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Snow traction with the BFG T/A KO2's

dyeager535

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Did a search, saw that a couple of people are running them, wondering what kind of experiences you've had with them in snow?

Happened to be at the tire store yesterday, and saw that the KO2 is definitely different than the KO's I have presently.

KO
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vs. KO2

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Not that I've been displeased with the KO in snow, but it's the one condition I really need traction (otherwise it's mainly street and gravel road) and it would be interesting to know if the new design does well or better.

I won't replace the KO's until they start to fall apart, but BFG is the only one I'm aware of that is making 33x10.5R15's, so likely the KO2's will be the next tire. Or KO3 by the time my KO's are done. :)
 
I have sold a ton of them, and I have not heard one complaint about them in the snow. Also, the Toyo Open Country AT2's that I have on my Burb kick ass in the snow as well.
 
dyeager535 said:
Did a search, saw that a couple of people are running them, wondering what kind of experiences you've had with them in snow?

Happened to be at the tire store yesterday, and saw that the KO2 is definitely different than the KO's I have presently.

KO
bfgoodrich-allterraintako-rwl-jpg-crop-x1000.jpg


vs. KO2

ko2-view3-gallery.jpg


Not that I've been displeased with the KO in snow, but it's the one condition I really need traction (otherwise it's mainly street and gravel road) and it would be interesting to know if the new design does well or better.

I won't replace the KO's until they start to fall apart, but BFG is the only one I'm aware of that is making 33x10.5R15's, so likely the KO2's will be the next tire. Or KO3 by the time my KO's are done. :)
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I've run the older BFG AT, Goodyear GSA, Goodyear Silent Armor, and now the new BFG AT KO2. I have about 8,000 miles on them this winter and have been impressed, they are as good as or better than any of the other tires Iv'e ran in the snow and ice. They don't seem to need to be pushed as hard as the Goodyear Silent Armors did to pick up good traction which I like. The goodyears would slip under half throttle and barely grab, hit full throttle and try to blow them off and they would start to hookup and work better, that was a nice feature under braking though as they kept getting a bigger bite the harder you braked.

The BFG's so far are quiet, balanced well and work as well as I want them to.
 
I have run both the old and the new. I never had a problem with old, but the new ones are even better. Several of my buddies plowed snow for 15+ years and everyone of us agreed that they were the best tire for in the snow, and were still great for tread life road noise the rest of the year.

Ryan
 
I've been eyeballing the KO2's lately, that and the new Toyo R/T. I've got a couple trucks coming due for rubber soon and these two are high on my list.
 
Funny thing (to me) is that the BFG page says the KO2 has an even stronger sidewall over the KO (20% in their own testing), but I swear that it seemed REALLY soft compared to what I remembered of the KO.

With today's technology I'm sure that is just an observation, not indicative of performance, but it did make me go check the KO's. Three polyester sidewall plies, the KO2's are two.

It surprised me enough to turn around and check the sidewall flex on a couple of car tires also on display, they were definitely stiffer. Perhaps a truck vs. car tire issue I was not aware of before. Didn't think to check some of the LT tires for the same.

Appears to me that the sidewall traction bars are now more akin to the MT's vs. the older AT's. That can't hurt.
 
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The old KOs were the first tire to pass the gov's new mud/ snow rating when they started years ago (the little mountain peak logo on the side of tires now). AFAIK, it was still the highest rated until the new KO2s came out. From all the reviews I've seen, everyone says the KO2 is an improvement. I will be going back to the BFG when I wear out the Mastercrafts (Coopers) I now have on the Dodge.
 
I've got the old ones and live in the snow. Love them. My Dmax will get ko2's as soon as I can afford them.

Yes, the ko2's are different than the old ko's, but as far as my experience, it is an improvement on all fronts.

Doesn't snow much at my Jobsite, but I have load range e ko2's on both our 14 half ton suburbans. They have done amazing in dirt, mud, highway, etc. A true all terrain.
 
I bought the KO2's for my '98 Jimmy and have no complaints about them. Being in the middle of Kansas, this year has been very, very mild temp-wise. We've only had snow once and we're already heading into spring so I had no chance to test these tires in snow.

I've been planning on the KO's for the Jimmy for quite a while so before winter started I went ahead and bought these as the old tires finally wore down to where they weren't going to do the job this winter. Now I'm planning to get the exact same tires for my 2500HD I got from Greg. Getting some 285/70R17's for it.

Oh yeah, I found a great website to get tires cheap. I got the four KO2's for $525 shipped to my door. Four of the 285's to my door will run $880 even.
 
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