I just saw that the KO2 is about to be made in this size...
Any thoughts?
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Looks like it is a 34.3" x 11.6" wide tire. I know there are others that have run this size...
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Interesting. I was just about to order some 275/70/18 BFGs. I may wait for these....unless there is a crazy wait for them.
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* for your LX After nearly 15k miles running 275/70/18 Cooper STT Pros — I've concluded that I'm not a mud terrain kind of person. But that's another story. Today I installed (5) 295/70/18 Falken Wildpeak AT3W's on my LX and they fit like a glove. Seriously, I don't know why this size isn't...
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295/70/r18 on stock suspension. I know it will rub but how bad?
So my lc200 will be shipped out to get a lot of work done. Including a 3 inch lift and I’ll be going with 295/70 tires. I will be flying back and driving home but will be hitting some trails in the Ozarks on my way back to Florida and don’t want to carry 4 285/65 ko2s back home. I’m...
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As a Tennessean myself, I would avoid KO2’s. I hated them on my 200. They slipped and floated much to often in heavy rain. My Ridge Grapplers are much more sure footed. I would also consider the new Nitto Recons as it’s slightly less aggressive tire and could be a popular new tire for the 200’s.
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I’m running BFG 275/70 now and have some buyer regret (wish I had bumped up to a bigger size)….! Typical… LOL
I don’t hate KO2s but they aren’t as rain friendly as other options I’ve experienced. Where KO2 really shinned for me was on lose dry ground and powdery or hard pack snow. Wet snow or wet rocks, they are not great, they slip like a mofo even when aired down. I’ve done an immense amount of off-roading when I lived in Lake Tahoe and Colorado. Having had several varsities of the better end A/T brands and models, my least favorite are Nitto Terra Grapplers and KO2. I was waiting in line to get gas at Costco the other day and a guy in his Tundra started chatting with me on how much he liked my 200 and the tires. He said he hated his Ko2 because they don’t inspire confidence on grip and are noisy now that he’s had 25k miles on them. Obviously it’s anecdotal but not the first time I’ve heard that. It’s why I ditched mine after 15k miles and bought Ridge grapplers and have been pretty had happy with them. They actually seemed to have quieted down in the last 1k miles. An example of my previous Ko2 slipping in rain was a sharp downhill turnoff towards my home I had to be extra careful with anytime it rained and my Ridge grapplers don’t produce that slip or nervousness now, they just stick to the road. I think KO2 are still one of the best looking A/T and if I lived in Arizona, I’d probably own them as they did me very well in sandy conditions. Just my .02
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I have KO2s on my 200 and my pickup. I've said this around here before, I actually find them really bad on hard packed snow and, here in Idaho, we have a lot of that. For me, they are actually a wee bit scary on hard packed snow/ice. Every other condition...fantastic. Wet, dry, loose, mud, fresh powder (snow and moon dust)...they are great. Yeah they look good but what matters most is that they've never let me down.
The G2 Terra Grappler is quite possibly the worst tire I've ever owned, absolutely horrible in every way. The KO2's work well for me and where I live, obviously snow and ice aren't really common place here in south Texas so that weakness isn't exposed. We all need different attributes in a tire based off of our regional differences but there's no doubt it's still one of the best all around tires regardless of your location. I too love the Ridge Grappler, one of my favorites but I see it more as a Hybrid than a true AT like the KO2.
Ko2 work well for south Texas.
I think it’s funny and a little confusing how they call the Ridge Grappler a hybrid but it does make sense when you start using it. If you look at the Nitto website, it’s placed just above the new Recon and under the trail grappler. If you’re in a more true all-terrain environment, I believe based on my own experience that the Ridge Grappler is very much a true all terrain tire. Here in Tennessee, you could be on bone dry dirt “clay” and then in muck 20yrds later “rinse and repeat” because of the heavy tree shading never allowing an area to dry out. This is really where the Ridge grappler shines.
To me it is a Hybrid due to the size of the main lugs, they aren't tall/deep but they are much wider than anything you'd ever find on the tread of what most consider a standard AT. Therein lies the difference and why IMHO they are labeled as a Hybrid. They work quite well in standard/typical mud as well where a traditional AT like the KO2 can clog up rather quickly and turn into a slick. The Toyo RT is another fantastic Hybrid as well and I am not surprised as it's the kissing cousin to the RG.
I think where a lot of the trades from AT, to Hybrid, to MT, is what you're stating with tread block size and spacing. And how they impact highway performance and efficiency. Pretty cool that many hybrid and even MT tires are not as loud as last generations, but they definitely trade high performance and efficiency for better off-road performance.
For every hater there is someone who is just annoying who shouts "KO2s are the best tire ever made, PERIOD." Enthusiast love trying to prove each other wrong about a tire they have already bought.
I think it's great more vendors are making this size. 295/70/18 a great "true" 34" option for OEM 18" wheels and huge bonus that it fits in spare tire well. Best big tire with fewer compromises of running a full-fat 35.
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One of the reasons I also like a BFG in this case is that since there is such a narrow margin of error in a 200 series, non-Lexus version, something that runs slightly smaller, not true to size, like BFG, could be a win in this situation.
I have had 80 series before and the BFG running small was not necessarily the best thing, because there was so much room for larger tires, so everyone wanted a full size, true to size 35/37.
I run this size and love it. However BFG‘s typically run a little smaller than advertised.
Will be curious to see if they fit stock/minor liner work like the 285/70/18 RG’s do.
