BFG AT KO2

I think I've decided to purchase a set of BFG AT KO2's for my '16 Tacoma Off-Road. Had a few customers come to my sign shop with different types of trucks and they've spoken VERY highly of them! Thinking about going one size bigger and the 265 75 16's. Here in NH we get hit with just about every kind of weather. I do mostly highway driving and probably don't "need" such a rugged tire, but wanted something a little beefier than what came stock on the truck. My biggest peeve of the stock Goodyear Kevlar's that came on it is they're horrible in the snow, and they were junk at 28K. How well do the BF AT's wear on pavement, and do they wear as well as the old BF AT's I had about 10 years ago? Thank you everyone!

 

Lots of good things to be said about them on here, but apparently they lose their wet grip after about 30k miles....

I’d consider the new Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S.....it’s looking like the best all-around AT tire for snowier / icier places.

It’s the tire I’d go with if I could only have one tire on the truck, but I run snow tires in the winter.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cooper-discoverer-at3-4s-review.557727/

 

DT34, I have had the BF goodrich AT KO's and KO2 on my third truck now, so i quess i'm a fan boy. I just bought a set for my 19 OR, but bought TRD 17 inch wheels and i went with the 265/70/17. The reason i did the wheel swap was Discount tire in my part of the country said 265/70-16's only came in 'E' rating and they would not guarantee they could balance them and that the ride would be quit stiff, so I got 'C' load ratings in a 17 inch on the 2019 just like i had on my 2016 tacoma. Only have about 100 miles on my setup and but like them very much.

 

I have a lot of experience snow-wheeling in K02s alongside other Tacoma’s in the stock Kevlars. Do not be fooled. The K02s are a major downgrade in snow, and in my opinion, are a dangerous winter tire. The snowflake rating in k02, in my opinion, is some sort of fraud, and should be revoked. I would chose either a Cooper, Gerneral, or a Duratrac if you want an all terrain with decent snow ability, or stick with the Goodyears. K02 have no ice traction and are squirelly as fuck in pastry snow. They only do well in dry sticky snow you could navigate fine with an all season. BFG designed little to no swiping into the k02, and the rubber compound is too hard for winter. I also find the trad design gives a vague feeling when running in deep snow.

I run them 3 seasons and think k02 are great for everything but winter. The minute the snow threatens, those tires go straight into my garage.

 

I love my KO2’s but I don’t think the tread clears out well in the snow. I only go to the snow a few times a year so I deal with it. If I lived somewhere that snow was a part of life, I would find an alternative wheel setup for the winter.

 

Thank you everyone for your advice I really appreciate it! I had thought the BFG KO2's were going to be a good fit for what I was looking for, but hearing this about their performance in the snow, rain, and after some tread wear it might be in my best interest looking into something else? I've been running the Goodyear Kevlar's for the last two snow seasons here in NH and I'm completely turned off by their performance. After 30K these tires have been outright dangerous in winter weather conditions. Going to a different tire with less than impressive winter traction (and spending $1K to boot) I definitely want to make sure I'm happy with my next set. I really like the look of the All Terrain tires... but at the end of the day still need to focus on their performance.

 

I agree with this.....the OEM Goodyears were terrible in the snow, even when new. I personally got a set of Blizzak DV-V2 snow tires and I’m going to run a set of Cooper ST Maxx “summer” All Terrains, but if I had to have a one tire solution I’d definitely go with the Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S.

Good luck deciding, there’s a ton on here to read haha. It’s fun though.

 

If you don't need the aggressive look a set of Michelin tires sounds like what you need.

 

Love mine here in Carolina. Gonna get 60K out of them. Mine are 265/70/17's

G.

 

I’m enjoying mine

 

The best all-year tire, run by people I know who don’t run a dedicated set of winter tires, seem to be ones from the Cooper Discoverer series. In particular the ones with the silica rubber compound. They seems to be pretty good at everything, though I do not have first hand experience, only what I’m told and observe.