# Light Truck Tires: All-Terrain vs Touring?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-truck-tires-all-terrain-vs-touring/694056>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 25, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-truck-tires-all-terrain-vs-touring/694056 "2014-07-25T21:19:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-truck-tires-all-terrain-vs-touring/694056/1 "2014-07-25T21:19:13Z")

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I am planning on getting new tires for an old cargo van and (because of sale prices at a local dealer) have narrowed it down to an all-terrain tire (the Cooper Discover A/T3) and a touring tire (the Cooper Discover H/T). I don’t have plans to have off-road use.

Any thoughts on the differences?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-truck-tires-all-terrain-vs-touring/694056/2 "2014-07-25T22:01:43Z")

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If it’s just going to be driven on the road, get the highway tread one. The A/T’s might handle a bit better in snow and dirt, but the H/T’s are going to ride better on the highway and wear better.

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**Author:** ![Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Beekeeper)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-truck-tires-all-terrain-vs-touring/694056/3 "2014-07-25T22:13:07Z")

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I know you didn’t ask this. I used to be a big fan of Cooper tires, but I had terrible results with my last set. One delaminated (“threw a belt”) at about 20,000 miles. I got two new ones cheap after warranty. Then about 2000 miles later, one of the remaining two did the same. I was away from home, and the only Cooper dealer I could get on the phone insisted that dealership did not deal in light truck tires. I had not abused the tires and there’s no excuse for them failing.

I got rid of all the Coopers and now have four Goodyear Wrangler SR-As on that truck.

But in answer to your question, even though I live on some acreage and do use my trucks off the road at times, I always get touring. They are quieter, ride better, and last longer.