Goodyear Buys Cooper Tire

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MrSony

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sh*t
 

81cutlass

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Who buys goodyear anymore anyways? I'm surprised they even have the capital to squeeze that.

Literally every tire I own is Cooper (minus my Hoosier DR's).

Biggest worry I have is Mickey Thompson is owned by Cooper so I wonder what direction that is going to go....
 
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PBGBodyFan

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I've been using Cooper's for my DD's for years now and happy with them, feel they are in the sweet spot of price and quality/performance. Would imagine/think/hope things don't radically change with them, at least for awhile.
 
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L92 OLDS

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Who buys goodyear anymore anyways? I'm surprised they even have the capital to squeeze that
Agreed. The last 2 sets of Goodyear’s I’ve owned developed eggs on the sidewalls, wouldn’t hold a balance and wore out prematurely. Hopefully they won’t change Coopers manufacturing process!
 
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Longroof79

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I'm sorry to hear that. I'm currently running Cooper Cobras and I like them. I hope they don't degrade the brand. :cautious:
 
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Doug Chahoy

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Goodyear-Good for one year, thats what a Goodyear tire installer told me. The price will obviously go up while the quality will go down.
 
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Supercharged111

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I had one of my Duratracs on my 1500 get an egg on the sidewall. Intent is to nab some AT3s to replace them. Gotta do upper ball joints and align first. I've always gotten my mileage from my Goodyears but this last set has been shjtty with drying out sidewalls and whatnot. Sounds like sooner is better than later.
 

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Yep. Cooper will be ruined. That's all I've been rolling on for years. BFG and Goodyear both sold me garbage. Cooper Cobras were my jam. *Sad trombone*
 
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MrSony

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i really dig my cobras. its gonna be a damn shame when they start to suck.
 
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