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When there’s an overwhelmingly popular choice available two things are frequently true- they’re popular for a reason, and people are going to hate on them because doing the popular thing is for lamers. I’ve been running KO2s in the Pacific Northwest in all sorts of conditions- rutty, rocky, steep forest trails, in sand at the beach, in deep mud and snow, in the dessert and on the street. The KO2s have performed good to excellent in all conditions, have shown very little wear in 15k miles, have a good wear pattern and are very quiet for an aggressive A/T tire.
The cons? Not available in c rating in 265/75/16 (very few a/t tires are) means additional harshness and hurts mileage, however that has to be balanced against a thick sidewall and heavy duty construction resulting in less chance of puncture offroad. I run 13 psi off-road and have never popped a bead or had a puncture.
Also, as an aside, I’m a service advisor at a Ford dealership and deal with a ton of KO2s as the factory tire on Raptors and have had zero problems with them- they are smooth and quiet on road and wear evenly through their life on a well maintained truck. 50k out of a set is not unusual.
Are their other good options? Definitely- falken wildpeak at3ws are cheap and popular, as are wrangler duratracs for a more aggressive a/t. The BFG KM3 is available c-rated in 265/75/16 if you spend a lot of time in deep mud/snow. I’ve never been a Toyo fan and have seen many badly worn and noisy examples so I wouldn’t recommend that particular brand.
All that said, there’s a reason KO2s are the gold standard for a rugged, go anywhere-do anything, decent road manners aggressive all terrain tire. In most cases the conventional wisdom is correct.
The cons? Not available in c rating in 265/75/16 (very few a/t tires are) means additional harshness and hurts mileage, however that has to be balanced against a thick sidewall and heavy duty construction resulting in less chance of puncture offroad. I run 13 psi off-road and have never popped a bead or had a puncture.
Also, as an aside, I’m a service advisor at a Ford dealership and deal with a ton of KO2s as the factory tire on Raptors and have had zero problems with them- they are smooth and quiet on road and wear evenly through their life on a well maintained truck. 50k out of a set is not unusual.
Are their other good options? Definitely- falken wildpeak at3ws are cheap and popular, as are wrangler duratracs for a more aggressive a/t. The BFG KM3 is available c-rated in 265/75/16 if you spend a lot of time in deep mud/snow. I’ve never been a Toyo fan and have seen many badly worn and noisy examples so I wouldn’t recommend that particular brand.
All that said, there’s a reason KO2s are the gold standard for a rugged, go anywhere-do anything, decent road manners aggressive all terrain tire. In most cases the conventional wisdom is correct.
