Lightweight, Quiet, Road-centric All-Terrain Tires

[RubyDaCherry]

Was in the same dilemma as you and replacing mine within the next 2 weeks on some fresh 2020 powder coated wheels. I have decided to go back with the KO2 C Rated factory tires. I like the way they look and when ran at proper PSI on these trucks and rotated regularly, they can last and ride smooth!

 

[titanjc]

HOW?? I'm just shy of 41,000 miles and I'm about to replace my second set of KO2s. I got 22k from the first set and can probably eek out the same from this second set.

Damn! I thought 40k-ish was pretty average, I know a few people on here have posted about getting over 50k on the KO2.

You do know the throttle isn’t an on/off switch and you can ease into it instead of just lighting up the tires, right? Haha!

 

[JJDRaptor]

+1 for coopers. Truck actually handles now. Great in rain and snow. Still light as to not affect MPG. Quiet.

anyone have a pic of them with white lettering out on a raptor?

 

[Sonicsunspot]

If you are seriously considering Nitto Terras, just go ahead and jump to Ridge Grapplers. So much better on the truck. I am cringing at the thought of basic street tires. They can’t be that much louder, maybe a couple dbs???
I would also say I had zero issues in rain and snow with my Ridge Grapplers.
My KO2s were so loud at 40k miles I jettisoned them 5k miles early to go to Ridge Grapplers. Can’t yet report on noise levels of the Grapplers at higher miles, but I dropped from 75db interior level at 65mph with old KO2s to about 66db same speed and road with the Grapplers. I was able to test same conditions in a standard F150 with street GY Wranglers and got 64db.

 

[Idaho]

I am in agreement with those who don't seem to have an issue with the KO2's and they are wearing quite well at 20k miles so far. I can see them getting louder as they wear, that's what AT tires do, but does anyone have enough mileage on the Coopers to comment how a 40k mile KO2 compares in noise to a 40k mile Cooper?

 

[UsedRaptor]

Got 40 40 and 45 out of three sets on a 15 f150 that was driven pretty hard. Music killed the road noise.

 

[500mag]

I am in agreement with those who don't seem to have an issue with the KO2's and they are wearing quite well at 20k miles so far. I can see them getting louder as they wear, that's what AT tires do, but does anyone have enough mileage on the Coopers to comment how a 40k mile KO2 compares in noise to a 40k mile Cooper?

There seems to be a lot of variance on the treadwear of the OEM KO2s. I bought my 2018 used with 15K on the clock, and the OEM tires were basically shot at that point. I drove another 3K on them, then replaced them with the Yokohama MTs, which are awesome in every way except noise. They were very quiet when new (for a MT), but now are LOUD after 35K. They have at least 15K more in them though.

 

[Oldfart]

I plan on doing what one of the regulars in here said they do, I forget who it was. They said they sell their KO2's on Craigslist when they are half worn for 5 or 6 hundred and buy a quiet new set for yourself.

I never knew there was a pretty active market in used truck tires.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Raptor looks like crap on street tires. Both trucks are running around the Dallas/Ft. Worth area

 

[JoeSC]

On a raptor those would look like a ***** ass tire as you put it.

Eh, I don’t think so. But maybe?



I’m no expert on truck tires, as this is my first truck and I got it used with these Pirelli Scorpion AT+ already on it. But I’ve taken it off road without issue onto dirt mountain roads and somewhat icy conditions at one point. I can’t complain. They’ve been through Appalachian storms and I live in one of the rainiest parts of Florida. I remember the tire noise on my dad’s Jeep and F-150s when I was a kid. I don’t hear these at all, I often drive with the windows down, and they are excellent in our rain.

You know when you’re in other states in a downpour and the only other person crazy enough to pass you is also from Florida? I’ve been that guy on every roadtrip since I bought my truck.

I’d say that for Florida, the Pirelli’s are fine. I’ll have to sand test it further out in Croom, but I don’t think I’ll have an issue. If we dealt with blow sand or something like that it might be a different story.



That said, those Cooper’s look nice. It’ll be a difficult decision for me when my Raptor needs new shoes.