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Head-to-head Updated May 2026

Cooper Discoverer MS vs Firestone Winterforce LT — Compared (May 2026)

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

Tire A Cooper

Cooper Discoverer MS

Winter Touring tires

Cooper Discoverer MS tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
85/100
9 owner reviews
Dry
89
Wet
87
Snow
100
Comfort
71
Noise
–
Treadwear
80
Handling
77
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VS
Tire B Firestone

Firestone Winterforce LT

Firestone Winterforce LT tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
82/100
Owner ratings
Dry
84
Wet
87
Snow
87
Comfort
81
Noise
77
Treadwear
81
Handling
84
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VerdictToo close to call: Cooper Discoverer MS and Firestone Winterforce LT are within 2 points overall. Cooper Discoverer MS is stronger on snow and dry. Firestone Winterforce LT is stronger on comfort and handling.
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Category breakdown

7 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer MS leads by 5
A
89
B
84
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer MSWinterforce LT
Tire Rack owners – 88
Tyre Reviews owners 89 –
SimpleTire owners – 90

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100)
A
87
B
87
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer MSWinterforce LT
Tire Rack owners – 90
Tyre Reviews owners 87 –
SimpleTire owners – 93

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer MS leads by 13
A
100
B
87
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer MSWinterforce LT
Tire Rack owners – 91
Tyre Reviews owners 100 –
SimpleTire owners – 99

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Winterforce LT leads by 10
A
71
B
81
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer MSWinterforce LT
Tire Rack owners – 85
Tyre Reviews owners 71 –
SimpleTire owners – 87

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A
–
B
77
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer MSWinterforce LT
SimpleTire owners – 81

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Winterforce LT leads by 1
A
80
B
81
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer MSWinterforce LT
Tire Rack owners – 85
Tyre Reviews owners 80 –
SimpleTire owners – 81

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Winterforce LT leads by 7
A
77
B
84
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer MSWinterforce LT
Tyre Reviews owners 77 –

Scores at a glance

CategoryCooper Discoverer MSFirestone Winterforce LT
Relative Score 84 84
Dry 89 84
Wet 87 87
Snow 100 87
Comfort 71 81
Noise – 77
Treadwear 80 81
Handling 77 84

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Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper Discoverer MS B · Firestone Winterforce LT
CategoryWinter Touring tires—
Sizes available—15
Rim diameters—16″ – 20″
Tread depth—16/32″
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—80 psi
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper

Firestone

Too close to call: Cooper Discoverer MS and Firestone Winterforce LT are within 2 points overall. Cooper Discoverer MS is stronger on snow and dry. Firestone Winterforce LT is stronger on comfort and handling.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Cooper Discoverer MS scores 100 vs 87 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Firestone Winterforce LT scores 81 vs 71 on comfort.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Firestone Winterforce LT scores 84 vs 77 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Cooper Discoverer MS scores 89 vs 84 on dry.

Tire A · Cooper Discoverer MS
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Tire B · Firestone Winterforce LT
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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.