Duratracs or KM2s

Yep! KM2's rock in the snow! It's ice they suck on... I ran mine at 20 psi all winter and they seem to do pretty good on the snow. You're mileage might take a small hit at that lower psi though.

I don't have any experience with Duratracs but lots of people who offroad them destroy sidewalls in them... As for what everyone has said though, if you will mostly see road miles get an All Terrain, if you are going to see lots of offroading get some MT's.

Personally I recommend MTR's over KM2's. They seem to be a better all around tire than KM2's. I'm pretty sure MTR's are going to be my next set of tires.

 

I was stuck between choosing the two as well, and I'm glad I got the KM2's now. I probably would have ripped a sidewall by now if I had Duratracs.

Duratracs are better for driving on the highway and work great on the snow from what I've heard. They tend to have weak sidewalls and aren't as aggressive

I love my KM2's and they do great on the highway for mud terrains. they're light and quiet as well. They don't do as well in the snow, but I've heard that if you get them siped it make a world of a difference.

 

Holy shit! I only have about 12,000 miles on my KM2's and they are at like half tread (That is just me eyeballing it. I haven't actually measured.) I didn't realize how low the tread was until I took out the sidewall on one and slapped a new tire on. It was crazy looking at the tread difference between the new one and the used ones...

 

We need to fix this word here! haha They don't do as well on ice. They do great in snow and can dig like no other!

 

KM2's. On my second set. Got 45k on the first set, saved the best one as a full-size spare. Already have over 30k on this second set, and they are wearing even less than the first set.

As with any mud tires, rotate them properly and frequently. Also keep your alignment in spec. I do a lot of freeway driving (52 miles a day minimum on work days) and I like to have my KM2's for the weekend. Mud, sand, snow, rock... they handle it all. The reviews don't lie. I've ground the sidewalls of my KM2's on sharp boulders and they just keep going.

 

Didn't work well for me in 2 foot of snow. Slid around a lot for me at least?

 

#1stgenprobz

 

That's cuz you have 12.50's on a light 1st gen... Wide tires have poor lateral traction and like to slide... Skinny tires have good lateral traction at the cost of forward traction, but 4wd tends to overcome the forward traction problem. haha

Extreme case here, but this is an older Zuki that weighs around 3000lbs and is running 15.5's. He streets them at 4 psi and they look full! When he was wheeling with us that day, if the road sloped at all he was all over the place. We ended up having to pull him back onto the trail at one point. His wide tires had such a small lateral imprint that they wouldn't stop him from sliding sideways.

 

Somewhere around 32psi. This was when I first had them and didn't have any way of airing back up for free. My stock tires went through snow better haha

Makes sense haha but I was also aired to 32psi at the time. My stock tires performed better than those at full pressure.



I plan to get mine siped and we'll see how well they do come Winter

 

Haha like I said, I had no way to air them up for free and wasn't going to air them down just for 5 minutes of driving in deep snow.

I'll get them siped when I get back to Missouri. Which will be November.

 

Yeah that could have been part of your problem... I've done alright in snow at 32 psi though. 15-20 psi is much better though.

That guy on 35's was practically a 2wd though after his stub shaft broke...

 

Yep. That is why MTR's are going to be my next set of tires. I wheel in really sharp lava rock and after many trips out, I finally had a sidewall get cut open. Granted it took a stick going through a previous cut. haha. Don't get me wrong, those KM2 sidewalls are good, but the MTR's are better.

 

What is this fabled K2M you speak of?

 

Iroks :S

 

How do Iroks do in deep snow and mud? I don't see them performing well given how little tread depth they have...

 

I vote KM2's honestly an amazing tire, very versital on & off-road. Far superior to the old KM. I've ran serval brands of tires on several different 4x4's and BFG is the way to go....!!! Just my 2 fat cents..!!!

 

Little tread depth?! LITTLE TREAD DEPTH?! 21/32"

Iroks do great at everything.

if Pitbull Rockers came in more sizes those are awesome tires too. I'm not sure which would out perform but both have tough sidewalls and do excellent in a variety of terrain.

 

On my second set of Duratracs. Best snow tire I've run on the road! Not bad as an overall AT. It is a very aggressive AT that actually does pretty well in the mud. I got just shy of 40,000 miles on my first set.

If I didn't drive snowy roads so often, I would love to have a set of KM2s!

 

for a more dedicated off road tire, i would say the KM2. if you are driving a lot, it looks like the duratracs will provide for a bit smoother and quieter ride.

if you daily drive your truck, get 2 sets of wheels with KM2 on one set, and something much more suited to the street on the other.

 

If you get two sets of tires, don't bother doing Duratracs and KM2s! Go Duratracs and Boggers! Haha