Good video. Having started out off-roading in my brothers Forester, with SL load rated Cooper AT3 4S tires and getting 3 sidewall punctures in just a few months, I would not recommend those for anything other than gravel roads, though they were excellent in snow and rain. Maybe their XL load rated tires would have been better in the sharp, fist to softball sized rocks and small ledges that caused our punctures but they left a bad taste, in my mouth, for the Coopers and a reluctance to use any SL load rated tire, in the future. I do think the Toyo AT3's and Falken Wildpeak AT3W's are excellent choices and the KO2's are overkill and heavy, though I think many people buy them mostly, just for the looks, it's almost a cult. As for me, I chose the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T's and they have been bullet proof, in far worse conditions, than we ever did with the Coopers, though they are a little heavy but not as bad as the KO2's. The Mickey's are also probably better in mud, than any thing other than a Mud Terrain tire and far more civilized, than those.
Thank you! Glad to have you along for the ride:D I agree with you on the Coopers. They are a very mild all terrain in every configuration that they're available in. I sometimes find it hard to gauge the average Subaru owner's offroad demands. I've always beat the absolute heck out of my Subarus on the trails but then I find that a lot of others are appalled by the trails I go on. Sounds like you and I are on the same page! 😅 I would love to try more Mickey Thompson stuff. A lot of the Jeep guys I wheel with use their mud terrains. I'm going to have to start pointing people towards the Baja Boss's! You're the first Subie person that I've talked to who's used them.
I'm still running Open County AT3 you recommended to me and they are still doing great I haven't had any problems. I have had them way back in the mountains on a camping trip and they performed fantastic. Hope all is well with you thanks brother.
Oh yeah!! That was almost a year ago, yeah? So glad you're still running them! I like them a lot. It's easily in my top 3 all terrains. Everything is great on my end. How are you boss??
Yeah, it is close to a year ago I have about 25k on them and still going strong. all going well on this side of the country. Have a good one glad you're doing well.@@clappedoutsubieshoopties2216
Dude that makes me so happy to hear! I absolutely love that tire.😃 Will you head over to the article I wrote and leave a comment on it at the bottom about the AT3's? Trying to get more people's experience over there in the comments! liftedimports.com/best-tires-for-your-off-road-subaru/
@@clappedoutsubieshoopties2216 I also just did a video on my channel of the tires and went over them real in depth, maybe you could link that video somwhere if you want?
Agreed!! Makes it so much less stressful. When I first got into this stuff, no one had any good info and I had to make a bunch of mistakes on my own.@@bmc_rc6212
I’ve been running the geolanders for a few months now after your suggestion and I love them. If you’re someone like me who maybe does an 80/20 split at most of onroad/off-road driving, they’re amazing on road for an A/T but also hold their own off-road. Definitely not as aggressive as some other options, but I didn’t need that. Haven’t got to test them in the snow yet, but I usually run winter tires anyways.
Love my Geolandars. They’re pretty quiet on road (not that you can hear anything over the wind noise), and they’ve done mostly ok off road (they suck in sticky mud though). The Geolandars have been amazing in snow for me, particularly as was mentioned, in fluffy snow/powder (something we get a lot of here in Colorado). They’ve given me no problems plowing through deep early season snow in the backcountry. I’ve even been using some Geolandars on my rally cross car and they’ve been genuinely impressive. Where some of the people that use proper rally tires have been debeading in rough corners, the Geolandars have stayed put.
@@bcyr-CO love that. Great feedback! I experienced the same thing in thicker mud since they don't have wide voids to help evacuate debris. What kind of rally set up do you have??
@@bcyr-CO I’ll have to try them out in the snow this season then! I love how light they are too, means MPG savings 🤑. But yeah, I honestly don’t see myself putting a different tire on my car again, unless I get to the point where I off-road more and want something more aggressive.
No idea why I just found your channel but I just subscribed. Sick build!! I really like the x3's a lot. They look like an absolute unit. I've wheeled with other Jeep guys running them and they did really well. If I daily drove my Forester, I'd probably stick to AT tires but the mud terrains make it so much more capable😈
I did quite a bit of research before buying. Went through some of the forums and had watched your previous tire video. It was between The Toyo AT3 and Cooper AT3 4S for me. Definitely needed the three peak snow flake rating as I want to run them year round. I probably would have gone for the Toyo's had the Cooper's not been $40 less a piece from the supplier we use. All of the best trails are hours away and I also felt that the Discoverer's would be much better for highway use. Great recommendations man!
Honestly, you can't beat the disco's for the price and being US manufactured! I will probably be running coopers on my jeep next time around. Fantastic tires in my opinion. How do you feel about the highway performance after having owned them?
Both good pics, I just bought my set for my outback after a couple weeks of research - got the Toyo Open Country AT3's because they had a discount where I am. Excited to throw them on when they are delivered.
Good video. Having started out off-roading in my brothers Forester, with SL load rated Cooper AT3 4S tires and getting 3 sidewall punctures in just a few months, I would not recommend those for anything other than gravel roads, though they were excellent in snow and rain. Maybe their XL load rated tires would have been better in the sharp, fist to softball sized rocks and small ledges that caused our punctures but they left a bad taste, in my mouth, for the Coopers and a reluctance to use any SL load rated tire, in the future. I do think the Toyo AT3's and Falken Wildpeak AT3W's are excellent choices and the KO2's are overkill and heavy, though I think many people buy them mostly, just for the looks, it's almost a cult. As for me, I chose the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T's and they have been bullet proof, in far worse conditions, than we ever did with the Coopers, though they are a little heavy but not as bad as the KO2's. The Mickey's are also probably better in mud, than any thing other than a Mud Terrain tire and far more civilized, than those.
Thank you! Glad to have you along for the ride:D I agree with you on the Coopers. They are a very mild all terrain in every configuration that they're available in. I sometimes find it hard to gauge the average Subaru owner's offroad demands. I've always beat the absolute heck out of my Subarus on the trails but then I find that a lot of others are appalled by the trails I go on. Sounds like you and I are on the same page! 😅 I would love to try more Mickey Thompson stuff. A lot of the Jeep guys I wheel with use their mud terrains. I'm going to have to start pointing people towards the Baja Boss's! You're the first Subie person that I've talked to who's used them.
I'm still running Open County AT3 you recommended to me and they are still doing great I haven't had any problems. I have had them way back in the mountains on a camping trip and they performed fantastic. Hope all is well with you thanks brother.
Oh yeah!! That was almost a year ago, yeah? So glad you're still running them! I like them a lot. It's easily in my top 3 all terrains.
Everything is great on my end. How are you boss??
Yeah, it is close to a year ago I have about 25k on them and still going strong. all going well on this side of the country. Have a good one glad you're doing well.@@clappedoutsubieshoopties2216
I just got a set of Toyo open country AT3 and I'm absolutely loving them so far! Can't wait to try them off road more too.
Dude that makes me so happy to hear! I absolutely love that tire.😃 Will you head over to the article I wrote and leave a comment on it at the bottom about the AT3's? Trying to get more people's experience over there in the comments! liftedimports.com/best-tires-for-your-off-road-subaru/
@@clappedoutsubieshoopties2216 yeah totally for sure man! I agree it's great to have more people's experience so it's easier to decide what to buy!
@@clappedoutsubieshoopties2216 I also just did a video on my channel of the tires and went over them real in depth, maybe you could link that video somwhere if you want?
Agreed!! Makes it so much less stressful. When I first got into this stuff, no one had any good info and I had to make a bunch of mistakes on my own.@@bmc_rc6212
I’ve been running the geolanders for a few months now after your suggestion and I love them. If you’re someone like me who maybe does an 80/20 split at most of onroad/off-road driving, they’re amazing on road for an A/T but also hold their own off-road. Definitely not as aggressive as some other options, but I didn’t need that. Haven’t got to test them in the snow yet, but I usually run winter tires anyways.
That tire was one of my favorites. I will probably buy another set in the future. And they did surprisingly well in light fluffy snow.
Love my Geolandars. They’re pretty quiet on road (not that you can hear anything over the wind noise), and they’ve done mostly ok off road (they suck in sticky mud though). The Geolandars have been amazing in snow for me, particularly as was mentioned, in fluffy snow/powder (something we get a lot of here in Colorado). They’ve given me no problems plowing through deep early season snow in the backcountry.
I’ve even been using some Geolandars on my rally cross car and they’ve been genuinely impressive. Where some of the people that use proper rally tires have been debeading in rough corners, the Geolandars have stayed put.
@@bcyr-CO love that. Great feedback! I experienced the same thing in thicker mud since they don't have wide voids to help evacuate debris.
What kind of rally set up do you have??
@@bcyr-CO I’ll have to try them out in the snow this season then! I love how light they are too, means MPG savings 🤑. But yeah, I honestly don’t see myself putting a different tire on my car again, unless I get to the point where I off-road more and want something more aggressive.
Great round up! I've been loving the Grabber X3, but as you've mentioned for many muddies, they're pretty heavy. Insane performance offroad though.
No idea why I just found your channel but I just subscribed. Sick build!!
I really like the x3's a lot. They look like an absolute unit. I've wheeled with other Jeep guys running them and they did really well.
If I daily drove my Forester, I'd probably stick to AT tires but the mud terrains make it so much more capable😈
I did quite a bit of research before buying. Went through some of the forums and had watched your previous tire video. It was between The Toyo AT3 and Cooper AT3 4S for me. Definitely needed the three peak snow flake rating as I want to run them year round. I probably would have gone for the Toyo's had the Cooper's not been $40 less a piece from the supplier we use. All of the best trails are hours away and I also felt that the Discoverer's would be much better for highway use. Great recommendations man!
Honestly, you can't beat the disco's for the price and being US manufactured! I will probably be running coopers on my jeep next time around. Fantastic tires in my opinion.
How do you feel about the highway performance after having owned them?
@@clappedoutsubieshoopties2216 I don’t have them on the Foz yet. Still putting it back together
Both good pics, I just bought my set for my outback after a couple weeks of research - got the Toyo Open Country AT3's because they had a discount where I am. Excited to throw them on when they are delivered.
@@BuckingFeast keep us posted!! What're they going on?
@@BuckingFeast Nice man