jmanderson
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I need help with trying to pick tires. I live in Nebraska with snow and I travel to go snowboarding. Deciding whether to get BFG KOs, KM2s, or Wrangler Duratracs...any thoughts? Appreciate any opinions and help.
Which tires for my 2008?
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20034RunnerV84x2
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I would also consider Michelin LTX MS2. Pretty expensive but out standing reviews & are great tires.
JB.
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Don't know if you want to get dedicated snows or not, but even though two of the tires you mentioned have the snowflake (forget the KM2), nothing beats running dedicated snows. If you want to run a snowflake tire year round, I'd suggest something with an S or higher speed rating like GY Silent Armor or the Kuhmos mentioned. They are much better suited to summer driving (less heat generation) than a Q rated tire.
magert54
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To show you how each look like.....I just put mine on today so no review yet
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darkie3495
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My vote is for Duratracs. Purchased them in Nov of last year specifically for driving to the mountain for snowboarding (WA, BC, OR, CA). I put about 8-9k miles on my truck during the winter.
They perform excellent on compact snow and ice on the road thanks to the factory siping. In the Pacific NW, we are notorious for having heavy wet snow that when driven over, will compact instantly and become very slick. I didn't slide once.
They were exceptional in deep snow when offroading. With the deep lugs and wider voids, you can clear the snow out from the tires with a blip of the skinny pedal. Never got stuck once.
I have seen BFG KO's do well in compact snow and ice but due to the tread pattern, they tend to trap snow in between the lugs when it gets deep and lose traction. KM2's will do well once the snow gets deep due to the voids in the treads but may not perform as well as the other two on compact snow and ice due to the lack of factory siping (siping can be added if you want).
Hope this helps and here's to a great season :beer: (even if i'm going to miss this season :sobbing
They perform excellent on compact snow and ice on the road thanks to the factory siping. In the Pacific NW, we are notorious for having heavy wet snow that when driven over, will compact instantly and become very slick. I didn't slide once.
They were exceptional in deep snow when offroading. With the deep lugs and wider voids, you can clear the snow out from the tires with a blip of the skinny pedal. Never got stuck once.
I have seen BFG KO's do well in compact snow and ice but due to the tread pattern, they tend to trap snow in between the lugs when it gets deep and lose traction. KM2's will do well once the snow gets deep due to the voids in the treads but may not perform as well as the other two on compact snow and ice due to the lack of factory siping (siping can be added if you want).
Hope this helps and here's to a great season :beer: (even if i'm going to miss this season :sobbing
jmanderson
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Yeah I thought about the tread pattern for the A/T KOs. A buddy of mine swears by them but I thought the KM2s or Duratracs would be better with clearing the tread. I currently have Michelin A/T LTX2s and I'm not that impressed with them at all. They received great reviews but did horrible last winter.
jmanderson
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Thanks Daka...I'll have to do that. I have a subscription to the magazine.
ClockWork
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CR is far from a good resource for anything technical. Their reviews aren't objective and their user opinions come from their readers. It's a viscous cycle.
OP - My first set of AT tires ever was KO's. They have 40k miles on them and look new. They whoosh, not rumble on the highway, and are vibration free and surprisingly stable up to 117mph. They are well worth the expense over knock-offs.
Whatever you go with. Save yourself a headache and ensure the installer has and uses a Hunter Engineering Road Force balancing machine with the correct Haweka lug-centric adapter.
empty403
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+1 on the LTX MS2's. If you live in an area with snow on the ground for most of the winter season, get dedicated snow tires with a skinnier profile - 245/75R16.
