Cooper Rugged Trek VS Mickey Thompson Baja Boss Tire Comparison

This week I've got a tire comparison for you. I'm comparing the Cooper Rugged Trek VS Mickey Thompson Baja Boss. The first thing you notice when you see these tires is how similar they look. That’s because Mickey Thompson is owned by Cooper which will soon be owned by Goodyear, coincidentally. Cooper actually calls the Rugged Trek a Rough Terrain pattern but I call it a Hybrid. Both tires compete directly with the Goodyear Duratrac, Nitto Ridge Grappler, Yokahama X-AT, and Toyo Open Country RT. The Best Applications for this tire are jeeps, trucks, and SUV’s that spend most of their time on road but like to go mudding or off-roading on the weekends. Both have features that would make them perform better than a run of the mill All Terrain tire but not as good as a Maximum Traction/Mud Terrain tire.

Let me know if you would take the Cooper Rugged Trek or Mickey Thompson Baja Boss off-road in the comments.

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[ms.annthrope]

Just installed a set of Mickeys on my Ford F250 6.7 diesel this morning. Ok, any new set of tires will feel smooth and quiet as they have a full tread compared to worn treads. So the Mickeys are quiet and smooth on the 15 miles I put on them after I had them on. I'm sure they will crush dirt, snow, gravel, mud, and grass all-day long.

Edit: I've had them on for about 3 weeks now. So far, still smooth and quiet. We haven't had snow yet but I have no.doubt they will be super. Plan to go to either Monument Valley or Jackson Hole later on so they will run through snow or snow and dirt.

I was able to drive to the most remote town in the loeer 48, Jarbidge, Nevada. I drive out from Southern Idaho, running 40 miles on paved asphalt before it ends abruptly into dirt track for 20 miles. The dirt road wasnt anytbing bad, well graded, but had some step sections going to Murphy Hot Springs. Thr tires gripped very well and i was in full control at all times. I drive through miles if switchbacks woth no sliding and raised my confidence several notches. No drama and basically a non event to Jarbidge and back.

We had some snow over Thanksgiving and Christmas. Nothing big, just maybe two inches and slush on the hardtop. It gripped fine. I coukd break the rear loose if I tapped on the 925 pounds of torque from the dieselgl8ng around corners but it held in reasonable driving without any drama. Not any test if deeo snow yet, but i have no doubt it will not let me down. The ride is quiet and continues to be well mannered even as i drove 700 miles to california coast and back.

I think I've found the perfect all terrain tire. Thanks for your great review.

[richardburrell]

Just what I needed to make a decision. Clearly an expert. Easy to understand, in a logical progression.

[lifewiththevillamors]

I put on the new Cooper Rugged Trek on my truck 3 weeks ago and have been off-roading every weekend here in the mountains of Colorado. First of, these tires are super quiet on the highway and provide an extremely smooth ride. Off road has been great. We've been climbing up and down logging roads and off shoots at 40+ degrees and the tires get us right up the path with limited slippage. I was quite impressed. I highly recommend trying these tires much more then this guys "low try".

[marcusharley]

From all the videos I watched on the Mickey Thompsons, this was more thorough and precise. I just ordered a set of MT, can't wait to get them.

[nastysoda]

Thank you for your reviews, you're the only one that gives real unbiased trustworthy advice. Every other tire youtube is heavily sponsored and they sound like a used car salesmen

[g.b.]

Just picked up a set of the cooper rugged trek tires for my 4Runner. Smooth as glass no shakes or vibration, unlike the wilpeak at3w. The wild peaks were out or around and could not be balanced, they were a nightmare. Coopers ride smooth and are a lot more aggressive and just as quite.

[rmsfootball]

Have not seen anyone mention this, but the sidewall on the Baja boss is significantly different between the lt and standard loads. Lt sidewall is the one shown here. Standard load sidewall almost doesn’t have any depth at all

[maknbacon]

I was at my local tire shop today getting tire's for the car. Sitting right there in front of me was a 275/60r20 Rugged Trek. For those who may be interested in this tire, it IS 3PMSF rated....at least in that size. I'm in Wisconsin and will be looking much harder at this tire seeing it's 3PMSF. That said, I'm pretty set on the Mickey's.

[CordCrenshaw]

These were new to me. I’m liking both of them Matt. Thanks for showcasing these.

[h.h.legacydiesel]

Great job, BUT l would like to see more 3-Peak mountain rated tires, PLEASE. Soft compound tires, ice & snow rated..
👍✌🏻🧡 🇨🇦 😊.

[tomcaldwell]

Another excellent review. They both look like great tires but my vote when I upgrade my Bronco OEM tires is for the Mickey Thompson. Thanks for posting.

[GevoA]

Thanks for another great overview. I'm having trouble changing from K02's and been looking at the Baja Boss but still not sure how they'll do with noise. For a JL rubicon 35". Mostly street and occasional off road with higher speeds. Thanks!

[ericanewalt]

I bought the Mickey Thompson Baha Boss for my 2019 Ranger ...I've got 40, 000 miles on them and they have so much tread left...I rotate them every 6, 000 miles...I'm EXTREMELY happy with these tires and would recommend them to anyone that needs an off road tire that is quiet on the hyway

[MrRecica]

Great review thanks. I just had KO2S. Recently ordered Duratracs. I wish I knew about these to try them out.

[KBFCat]

I know this is a lil on the older side, but at roughly 3:13 he mentions digging power and threw in "sand" well digging power as we all know is not what we want in sand, but aired down and a steady foot, these will float well

[wamdaddy]

I believe cooper got the 3 peak stamp not too long ago for the rugged trek

[msm]

Wish you had the same size tires... seems a bit biased for mt.
I just ordered the cooper .
Certain sizes of the cooper are 3peak

[hardstylebk]

Awesome review! The Baja Boss AT is definitely the more aggressive tyre. Would the Rugged Trek be more comparable to the Baja Legend EXP?

[sajs]

Great review, thanks. Here's my thoughts. Pick up is a 2018 F150 Screw 6.5 box w/ Rancho 4.5" lift. I went from the Falken Wildpeak AT3W to the MT BAJA BOSS. Both sets 35x12.5 20, also both are 12ply. First thing is the Falkens are a great tire, quiet, good traction on/ off road. They out lasted any other tire I've ran by atleast 2x and I've run lots of different brands. I run alot of gravel daily, about 200 miles each day. If not for worn ball joints the FWP tires would have no doubt lasted another few months. I average about 3 months on a set of tires. The FWP had 40% tread after 6 months. Unfortunately they cupped and developed vibration issues. My fault, not the tires fault. Took awhile to source parts for my front end.
Because the FWP were unavailable I went with the MT BB. So far I'm impressed by the ride, grip and noise although they like to chuck gravel. I'm on Canadian Rocky Mountain roads and the constantly changing terrain requires a tire that will adapt quickly. Ice, snow, gravel and asphalt, I get them all every day.
I find the MT's are a little better on ice / snow traction than the FWP. Time will tell if the MT's will out perform in wear, I'd be surprised if they did.

[VeryCoolJeep]

Its time to replace my Toyo RTs would you recommend me these Mikey Thompson the reason i am asking is that my mechanic shop has them in stock !