BFG KO2 255 vs 275

[Tiki Joe]

What's everyone's opinions? I do almost no off-roading and just want the right look. This is my DD and I drive about 20k miles a year; so want it to still ride good. I tow a boat typically about 5 miles to the ramp but a couple trips a summer to a lake 150 miles away.

275 - concerned with rough ride and extra weight
255 - concerned with trailering

What do you think?

 

[SlickTRD]

What's everyone's opinions? I do almost no off-roading and just want the right look. This is my DD and I drive about 20k miles a year; so want it to still ride good. I tow a boat typically about 5 miles to the ramp but a couple trips a summer to a lake 150 miles away.

275 - concerned with rough ride and extra weight
255 - concerned with trailering

What do you think?

This makes no sense because if you go with 265 it just makes your life easy.

 

[salong53]

Just go with 265s.

Honestly, if you do almost no off-roading there are much better tires out there for your needs that still look nice. The BFGs are fairly aggressive for an AT tire.

 

[e60ral]

265 doesn't work if you want a taller tire

 

[Decipher]

You’re making a huge sacrifice by jumping to an E load tire just for looks, in either size. 265 will still look way more aggressive or check out another tire.




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[Tiki Joe]

I want a taller tire....put the 5100s & Cornfed spacers on and I want a taller tire to fill the space.

 

[Grape Ape]

You’re making a huge sacrifice by jumping to an E load tire just for looks, in either size. 265 will still look way more aggressive or check out another tire.

In what way, I moved from the stock 265s to 285 KO2s and seen absolutely no difference in gas and the handling is better.

 

[e60ral]

BS on gas, my C rated 265's reduced about 1mpg

 

[Roberge]

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[bigbadpoppa]

In what way, I moved from the stock 265s to 285 KO2s and seen absolutely no difference in gas and the handling is better.

Um ok....

I guess physics , kinetic energy and friction do not apply to your truck. How do i get membership into this twilight zone. I want the same.

 

[MidnightOffRoad]

If you do almost no offroading, then go with a more road centric tire.

There's no answer to all prayers.

You don't get a free pass on fuel economy with larger tires. More weight at radius means more rotational inertia. That means more fuel accelerating.

Taller tires may help offset some at higher speeds (due to the artificial gearing adjustment).

10 ply tires are definitely going to ride harsher. And there's no tire on the market that performs well in offroad conditions that doesn't make more road noise. Generally speaking, the more aggressive the tread (and the look) the more you're going to hear it.

Unless you have a monster boat, I wouldn't stress towing with a C rated tire a couple of short trips to the launch and back. I'd stress a C tire using a goose neck or a 5th wheel without 4 tires in the rear.

 

[e60ral]

you can tow for more than short trips with a c rated tire because the vehicle came equipped to tow with a p-tire. as long as your tires meet or exceed the load rating of the factory tires and are properly inflated you can safely tow a load within the vehicles tow rating

 

[Bumbo]

I had multiple sets of tires that I rotated between for a while before I decided to simplify a bit... E load has become my least favorite tire for road use, especially in wet traction I found to KO2 results to be dismal compared to a road tire.

For our trucks, I found the sweet spot to be a 3 ply to 6 ply tire depending on off-road use.

For daily driver / road use, I would not consider anything aside from a Michelin LTX M/S2 or similar. Its been the best on-road tire I have used and if you don't have a reason to get an AT, you are sure putting up with a lot of negatives for aesthetics.

Sure a nice road tire doesn't look like anything special, but the performance is spot on for what you need it to do on road. I don't shop for tires based on looks, I also don't shop for speakers because they match my room decor.

If you just must have an AT, then at least get an AT that is a bit more street-centric like the Cooper Discoverer AT3

It's just my opinion but the KO2 is perfect for the guy that SHOULD be running a mud terrain, but finds a MT to aggressive as a full time tire since it does drive on the street regularly. User is a an off-road focused weekend warrior who doesn't want to deal with owning 2 sets of tires.

 

[themuffinman619]

In what way, I moved from the stock 265s to 285 KO2s and seen absolutely no difference in gas and the handling is better.

Thanks for that, I needed a good laugh

 

[shrub1]

Thanks for that, I needed a good laugh

Totally! Must be some sort of snow flake 4Runner.

 

[Tiki Joe]

I had multiple sets of tires that I rotated between for a while before I decided to simplify a bit... E load has become my least favorite tire for road use, especially in wet traction I found to KO2 results to be dismal compared to a road tire.

For our trucks, I found the sweet spot to be a 3 ply to 6 ply tire depending on off-road use.

For daily driver / road use, I would not consider anything aside from a Michelin LTX M/S2 or similar. Its been the best on-road tire I have used and if you don't have a reason to get an AT, you are sure putting up with a lot of negatives for aesthetics.

Sure a nice road tire doesn't look like anything special, but the performance is spot on for what you need it to do on road. I don't shop for tires based on looks, I also don't shop for speakers because they match my room decor.

If you just must have an AT, then at least get an AT that is a bit more street-centric like the Cooper Discoverer AT3

It's just my opinion but the KO2 is perfect for the guy that SHOULD be running a mud terrain, but finds a MT to aggressive as a full time tire since it does drive on the street regularly. User is a an off-road focused weekend warrior who doesn't want to deal with owning 2 sets of tires.

I've had the Michelins on my last 2 cars and love them....they just don't have the "look" for the 4Runner!
From what I've read the AT3 is a much noisier tire than the KO2....opinion?

 

[Grape Ape]

Ok, fine, I probably lost .5 mpg - I don't define that as a significant sacrifice when you're getting 16 mpg with stock tires and 15.5 witht he 285s. As for handling, the Nittos had me all over the road if there was any kind of gravel or wet conditions, the KO2s have been much better.

Same was true of my 2010 TE that I ran for 80K miles, went through the stock Dunlops, BFG ATs and MTs with very little variance.

 

[Badmeat]

255/80/17- 33” tires, and they’re really gonna get those looks at the mall.

275/70/17- 32”. Better compensate another way with your truck. Perhaps a 60” light bar is in order if you go that route.

 

[Bumbo]

I've had the Michelins on my last 2 cars and love them....they just don't have the "look" for the 4Runner!
From what I've read the AT3 is a much noisier tire than the KO2....opinion?

I have the AT3 on my Silverado and I find it to be quiet and smooth. I bought that tire because it has reviews of good on-road performance and it being enough AT to get you to a campsite and back.

My 4Runner is too noisy to comment on how quiet is a tire is... With the roof racks wind noise I generally can't hear my tires until I throw on my mud terrains.