Off road on the new Cooper Zeon LTZs

Gave the new Cooper's a workout today on some trails around us here in Dewey, AZ. Had some serious flexing goin' on and had no rubbing. Even I thought these bigger tires would rub in the extreme flexing, but we couldn't find any evidence that they did, front or rear. I had them at 40 psi.

All in all, they performed great. Great traction and bite. And that extra 1.21" made a huge difference in the clearance. Cleared several big rocks with no problem.
Check out that airborne rear tire! WOW!!!!! :thumbup:


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Very nice. Looks like you had a great day

nice, looks like fun!

Look'in good, even with the thumb print. :bgwg:

VX-KAT--- Hmmm, with that wheel up in the air; you just may have discovered a new way to change a flat tire without having to use a jack. Very inventive!!!

Very cool!!:yes: Good looking tire, what size are they?

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Originally Posted by kodiak

Very cool!!:yes: Good looking tire, what size are they?

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They're 285/60-18s....Richard, if I recall, you aren't lifted either, right? Is this the same size you're running? Any rubbing?
I just noticed my one pic shows a darker rubber all along the shoulder of the rear tire, like it rubbed on the inner fender....gotta go check that out.......

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Originally Posted by rowhard

Look'in good, even with the thumb print. :bgwg:

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Hardy har har John! I was JUST about to tell Dave this morning before we headed out that with all the excitement over my new rubber, the "stain" on the cladding was fadding a bit from my mind,....but then my Refinish/Restore arrived today.....and now you remind me of it too! :p so I'm going to tackle that project this week. It's going to be cool enough to do it so want to hit before summer kicks in up here.

Mine are 275s. I think you're fine, if it was rubbing you’d definitely hear it.:confused:

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They're 285/60-18s....Richard, if I recall, you aren't lifted either, right? Is this the same size you're running? Any rubbing?
I just noticed my one pic shows a darker rubber all along the shoulder of the rear tire, like it rubbed on the inner fender....gotta go check that out.......

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LOOK'N GOOD SUE !!!

kooll. good set

Hey Kat, did you replace the rear springs on your VX to be able to run those tires? I assume you cranked out the torsion bars.

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Originally Posted by SomeBeach

Hey Kat, did you replace the rear springs on your VX to be able to run those tires? I assume you cranked out the torsion bars.

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Neither. Stock / original springs and didn't touch the torsion bars as I wanted /needed it to stay as low as possible so I can get in it...(leg problems). I even kind of worried about the 1.21" increase from the tires, but I can still manage it.

Looks good.

I love that color. I hope to see one in person next Moab.

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Originally Posted by VX KAT

Neither. Stock / original springs and didn't touch the torsion bars as I wanted /needed it to stay as low as possible so I can get in it...(leg problems). I even kind of worried about the 1.21" increase from the tires, but I can still manage it.

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Did you perform the customary cladding cuts in the front to accommodate the new shoes?