KO2 vs. wet pavement

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Ben84

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People from rainy places with KO2s: how bad are they on wet pavement vs the stock dueler?
I've just received my '21 OR with KDSS last week and wanted to put KO2, but now I hear bad things about their rain performance.
I'm going to be 90-95% pavement (weekend warrior :) ) and I live in the Vancouver, BC area

(Already ordered a set of 265/70/r17 rate C, but I'm thinking about cancelling it)
 
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I also live in Vancouver (Coquitlam). Have KO2's on for approx 60,000kms now. No issues normal driving. Unless you are flooring it all the time you should be fine.
 
I live in Portland, OR where we get a lot of rain and I can't wait to swap these out. I hate them. Like [MENTION=175782]jcalvert86[/MENTION] said, I am going to go for AT3, Wildpeaks or Toyo's.
 
Another Vancouver member here. HIGHLY prefer my current Toyo AT3's over my previous KO2's for wet weather.
 
[MENTION=145374]Drizzie[/MENTION] [MENTION=175782]jcalvert86[/MENTION] how is the Toyo or Falken off road? I see that none of them carry the 265/70/17 with load C, so it's either SL or E, and I wonder how the SL would be vs the stock ones.
 
Ben84 said:
[MENTION=145374]Drizzie[/MENTION] [MENTION=175782]jcalvert86[/MENTION] how is the Toyo or Falken off road? I see that none of them carry the 265/70/17 with load C, so it's either SL or E, and I wonder how the SL would be vs the stock ones.
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I'm still on my stock Limited 20's so should point that out to you. My 4Runner only sees Forest Service Roads so I've not experienced any issues but I'm not really playing in the mud or anything either.
 
I’ve been running KO2’s for years on my Tacoma and now on my 4Runner. I love the tire, the look of the tire, and I’ve never had an issue in the rain with them. I also think they are great in snow. Ive tried other tires but I keep coming back to them.


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LOL, how's that for consensus? You could see this coming from a mile away.


That said, no wet traction issues with my KO2 C loads.
 
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I’ve had 265/70/r17 C-rated kO2 with no issues in torrential downpour.

My brother has the same vehicle and tires in E-rated and it was squirly for him in the rain.

Ymmv
 
Ben84 said:
People from rainy places with KO2s: how bad are they on wet pavement vs the stock dueler?
I've just received my '21 OR with KDSS last week and wanted to put KO2, but now I hear bad things about their rain performance.
I'm going to be 90-95% pavement (weekend warrior :) ) and I live in the Vancouver, BC area

(Already ordered a set of 265/70/r17 rate C, but I'm thinking about cancelling it)
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Although decent when new, disappearing wet traction is what I've read also. To be fair, many E rated tires have such hard compounds they give away wet traction. (Insert discussion here how our 4Rs don't weigh as much as a one ton pickup so don't have the weight to make them work)
 
I’ve been using BFG all terrains for a couple of decades on various different vehicles and never had any issues with wet conditions.
 
Ben84 said:
People from rainy places with KO2s: how bad are they on wet pavement vs the stock dueler?
I've just received my '21 OR with KDSS last week and wanted to put KO2, but now I hear bad things about their rain performance.
I'm going to be 90-95% pavement (weekend warrior :) ) and I live in the Vancouver, BC area

(Already ordered a set of 265/70/r17 rate C, but I'm thinking about cancelling it)
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Falken Wild Peak AT3 or Pirelli Scorpion AT Plus handle very well over dry and wet payment. I've run them both.
 
Never had any issue with my old K02s here in Chicago. They did great in the rain. If you're gonna be driving in packed snow a lot, I'd recommend the Falken Wildpeak ATs though.
 
Rain here in the SC lowcountry is no joke at times. No issues for me, just put my second set on after 91,000 miles on my first set. Even at 91k, they were only slightly less grippy and no issues in rain. Only complaint I have about KO2's is that they will cup if you're not johnny on the spot with 5k rotations.
 
K02 wet traction discussions/owner reviews on the internet are THE most bizarre discussions related to a product I've ever seen.

It's astounding to me that about 50% of people who own/have owned K02s have NEVER experienced any wet traction issues and swear by them, and the other 50% are adamant that wet traction is absolutely ABYSMAL, amongst the worst they've ever experienced with any tire.

Don't get me wrong, you will find people who absolutely love and absolutely hate any tire if you do 3 minutes of research on the internet, but there's usually a sizeable majority in one camp or the other, so it's fairly easy to determine if a tire is "good" or "bad"

It literally feels like it's an even 50/50 split for the K02.

On the other hand, the K02s have to be the most popular A/T tire I see on trucks and SUVs in my neck of the woods. I would say that I see K02s on probably 50% of all trucks/suvs equipped with A/Ts, and the other 50% is a mix of all other A/Ts.

I feel like it wouldn't be that way if K02s were as awful as some claim. I also think that the K02 is by far the BEST looking tire out there. But I just can't bring myself to dismiss the numerous claims of horrendous wet traction issues.

I'm tempted to try them out and bite the bullet and sell them at a loss if they are truly as bad as some say.
 
No issues what so ever with my KO2s.

When the rubber gets older though (drier) they'll become more slick but that is all tires.
 
MIKE969 said:
K02 wet traction discussions/owner reviews on the internet are THE most bizarre discussions related to a product I've ever seen.

It's astounding to me that about 50% of people who own/have owned K02s have NEVER experienced any wet traction issues and swear by them, and the other 50% are adamant that wet traction is absolutely ABYSMAL, amongst the worst they've ever experienced with any tire.

Don't get me wrong, you will find people who absolutely love and absolutely hate any tire if you do 3 minutes of research on the internet, but there's usually a sizeable majority in one camp or the other, so it's fairly easy to determine if a tire is "good" or "bad"

It literally feels like it's an even 50/50 split for the K02.

On the other hand, the K02s have to be the most popular A/T tire I see on trucks and SUVs in my neck of the woods. I would say that I see K02s on probably 50% of all trucks/suvs equipped with A/Ts, and the other 50% is a mix of all other A/Ts.

I feel like it wouldn't be that way if K02s were as awful as some claim. I also think that the K02 is by far the BEST looking tire out there. But I just can't bring myself to dismiss the numerous claims of horrendous wet traction issues.

I'm tempted to try them out and bite the bullet and sell them at a loss if they are truly as bad as some say.
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Driving style probably has a lot to do with it. If you drive it like a race car on wet roads then AT tires probably not gonna make you happy.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...l=4Runner V6&autoModClar=Trail#RatingsReviews
 
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