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BF goodrich all terrain ta ko2

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Dftacoma17, Aug 17, 2020.

  1. Aug 17, 2020 at 4:02 PM
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    Junkhead

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    100%. It does seem counter intuitive.

    Although Ive ran all my sets of e loads with factory psi without any issues on 2 of my trucks over the years. Im running 35-36 now, seems to be the sweet spot for me.
     
  2. Aug 17, 2020 at 4:04 PM
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    I found that works perfectly for me. I air down to about 28 when going on FSRs.

    I cant wait for my 265/70/17 C load next week.
    :yes:
     
  3. Aug 17, 2020 at 4:06 PM
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    My own fault for jumping the gun and not investing more.
     
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    X2 on the C load. If i knew, i would never get E load.

    E Load is great if you are rock crawling at low psi and thats about it. No way im doing that with my $50k truck haha.
     
  5. Aug 17, 2020 at 4:08 PM
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    Also the link i supplied is wrong. There is actual LT tire air pressure calculator. Google it if you are interested. Im not sure how to link it here.

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  6. Aug 17, 2020 at 4:15 PM
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    I only got E load because I don't want any rock punctures when I hit the trails.
     
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    lower the PSI until your comfortable with the ride. I think 34psi would be a start.$.02
     
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    Too expensive and too heavy of a tire IMO. Especially considering these trucks aren’t known to “get up” as is.
     
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    I have noticed quite a bit of weights they put on the inside rim. I'm gonna lower the psi in the morning and see how it goes. I got an alignment done last week so that a start.
     
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  10. Aug 17, 2020 at 5:18 PM
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    My old KO2s were never balanced and no shop was able to get it right
     
  11. Aug 17, 2020 at 6:05 PM
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    No they have been great for me. Have them on a 92 Cherokee. No difference in noise or ride quality after swapping out my all season tires.

    So happy with them after about 4 years I didn't think twice to put them on my Taco and still love them.
     
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  12. Aug 17, 2020 at 6:26 PM
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    Doesn't look like the tire calculator explains why. Any guesses as to why LT would need higher pressure?
     
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    Thats the wrong link, for some reason it was linked automatically. Google LT tire air pressure calculator. For some reason LT tires require more pressure to carry same weight as SL, no clue why. Maybe because the thread is deeper, so less air volume inside.

    There, i linked it here.
     
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    No problems getting mine balanced.
     
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    l have been running these tires except l have LT265/65R17 on my 2017 TRD O.R. I rotate the tires every 8k kms. With 63k kms now on them they look great and run smooth. 37 psi cold.
    Unless anyone here has experienced a better tire l will probably run these again when it come time to change them out.
     
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    I had a lot of weights on the inside of the rim when i had my duratracs. I think its normal with beefy tires.

    Doesnt look too bad with my current bfgs though.

    FD052079-030E-410D-A3EA-0D292CC29C8A.jpg
     
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    Here is my truck.

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    Nice man!
     
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    Appreciate it. Good thing for these forums and threads or I would worry myself to death.
     
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    I learned a lot from TW. Quite a bit of knowledgable folks around here, tons of useful info.
     

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