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egarant
Explorer III
Feb 03, 2016

BF Goodrich ALL-TERRAIN T/A KO2

I currently have a set of Michelin M/S2's on my truck. I was able to get 32,000 miles out of them. The rears still look good but the front outer edges scrubbed pretty good. I keep 80 in the front and 65 in the rears. Truck was aligned before the Michelin's went on.

Anyone run the BF T/A KO2's on their dually? I am sure that the mileage will suffer and I would probably get about the same wear, but how is the ride? Too soft? Noisy?

Both tires have the same E rating and weight rating. The BFG get a higher speed rating AND they have the winter snowflake rating, and the Michelin's do NOT meet the severe snow traction requirements and is NOT branded with the mountain/snowflake symbol.

Thanks!!
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  • Heap64's avatar
    Heap64
    Explorer
    Feb 03, 2016
    I'm running the BF Goodrich ALL-TERRAIN T/A KO2 on my F250 (not dually). I have about 18,000 on them and they are wearing out faster than I would like, but I should still get 40-45k I hope out of them. I only have about 4,000 towing on them. I'm hoping the worse of the wear was right off the bat, but I doubt it. Otherwise I really like them, they were pretty quite from day one. A tad squirmy at first, but that seemed to stop within a month or two.
  • egarant's avatar
    egarant
    Explorer III
    Feb 03, 2016
    Bedlam wrote:
    1. I'd be tempted to run those front tires on the outside rears until the tread wore down. By having them on the outside, you would be able to keep a visual watch on their wear as the rest of the tire "catches up".

    2. I'm a firm believer in getting the front end aligned while the truck is loaded in its most often used state. Although suspension designs are good at keeping geometry under different loads, I still feel the difference in weight is what caused your uneven wear. If you use the truck exclusively with the TC, take it to a shop with the TC loaded and have them check specifications.


    I wholeheartedly agree that it I should have the truck aligned with the camper on it. I am trying to find a big rig shop that can do that for me.

    Good idea regarding swapping the tires....
  • Bedlam's avatar
    Bedlam
    Moderator
    Feb 03, 2016
    1. I'd be tempted to run those front tires on the outside rears until the tread wore down. By having them on the outside, you would be able to keep a visual watch on their wear as the rest of the tire "catches up".

    2. I'm a firm believer in getting the front end aligned while the truck is loaded in its most often used state. Although suspension designs are good at keeping geometry under different loads, I still feel the difference in weight is what caused your uneven wear. If you use the truck exclusively with the TC, take it to a shop with the TC loaded and have them check specifications.
  • bedrocker's avatar
    bedrocker
    Explorer
    Feb 03, 2016
    I use to run the BFG all terrains they didn't
    have the KO's I thought they were a little on the
    soft side and wore quickly so when I switched
    I went with the Toyo M-55's and I will be sticking
    with them from now on very nice tire :)
  • Trackrig's avatar
    Trackrig
    Explorer II
    Feb 03, 2016
    I can reply to part of your question. I have the K02s on my Jeep and I like them in the winter. A Wrangler can be squirrely in the winter due the short wheel base which can also make it fun when you want to mess around. If you hit the gas on a sharp corner, you can break them loose when in two wheel drive. If you behave yourself, they're fine.

    On my 3/4T long bed CC diesel truck I run the Cooper Discoverer M&S LT265/70R17s during the winter. In the summer I run the Pirelli tires that came on it. They handle very well on dry pavement, but don't let them catch sight of mud or snow. When they wear out, I'll run the Coopers year round.

    Bill

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