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So if KO2's are bro, then what is recommended?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Dr. Mac, Oct 26, 2016.

  1. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:14 PM
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    Nope.

    Only on my Bro-Bike... Starcross MH3 FTW :bananadance:

    Something about that Michelin man makes me look at other tires. Lol
     
  2. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:14 PM
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    Cooper at3 great choice for everything really also general grabber at2 is a great one as well.
     
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  4. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:18 PM
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    X2 cooper!

    Not sure about at2...

    had grabber red labels and they were the best off-road tire I've had... sucked on the road and were noisier than shit. Off-road made up for this tho.
     
  5. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:25 PM
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    bah decisions! good thing i have about 55000 miles to decide!
     
  6. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:29 PM
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    Yeah.... about that. The stockers will probably make it far fewer miles than that. Since you asked specifically about the Michelin tires I will say that I really liked my LTXs. I finally retired them at 13 years old (way older than you should run) with lots of usable tread left. They had amazing snow performance and gripped well on wet pavement and did okay in dirt as well. A good long life tire that was quiet and really just wouldn't quit. They balanced super easy too.
     
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  7. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:33 PM
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    13 years?!?! WTF mate?!?!?

    I had 6 year old duratracs that were way over their day. Terrible sidewall cracking/dry rot that was asking for a blow out. Tons of tread left, just was time to retire them.

    Not to mention I'm in SoCal... we really don't have "weather" here.
     
  8. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:35 PM
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    What'd you replace them with?
     
  9. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:37 PM
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    Please don't say KO2s :bananadead:
     
  10. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:37 PM
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    I bought the truck with them on there, apparently they just last well. They were only a bit weather checked and held air without me needed to top them up ever. I really miss their snow performance, but my BROFG KOBROS are decent too I suppose.
     
  11. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:38 PM
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    KO2s.... Although I plan on switching to MTRs this summer as the KO2 doesn't do all that well in hard pack snow or wet pavement. If I didn't go offroad so often I would have LTXs again, but they just aren't right for how I use the truck anymore. My next daily driver will have LTXs though for sure.
     
  12. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:39 PM
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    [​IMG]

    Lol jk
     
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    What brand MT/R?
     
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    What tires are on your tacoma?
     
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    Goodyear MTR Kevlars - not a great daily driver tire as they have a soft tread compound leading to short onroad lifespan 30,000-40,000mi the last 10,000 of which are very low tread. But the offroad and aired down performance is amazing.
    [​IMG]

    My KO2s do okay aired down but that's cause I air them down to 8-11PSI, hard to get any sidewall flex if you don't with how light our trucks are.
     
  17. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:47 PM
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    my moms 4runner rocks the michelin at2s.

    in my opinion they are a great tire for mostly on road driving; not sure about offroad manners

    pros
    -quiet tire
    -quality brand
    -durability (60,000 mile warranty)

    cons
    -not aggressive looking
    -pricey ($210 for stock tire size e.g. 265/70/17 load range E)
     
  18. Oct 26, 2016 at 11:52 PM
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    It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
    Ko2s are good tires
     
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