Cooper STT PRO vs Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T | Mud vs All-Terrain

Both tires are although part of a same company, they sure are very different. On one side, we have a mud-terrain tire, the Cooper STT Pro, where on the other the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T comes in Rugged Terrain category. Lets start off with their designs, and then we'd see how both tires perform next to each other on all types of terrains including pavements. Design: The Mickey Baja Boss A/T features a 4 rib design forming 3 longitudinal channels. The outer two of these circumferential grooves are wider while the middle one is narrower and very tough passing. One of the internal rib has blocks with longitudinal and lateral incisions in them, forming in-groove biters, while the other has lugs with rest of the tread features including sharp chamfered edges, notches and full depth siping. These provide off-road traction whereas with closed up proximity of these lugs, you also get ample directional grip. Being a hybrid, the tire features shoulder lugs with the widest of all tread voids, and on each lug there are 6 stone ejectors seen, both of these provide very self cleaning capabilities. Though its still not enough compared to Cooper STT Pro, where you see a more open tread design. The STT Pro basically has shoulder lugs covering a major part of the tread, in fact the central blocks look like part of these elongated shoulder lugs, only separated by longitudinal grooves. This accounts for much better self cleaning off-road allowing mud and dirt particles to escape out in multiple directions. Though it also compromises a lot when it comes to on-road performance. Let's talk about that. Traction on-road: Out of both tires it makes sense why you get a better directional and lateral traction on Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT. Though still the Cooper STT Pro is not too far off in terms of directional grip, which is the traction of a tire when moving on a straighter path. That's because this type of grip depends on the central part of the tread, where most of the tire's weight is concentrated on. And Cooper Discoverer STT Pro with closed up lugs over there, still manages to provide good enough braking distances and acceleration efficacy. But when it comes to lateral traction which depends on how much shoulders meet up with the ground, there's a much bigger difference. When a tire corners, most of it's weight gets shifted towards the shoulders, and with such wider gaps, the Discoverer STT Pro is not able to provide good enough handling times, and steering response. And that's why Mickey Thompson Baja boss at is able to provide you with a better speed rating, even though its weight is very similar to its competitor. Fuel, tread and Noise: The Baja Boss A/T also does great in other performance areas too. It's closed up tread voids, don't allow too much air to hang around and strike the walls, which generates noise, so you get a quite ride with this tire. And while cornering, accelerating and braking, it's lugs don't flex too much as they are carrying a better distribution of weight, and have less tread depth. So you get a better fuel economy with that as well. On Cooper STT Pro, you get a similar weight, though divided on a smaller surface area, so each of its lugs gets to bear more pressure on it, and this not only lowers the fuel efficiency, but also reduces the tread life, even though you get tread depth reaching up to 21/32" on this tire. Off-road performance: Since we are comparing apple and oranges here, it makes sense why overall you see a better off-road traction on Cooper STT Pro. But what's surprising to see is how the Mickey Baja Boss A/T is not far off here as well. On rocky terrains, it's sidewall lugs provide more biting power with lowered air pressure, and its full depth siping, split open the blocks to provide grip in all directions. Moreover, you also get 3 ply polyester casing on this tire, just like it's competitor, so durability is also not an issue here. And with multiple stone ejectors which keep its tread clean, the tire also get to provide just as great gravely and dirt-filled road performance. Though mud and sand are the two terrains where you'd see a major difference between the two tires. And that's because Cooper STT Pro is one of the best when it comes to them. On mud you basically need faster evacuation and needless to say, its done better on Cooper STT Pro with such wider grooves. Please make sure you subscribe to our channel if you haven't done so and visit CompareTheTire.com to check out all the other comparisons including this one. Till next time. #mudtires #allterrain #mickeythompson #offroad #coopertires #4x4 #jeep #trending