Do you live in the south, warm weather or north ??
Lots of trips off road or mostly street ride and with an occasional gravel, forestry road ?
I use my truck mostly on the road and in a cold climate half of the year.
I have two sets of tires that I switch on and off based on season.
Ko2 315/70/17 Load D designed for the Raptor in summer,
Yokohama G015 -285/75/17 LT in winter.
I keep them both, at 35 psi all year around.
On the highway Yokohama wins hands down. Quieter, and get 2 extra MPG no matter the speed I drive. Yokohama are about 5 lbs lighter and about 1" narrower and this helps.
On country roads Yokohama have a much better sideways stability on wet snow , ice and flexes less from the sidewall. I attribute this to the Yokohama been an LT tire.
Yokohama give a better feel on twisty roads, where the KO2 feel balloon and a little excessive sidewall flex.
Comfort wise in straight line and big bumps, I will, narrowly , give it to the KO2. Been a D load helps.
Deep snow straight line the KO2 perform better. They clean better and keep biting.
I anticipate that in deep mud the KO2 will perform better based on the pattern but I have no experience with
After about 20 ks on each set , the Yokohama looks almost like new and they are taking less then 5 ounce to balance.
The Kos looks really beaten up and the guys have a hard time to balance them.
As you can see is all about where and how you drive. For my driving, mostly highway, small roads, snow and ice, I consider the Yokohama to be a much better choice.
Good luck with your decision
