All weather tires, best ones....

What did you not like with the KO2’s?

 

That’s a good deal. Too bad Costco will only replace factory size tires

 

Poor wet road performance, and not impressed with them in light mud. They lost a lot of performance after 20,000 miles and became scary on wet roads.

 

@mrCanoehead Yea buddy, no debate really.
Wise thing to do in Canada = dedicated winter tires.
Seems like you can get by in most places in US.
Snow is snow, but the temps are probably way more forgiving.
-35 celcius turns a non winter tire rock hard. Bye bye friction.

 

This is definitely YMMV depending on location. My location helped me purchase and install oversized Michelin LTX AT/2's without issue on my 2nd gen.

 

I agree, I hated the KO2s in pretty much every way. I had same issue as above but faster than 20k, didn't like them in the snow either. I also couldn't stand the fact they picked up every single pebble on the road and threw them into the door and forget it on a dirt road.

 

Which coopers?

 

St Maxx

 

I have been reading alot too and i got quite a different impression, although the Duratracs were great at first they quickly become quite ineffective... the siping is also not not all the way through the lug, only part way which really degrades its ability to stop on ice. I was really high on the Duratrac until i read the degradation in performance after 10-15k (kms).

 

duratracs or geolandars

 

I bought at costco and then took them to a 3rd party installer.

 

Great idea. Not sure where your located, but Kal tire out west will beat Costco prices if asked

 

While I have NEVER run a K02 it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize they are horrible in winter / snow. Look at how poor the siping is.

Now the original BFG all terrains are a solid winter tire. They are not as good as a full on snow. But for an all season I have used them in all sorts of snow conditions and been very happy. Check out the siping on the AT vs the K02.

 

I've got a year in, 25k kms on my Off-Road running Cooper AT/w's. I picked em up from Crappy Tire last November. I love them! Not as aggressive looking as the duratracs, but they are excellent all rounders. I really wanted the Duratracs but the reviews suggest a lot of them required frequent rebalancing, increasing noise, and loss of ice traction quicker then most.

The AT/w's are quiet, ride great, and hook up well in winter conditions. Definitely an upgrade in traction over the stock Kevlar AT's. Price was right too.

WinterPeg, can't be that much different from West/Central Alberta. Good luck!

 

Never run them, yet has an opinion......

 

Those both look very heavy on the tread. How are the coopers better?
I was looking at the copper snow tires

 

Anything to say or just smart ass remarks?


I have run a similarly chunky low siping tire and couldn’t climb my the slight incline on my driveway with them. Needed 4wd just to move from the street into my driveway with 1/4” of snow. Now with 12”+ of snow I could go anywhere with them but not once they dug to the road. Same experience between Bridgestone Dueller and Michelin MTR’s. I dug through a 8’ drift with MTR’s and a winch. Once clear and on hard pack I had to winch onto deeper snow to be able to move on my own even with 4wd.

So do I have experience with K02’s? NO. Do I have experience with similarly patterned low siping tires? Yeah I have a ton of experience. So unless we are talking trail rigs and deep snow I consider a KO2 a poor choice over the original BFG AT. The AT KO will kick the KO2’s ass all day long in ON ROAD performance in winter snow, slush and icy conditions but still falls short of a true snow tire.

 

Yup, you were berating a tire you said you hadn't run, and got called on it. I try to never give an opinion on a product unless I have personal experience. I have run KO's and now KO2'S for years all year around, and have found them to have similar qualities in the winter. For my uses they are very good. Not trying to start a fight...its all good

 

I'm running Duratracs. 265/75/16 - They're awesome.

 

I ran Michelin LTX AT2s for years before replacing them with Michelin LTX Defenders when they wore out. They both performed well, but I like the Defenders better for ice.

Neither would be as good as a dedicated winter tire, but I haven't had any issues at all running them. If the snow is really deep, I just pop it in 4WD and I'm good to go. Regular winter driving common sense rules still apply (it's cold and slippery, LOL).