Tires! Need help quick!

jeeeep

jeeeep

Hooked
x2 on Falkens, if most of your driving is DD with occasional off. I was happy with offroad performance - mud and snow so so, excellent in the rain.
rotate them with each oil change.
I recently switched to BFG KO and while better in the snow, the Falkens had a wider stance and handle better on road - I also noticed the Falkens fit tight against the rubber stops on the tire carrier where the BFG's have a pretty good gap.
Couple of pics with Falkens, I'll post a photo with the BFG tomorrow -

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seanb33

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jeeeep said:
x2 on Falkens, if most of your driving is DD with occasional off. I was happy with offroad performance - mud and snow so so, excellent in the rain.
rotate them with each oil change.
I recently switched to BFG KO and while better in the snow, the Falkens had a wider stance and handle better on road - I also noticed the Falkens fit tight against the rubber stops on the tire carrier where the BFG's have a pretty good gap.
Couple of pics with Falkens, I'll post a photo with the BFG tomorrow -

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Looks good, thanks for the info and your experience. Hows the wear on the falkens? Or too early to tell for you
 
jeeeep

jeeeep

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seanb33 said:
Looks good, thanks for the info and your experience. Hows the wear on the falkens? Or too early to tell for you
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On the Falkens I had about 50k mile when I switched them out and still got a credit from Discount for the tread left - when I bought them they had a 50k mile warranty, don't know if they still offer that - BFG no longer has mileage warranty. Only reason I switched to BFG is because I was going to spend some time in the snow and didn't like the way the Falkens handled the last time I was in the snow - BFG is much better in that environment.

I kept the Falkens rotated and balanced with every oil change (rotated all 5), I probably could have gone another 10k miles on them. They handled great off-road, the Texas mud was a bit of a challenge and I didn't try anything too deep, but after it set like cement on the way home I now avoid this clay muck.
 
4x4Jesus

4x4Jesus

Caught the Bug
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I've been running the falkens in a 325/70/17 35x12.50 equivalent for 2 years now and have around 40k miles on them and they still have around 50% tread I rotate them every 5,000 miles and rotate the spare in also. Love them and have had great results in all types of terrain
 
seanb33

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jeeeep said:
On the Falkens I had about 50k mile when I switched them out and still got a credit from Discount for the tread left - when I bought them they had a 50k mile warranty, don't know if they still offer that - BFG no longer has mileage warranty. Only reason I switched to BFG is because I was going to spend some time in the snow and didn't like the way the Falkens handled the last time I was in the snow - BFG is much better in that environment.

I kept the Falkens rotated and balanced with every oil change (rotated all 5), I probably could have gone another 10k miles on them. They handled great off-road, the Texas mud was a bit of a challenge and I didn't try anything too deep, but after it set like cement on the way home I now avoid this clay muck.
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Great thanks!
 
mcpuck

mcpuck

Caught the Bug
seanb33 said:
I will do that. I haven't heard too much bad about km2's but I will look into falkens
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OK, I will give you some bad on the KM2's. Their sidewalls are paper thin. On one trail I tore 3 sidewalls. I traded them in for the Toyo Open Country's and I am glad I did.
 
mcpuck

mcpuck

Caught the Bug
seanb33 said:
Those look good, the jeep looks great too. How's the wear and on road quality like on the Toyos?
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I run them at 28 psi on the road for a nice even wear. On the road they are very stable compared to the KM2's that I found were a bit flighty.
 
1yellowjk

1yellowjk

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I love my KM2's, nice on the highway and great on the trail, some people will say they have weak sidewall, but I have airdown and hit the trails down around East TX, Arkansas and haven't had a single problem. I have 8K on mine and they look brand new.
 
seanb33

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1yellowjk said:
I love my KM2's, nice on the highway and great on the trail, some people will say they have weak sidewall, but I have airdown and hit the trails down around East TX, Arkansas and haven't had a single problem. I have 8K on mine and they look brand new.
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I've heard alot of good about km2's. I need to find some in SoCal or wait 6 Weeks for a set. Which sucks but oh well
 
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