Tire question. Moving from Texas to Boulder.
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I've been thrilled with my KO2 in both TX and in CO both summer and winter.
Goodyear Duratrac has really good snow & ice reviews. So does the BFG AT KO2 mentioned above.
My K0'2's were great in our Colorado winter/spring trips.
@zquarters keep it simple, go with an AT tire. 1 set all purpose.
BF Goodrich K02 all terrain for year round use, snowflake rated.
Not a 100 series but these tires will work just as well on one.
Not a 100 series but these tires will work just as well on one.
I run ko2 on my LX and most of my friends Duratrac. You cant go wrong with either option.
I chose ko2 because the size and how quiet they are compared to the Duratrac.
Tons of snow and ice experience here in Canada
I chose ko2 because the size and how quiet they are compared to the Duratrac.
Tons of snow and ice experience here in Canada
I don't live in CO, but I live in a moderately heavy snow state and I would say "NEED" would be strong, especially with several good ATs with the snowflake rating, however I really did enjoy the studded snows I had on my 4th Gen 4runner. That said, I had Duratracs and now the KO2s in the snow and they are more than adequate.
I lived in the Boulder/Denver area for 15 years. Any good A/T tire is going to be plenty. If she is moving up here to ski (and go to school) a good set of KO2's or Duratracs or similar will be fine. She'll learn to slow down, leave plenty of space and be fine in the cruiser. The 100 is the best Cruiser I have driven in snow to date, they handle great in the white stuff.
I wouldn't go less than a true A/T if she plans on playing in the mountains. A good tire will give her all year performance on our trails, roads and snow.
I wouldn't go less than a true A/T if she plans on playing in the mountains. A good tire will give her all year performance on our trails, roads and snow.
If you want to go full out:
Nokian Hakkapaelittas for late-october to April
Falken At3w for other times.
Nokian Hakkapaelittas for late-october to April
Falken At3w for other times.
MichLC
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BFG K02’S... Hands down winner. Dry roads, mud, ice & snow through Michigan and several northern states.
We run these on both of my Land Cruisers, Tacoma and wife’s Sequoia.
We run these on both of my Land Cruisers, Tacoma and wife’s Sequoia.
084runnerltd
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Duratracs, hands down!!
I live on the Canada/North Dakota border, we gets ton of snow and drifts. Duratracs are a winter rated tire (the have the snowflake on them, but can be run year-round). They are beasts in the snow.
I may be wrong, but I don’t believe the K02s are winter rated.
I have been so impressed with duratracs I am on my 3 set. (All on differant vehicles)
I have close to 60k on my oldest set on my wife’s 4runner....rotated them every 5k. They are nearing their end of life, but they have held up well and I never would have imagined they would have lasted this long.
Only down side is some road noise, but nothing terrible.
I live on the Canada/North Dakota border, we gets ton of snow and drifts. Duratracs are a winter rated tire (the have the snowflake on them, but can be run year-round). They are beasts in the snow.
I may be wrong, but I don’t believe the K02s are winter rated.
I have been so impressed with duratracs I am on my 3 set. (All on differant vehicles)
I have close to 60k on my oldest set on my wife’s 4runner....rotated them every 5k. They are nearing their end of life, but they have held up well and I never would have imagined they would have lasted this long.
Only down side is some road noise, but nothing terrible.
I love my KO2. They are quiet and great for ski trips to Tahoe.
The sets on my vehicles in 285/75R16, and 285/65R18 are:
you might be thinking about the original KO instead of the KO2.
084runnerltd
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If been driving in Colorado for 40 years and only had snow tires once (my first car had bias ply summer tires which were worthless in the winter). As long the tires are M&S rated, she should be OK (you can get a ticket in the winter for driving over some of the passes if they are not). I've actually been riding around on some Michelin LTX all seasons (not AT's) for the last couple of years and never had a problem.
If the LX doesn't have traction control (pre 2000?) I might suggest she find a big empty parking lot the first time it is slick outside and practice how to recover if she does lose traction. Better to learn there than on a crowded highway.
If the LX doesn't have traction control (pre 2000?) I might suggest she find a big empty parking lot the first time it is slick outside and practice how to recover if she does lose traction. Better to learn there than on a crowded highway.
Another thing I forgot to mention about the KO2's is that they are quiet on the highway.
I had the same concerns when my Daughter moved to Denver last year (travel nursing) having lived all of her life in Texas (little snow experience). She has a good 4WD vehicle but not much experience driving on snow.
She has Bridgestone Revo II's on her vehicle and it turns out (around the front range) she had no issues at all getting safely around.
