New Tires & Wheels on My Limited: 18" American Outlaw + Cooper Discoverer Road + Trail AT Tires

[malore]

I decided to get rid of those horrible General Grabber HTS tires that that came with my truck. I couldn't make a right hand turn without them spinning. Probably was just a rear right tire spinning but regardless, it spun.
They are just the most horrible tires on wet roads I've ever driven with. I really don't understand how they have a decent rating.
And of course those stupid plastic chrome fake cheap looking pieces of crap they call wheels was just asinine to put on that truck.
$56,000 for a loaded Limited truck and they put crappy little cheap junkyard wheels on it. FFS Toyota! What the hell is the matter with you?!
Then they put those stupid highway tires on them. I couldn't even drive on the grass because they just spun like crap.
Thanks for the vent. I'm done.

So $2800 later, I put the Cooper Discoverer Road+Trail AT 265/65/18 (OEM Size) on a new set of rims (9" vs 7.5" OEM) from Discount Tire.

$80 instant off on the tires, $80 off the rims and there's another $40 rebate on the Cooper website until February 28.
These were about the highest rated tires on Tire Rack. I'm all about wet traction and braking when it comes to tires, followed equally by noise and comfort.

I really need honest opinions on how these look because they'll let me trade them up for something else if I decide I don't like them. I was going for the all black look but I decided on this look.
I hate all the chrome and I wish they would just match the body paint on places like the mirror Max and the door handles.
But that's just my opinion. I was thinking about blacking things out but decided against that.
(Also, is there a way we can post pictures to our profile? I don't see how. I was able to do this on the Ranger 4G but don't know how here.)

Rims
American Outlaw
Gunslinger
18 X 9 6-139.70 18 SLMCMF
Item #129654
Lug nuts $65 because the original lug nuts would not fit.
$152.00 ea. before $20 discount ea.
I decided I didn't want the black on black from rim to tire to truck. He's actually look pretty good with the black painted whatchamacallitss and the machined Face of the rims and a black thought thingamajigs on the outer circumference.

Tires
Cooper Discoverer Road + Trail AT
265 /65/18 116H XL BSW
item# 145907

Can’t go wrong with silver on silver. Making me rethink the matte black I got for my silver ‘25. Looks fantastic. Did they have any alloy wheels without the black rivets or whatever those are called? Love how it looks, but that’s the only thing that catches my eye. But overall I really dig it. Well done.

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[Delirious]

Can’t go wrong with silver on silver. Making me rethink the matte black I got for my silver ‘25. Looks fantastic. Did they have any alloy wheels without the black rivets or whatever those are called? Love how it looks, but that’s the only thing that catches my eye. But overall I really dig it. Well done.

Thanks so much. I think they did but I was looking at the black because I've seen so many black rims on this forum but the guy suggested them to me and I liked them right away.
They had a set that was darker than silver that I liked but I think they were too close to the silver color and I didn't want that.
These stood out enough so I settled for them.
They also had these in stock which kept me from having to go back again. I'm certain that they do have something without the black rivet look.
They have a lot on their website and it allows you to see it on your vehicle but every time I tried it the vehicle was kind of dimmed out and it wasn't a good look to judge by.

 

[Delirious]

Did the Cooper tires and new wheels make any difference in terms of ride smoothness, or is that about the same?

I think they're about the same. Definitely grip the road better dry and wet now that I got the experience it today on the wet roads. Very happy with them. It's probably the only tire I'll ever replace with the same on my truck if I get to keep it that long.

 

[Delirious]

How do you like the tires so far? They are on my list as possible replacements for the factory tires that came on my truck.

Please update after you’ve been in the wet stuff.

I love them so far. 150 miles on them and I got on the wet roads today and they did very well. They are a keeper for me and I won't use anything else after this.
I was very partial to the Continental ATs but I wanted something with a slight bit more aggressiveness for off-road.

 

[malore]

Thanks so much. I think they did but I was looking at the black because I've seen so many black rims on this forum but the guy suggested them to me and I liked them right away.
They had a set that was darker than silver that I liked but I think they were too close to the silver color and I didn't want that.
These stood out enough so I settled for them.
They also had these in stock which kept me from having to go back again. I'm certain that they do have something without the black rivet look.
They have a lot on their website and it allows you to see it on your vehicle but every time I tried it the vehicle was kind of dimmed out and it wasn't a good look to judge by.

Well it looks fantastic. You should be very happy.

 

[CrispyTacoLover]

I love them so far. 150 miles on them and I got on the wet roads today and they did very well. They are a keeper for me and I won't use anything else after this.
I was very partial to the Continental ATs but I wanted something with a slight bit more aggressiveness for off-road.

Cool. Thanks for replying. I was sad to hear Michelin discontinued the LTX AT2 in the C load, but it’s good to have options.

And FYI, the wheels look good.

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