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Mounty
Member Since: 08 Mar 2007
Location: Near Basel
Posts: 762
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| Difference in handling road/offroad Cooper ST to Cooper STT? |
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What is the difference in handlich on road/offroad 17'' Cooper ST compared to Cooper ST? Which one should I take?
Used only for weekends offroading but ususally there is first to drive around 500 to 600km on german motorway where you can drive as fast as your car can go  before you can offroad.
Mounty Daniel
Now: RSS 2008 3,6l HSE
Past: 2.7l D3 HSE, D3 4.4l HSE, FFRR 2004 4,4l
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 20th Oct 2007 8:17 pm |
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cmyers_uk
Member Since: 10 Apr 2005
Location: Near Bristol, UK
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I brought the STT's and they are fine on the road but noisy. They corner reasonably fast but breaking distances are effected in a hard stop particularly when towing. However I dont travel at > 80mph on them and would not push them in the wet.
In summary they are safe on the road if your sensible but they are not road tyres, they are amazing off road in mud as per the design.
I use them for driving to / from venue to offroad and then swap to road tyres for majority of road driving.
Regards
Chris
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| 25th Oct 2007 3:45 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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Mounty for your type of driving I would recommend the ST . I have STT's that I only fit when I go overlanding as they are not very nice to use for daily driving . Definitely noisier and the handling is not the best on tar .
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| 25th Oct 2007 4:56 pm |
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martin4x4
Member Since: 23 May 2005
Location: Norfolk, UK
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Mounty,
I have STT's and just drove about 600 miles on them, of which about 200 was rough offroading, mud and rocks, some motorway at 70mph+ and yes they are noisy compared with the standards, but not too bad. The roads were dry so i don't yet have a view on them in the wet, but I have confidence in them.
Both the ST and STT seem to have the same speed rating "Q" 99mph or 160kph, so you should bare this in mind on the autobahn 
I'd say take the STT's  Discovery 3 XS Auto, Stornaway, Active rear diff.
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| 25th Oct 2007 5:11 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Forgot to mention the STT's look much more macho 
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| 25th Oct 2007 5:33 pm |
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PCH
Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
Location: Anywhere but work
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I've run both ST's and now STT's.
IMHO the noise factor from both are similar. There is a speed rating of "Q" on the 245/70/17" which is 160kph or 99mph so don't exceed this speed or .....
I would not recommend ST's because they are prone to chip and crack. This is why Cooper brought out the ST-C compound but they are only available in some 16" tyres. Mine were replaced by Cooper's Australian Dealer on a prorata basis for the STT's and the STT's have lasted longer than the ST's.
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Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
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| 25th Oct 2007 11:41 pm |
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