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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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BFG KM2's

anyone running BFG KM2's are you happy with them. explain if you can on the fence on my next set of tires and this is one I'm looking at.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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I have the KM2 A/T's & I like them alot. Not too noisy & go like crazy.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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My Brother uses them, much better than the old mudders, quieter, handle better and getting around 35,000 miles out of them. 35-12.5-17
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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good to hear I was told they are using a new rubber. thanks
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by J Lent
I have the KM2 A/T's & I like them alot. Not too noisy & go like crazy.
sorry I was should of said the mud KM2 so your AT's are they your pulling tire also
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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Just remember to rotate them because they hate not to be. My brother lives towards Alsea Or. and really uses them in the hills hunting and such and really loves the way they hook up. I also use them sometimes on my off road race cars, depending on the terrain plus we groove the hell out of them and they hold up great with a tough sidewall. Hope this helps.....
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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Just remember to rotate them because they hate not to be. My brother lives towards Alsea Or. and really uses them in the hills hunting and such and really loves the way they hook up. I also use them sometimes on my off road race cars, depending on the terrain plus we groove the hell out of them and they hold up great with a tough sidewall. Hope this helps.....
yes it does he lives almost 2 hours from me and the same mountains he is driving I do as well. I have milked almost 24k on my current tires but I have patches in all of them and some chunks they are to me to soft of a compound and I rotated them at 3500. thanks again
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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3500 mi. is good, He runs them pretty long, myself I would get new ones sooner than him, sometimes winter comes and he is looking pretty bald, and you know how those logging roads get in the winter. He swore by those wild countries until I turned him on to these. Time will tell. Deer and Elk right around the corner. Take care and semper fi.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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yes Deer so far. 0 but I work at the Veterans hospital in roseburg and I usually take a couple disabled vets up each year to shoot a buck or doe. yes the logging roads can be fun until one is coming down when your going up. little dicey. I have about a 1/4 of a nickel left of tread on my tires and soon will do the KM2's thanks. Semper Fi. sure the weather is nice down there. I miss San Clemente area.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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Talking

Still in the 70s and an occasional 80
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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40's to 60's with a slight chance of dry.
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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Well it's already been said, but you definetly wont regret going with the KM2s! Ive got a little over 30K on mine and fully expect to get at the very least 45K out of them! I try to rotate them and check air at every oil change or 5000 miles and have no complaints so far!
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by DIESELWRKS
sorry I was should of said the mud KM2 so your AT's are they your pulling tire also
Yep. I used to run the M/T, but I was only getting 10k miles out of a set. They would cup like crazy & were very noisy at any speed. I switched to the A/T and they are much quieter & seem to be just as bitey in the mud. I get 20k miles out of the A/T. The M/T were too aggressive for sled pulling, they would bite really hard.
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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I went from the first gen D-rated BFG M/Ts (37-17s) to the Toyo M/Ts in the same size. I don't know why, but I got 45k+ on the BFGs and we get 50k+ on a 3/4-ton Suburban with 33-16.5s. I LOVE the Toyos compared to the BFGs, much quieter, much smoother, load range E (4300 lbs!) and I'm looking at 50k minimum. Seem to me to be a little less aggressive tread, but again, that is the last gen BFG.
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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I have been running the KM2's for 27k miles and love them. I have about 5k miles left before I buy my next set. They were great on a 600 mile Death Valley trip where I was rock crawling my truck.

(see some of my picts at https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...9-t239563.html)

I think they would last a lot longer but on 2 rotation my local Costco did not balance them right and when I took it back they said they never perfectly balance them and would not fix it. This last time I drove all the way to Boise to visit my dad and shook the whole way up. I took it to the Boise Costco and they balanced them nicely. Unfortunately after driving on them out of balance for quite a while, they wore unevenly a little.
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