Stock Goodyear Wranglers w/Kevlar

Curious since every third gen TRD OR comes with these, has anyone stuck with them? Gone camping? Gotten good life from them? Anyone have opinions on durability and reliability? They are on Craigslist all the time from dudes who lift and go bigger. Would anyone recommend spending $500 on these vs spending $1000 on Ko2s? I’m in a 2nd Gen 4x4 with no plans to lift it. I camp off road a couple times a year, and I don’t put lots of commuter miles on my truck so these will last me 5+ years.

 

I know a guy that got 3 flat tires on them in one day of camping/ exploring. Then there our pavement princess' that have gotten 35k to 45k out of them.
All depends on how use use/abuse them.

 

I ran mine 18k, down to about 2/32. My biggest complaint is they were down right scary in snow. I plow and got stuck several times in way you should never get stuck…

I don’t wheel, but they seemed to handle mud season without much trouble, not to say I go on extended off road trips with them.

Quiet, light (CAFE) and a tad better looking than what’s on the Sport.

Hope this helps.

Also, I’d consider getting a cheap set off take-offs for spring/summer. Decent and lightweight road tires.

 

So, they do not like snow or rocks.
All that's left is rain and dry road conditions (other than snow of course)

 

Yes. Decent light weight road tires.

 

I took the OEM tires off roading and camping many times, but it ended with a flat and I then upgraded to K02’s. I would not pay for the tires out of pocket, only ran them until they had a problem.

 

I was offered $200 for them by Discount Tire when they were new, so they were probably worth $300. I wouldn't pay $500 for them. I've decided to stay with them and wear them out.

 

I have about 19K on mine. I've done some wheelin', come campin', and some on road snow driving. They definitely aren't great in the snow. But they have done me fine in all the other terrain. I mean, there's nothing impressive about their performance off-road, they are just .... fine. They haven't failed on me. I've bailed on new tires 4 or 5 times in the last 2 years because I have a hard time pulling perfectly fine tires off the truck just to get something cool. I'm getting near the point in my build where I'm going to upgrade suspension and go with a bigger tire size so them GoodYear Days are numbered but at least I feel like they have gotten some use out of them vs. just replacing them for the sake of it.