id almost rather walk in the -50 then drive cause they are scary in any snow packed wet dry powder ...horrible on ice but what tire isnt?
Rating: 3
Product Details: "Pro Comp Mud Terrain Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 6.83
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue December 16, 2008 1:56am
: They look great, perform great and are excellent tyres for 4wding. On highways expect a little bit noise and the only improvements required, in my humble opinion, would be to have a tread more soft an less noisy for the highway driving, but overall, they are an excellent value for money and I recommend it if you are looking for a 50% on road and 50% off-road tires. All tyres are an exercise of equilibrium that is very hard to achieve, but expect some noise on this specific model if do a lot of highway!
Rating: 7
Product Details: "Maxxis MA-751 - Bravo All Terrain Tire" by Editor - posted: Wed July 16, 2008 - Rating: 2.20
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Mon December 15, 2008 5:44am
I currently have a set of the 33x12.5 Bias Ply TSLs on my truck. Having run them a good year on and off pavement its safe to say if I can $$$ wise I am going to stick with the TSLs from now own.
Off-road is where these tires shine. They give you the extra peace of mind to make it through mud, rocks, roots, and anything else a trail can throw at you. And most of the TSLs measure out bigger than listed, so your getting the most tire size for your money. Like the 33"s on my truck really measure out to 33.7", considering 33" BFG Muds and most others measure to 32.8" that is almost a full inch bigger. Most 34"s like the 34x9.5 TSLs measure to 33.8, so your basically getting 34"s for the price of 33"s.
The sidewalls on these tires a extremely tough. You have to air down into the single digits before getting any height loss/sidewall bulge. I had one go flat over night (leaky valve stem) and got it aired up to 6psi with an air tank and it looked like it was fully inflated. Then I drove on it 10 miles at 40mph to the nearest gas station and aired it up no issues. Besides the fact I just bought a used set of 34x9.5s with one having the deepest gash in the sidewall I have ever seen in a tire. Looking at it you would think no way it will hold air, but it holds air just fine.
Now on-road is where these tire don't shine so much. Yes they are loud as all hell ( a good thing in my book) and turn heads everywhere but that is where the good ends. First off you have to pay very close attention to the PSI you run. I keep the TSLs on my truck at 26psi so they get a good even contact patch with the ground and check them once a week. They loose a pound or so a week, and will wear badly if you don't keep up with this. Keep them rotated regularly also and you can get some decent miles out of them. 20-25K if you wear them till the inner lugs get low, probably 30k if you run them absolutely bald. Also be able to live with flat spotting in cold weather or if you leave them sit for a long period of time. I drive my truck to and from work every day and I can say its not that bad. But on the flip side of the coin I expect some vibration,loudness,etc for the performance they give off-road. If your looking to run this tire on the street 24/7 just for the looks, don't bother.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "Super Swamper TSL Mud Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 8.56
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sun December 14, 2008 11:06pm
I had these on my truck for almost two years. I only put around 20k on them before switching to mud tires. They were VERY good to me. They don't self-clean in the mud as quick as liked but they are an AT tire, not a MT. They were pretty good in the Connecticut sand. You could barely hear them on the road with the clutch dropped, and no radio on, and the windows down. They were decent in the rain, but nothing to brag for. In the snow, they are the downright WORST tire I've ever used. I couldn't even drive straight in my driveway, and it was fresh and not frozen. The front end slides, the rears don't bite, and it just is a wreck on ice (but what tire is good?). This is on a Ranger FX4 level II, in 4x4, with around 300lbs of stuff in the bed. I wouldn't suggest them for snow driving, but for a daily driver (possible mild offroading) on a light truck or SUV, they're a great tire that'll last forever.
Rating: 8
Product Details: "BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 7.08
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sun December 14, 2008 10:36pm
