Member I
I'm looking for the best tires for my 07 LC that has decent grip in upstate ny mud, slick roots, snow but doesn't have crazy road noise and will not be shot in 10k . Really appreciate the help!
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Best tire for daily use?
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Explorer I
My goodyear duratacs seem to last forever. Min 70k miles and they've never let me down before. I'm on my second set and will be replaced w/ a 3rd set when these are done.
Contributor III
General Grabber ATx. Three peak rating, stout sidewall, 50K mile warranty.... something BFG doesn't offer on their KO's.
SquishBang
Rank II
Enthusiast III
I have BFG KO2's, they are quiet and safe in winter (winter logo).
However, they seem very heavy and "sticky" and I lost 3-4mpgs the moment I installed them.
I had Toyo MTs before and I much preferred those.
However, they seem very heavy and "sticky" and I lost 3-4mpgs the moment I installed them.
I had Toyo MTs before and I much preferred those.
Member III
Here in the Southwest KO2's are good pick, The Cooper's are what a lot of my friends in the Northeast have and love...also in the west here a lot of my rock crawler friends love the Toyo's but shy away from the Goodyear Duratracs as the sidewalls get easily get damaged.
Explorer I
I agree with the Duratrac statement. I have witness a friend put fist size holes in all five tires on one jeep trail. To get to a trailer he had to using bailing wire to stitch all of his tires multiple times. I think they are good tires, unless you plan to be slightly aggressive off road. I like three ply sidewalls personally.
Enthusiast I
I would recommend BFG KO2 one of the best. My last 3 tires buy were BFG KOs. Looking for more but it is a daily driver. I'm looking at:
Yokohama X-A/T Have a soft spot for Yoko had their A/Ts back in the 90s
Toyo R/T
Nitto Grapplers (Hybrid tire) But see them on a lot of Mall Crawlers. But heard they are good
BFG KM3 just go for it.
Thoughts....
Yokohama X-A/T Have a soft spot for Yoko had their A/Ts back in the 90s
Toyo R/T
Nitto Grapplers (Hybrid tire) But see them on a lot of Mall Crawlers. But heard they are good
BFG KM3 just go for it.
Thoughts....
SquishBang
Rank II
Enthusiast III
Thoughts? I have KO2's and lost 3-4mpgs on my truck with them when I replaced my Toyo's. Aside from mpgs, they are good.
But, I'm getting Toyo's next time.
Reason I went with KO2's was that the only Toyo dealers in WA state wanted $700 more for a set of Toyos and I dislike that tire shop for other reasons. I'll have to see if I can get Toyos some other way.
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SquishBang
Rank II
Enthusiast III
Well, TBH these KO2's are holding up really well.
My Toyo MT's had to be changed due to dry-rot. I just don't drive my truck enough.
I'm a fan of Yoko's on my previous cars, I'll have to consider them.
BTW I just checked, and it seems that the KO2's are 4.7 pounds lighter per tire than my Toyo MT's were. I did make the assumption that the KO2s weighed more therefore poor MPGs, but that is not the case. Don't know why my MPGs went down so bad when I changed to KO2's. Could be unrelated!
copperblack
Rank 0
Contributor I
Go for Goodyear or Bridgestone. Those 2 brands are my go-to.
Member II
I like ko on my Cherokee. Do well in the snow and mud.
Advocate III
I'm about to put 255/85/16s on my Xterra and it's down to either the Cooper ST Maxx, BFG KM3 or Toyo M/T ... leaning toward the Coopers ... My last two sets were Coopers, some variation or other of their all terrains, and I never had a complaint, and, also, I wonder how mud tires will do on a daily driver.
