285/60/18 vs 285/6518 KO2

[GoneDunnIt]

I ultimately ended up deciding on 285/65/18 KO2s because I was able to find them for $250 per tire compared to $305 for the equivalent AT3s. So far so good:

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Hey @NLE - I have a '21 HE and after feeling like I've put enough miles on the stock tires I'm looking to upgrade as well and have asked myself the same question you did at the beginning of this thread.

I'm curious how the 285/65/18 KO2s worked out for you? Did you upgrade the suspension at all? I'm concerned about rubbing and hoping to not mess with the suspension as much as possible.

Thanks!

 

[tbisaacs]

Hey @NLE - I have a '21 HE and after feeling like I've put enough miles on the stock tires I'm looking to upgrade as well and have asked myself the same question you did at the beginning of this thread.

I'm curious how the 285/65/18 KO2s worked out for you? Did you upgrade the suspension at all? I'm concerned about rubbing and hoping to not mess with the suspension as much as possible.

Thanks!

This should be a really easy fit. 275/70/18 as well.

 

[NLE]

Hey @NLE - I have a '21 HE and after feeling like I've put enough miles on the stock tires I'm looking to upgrade as well and have asked myself the same question you did at the beginning of this thread.

I'm curious how the 285/65/18 KO2s worked out for you? Did you upgrade the suspension at all? I'm concerned about rubbing and hoping to not mess with the suspension as much as possible.

Thanks!

No upgrades needed at all for 285/65/18s on the HE wheels. I did have a minor rub at full lock but the rub went away after I got the car properly aligned. KO2s are great so far (40k+ miles now) and I will be going with KO3s next once more sizes are available.

 

[GoneDunnIt]

No upgrades needed at all for 285/65/18s on the HE wheels. I did have a minor rub at full lock but the rub went away after I got the car properly aligned. KO2s are great so far (40k+ miles now) and I will be going with KO3s next once more sizes are available.

Aweomse, thanks for the update!

 

[mbdtex]

285/60/18 load range D. Love them. Good ride. Very low noise on highway.



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Big fan of this look. Was a little worried 60 vs 65 sidewalk would look not filled in enough but looks about the same to me. Especially with the more aggressive KO2 sidewalk.

 

[FTWCruiser]

Interesting. When i went to install the 285 65 18s on my stock 200 they rubbed on suspension components at lock. Wasn’t worth a sidewall failure so I immediately went back to stock size.

Hello, just confirming you had rubbing on stock 200 set up, I have a 2016 200 and want to leave it stock, I see lots of 200s with 285/65/18s with no lift, some say no rub and some say they rub. thx!

 

[stonepa]

Hello, just confirming you had rubbing on stock 200 set up, I have a 2016 200 and want to leave it stock, I see lots of 200s with 285/65/18s with no lift, some say no rub and some say they rub. thx!

It definitely rubbed on mine. Wish it didn’t.

 

[studawg]

No rubbing from 285/65/18 KO2s on my stock 2018 200

 

[SQRRRL]

Call me old but went back to OEM size Michelin LTX MS/2. Not as tough looking but performance is much better.

 

[FTWCruiser]

No rubbing from 285/65/18 KO2s on my stock 2018 200

thanks so much for the quick reply, I appreciate it.