New Tire Time, What's Good These Days?

[New recaros]

Is a perfect one ugly?

 

[CecilK12]

Got a new set of KO2’s sitting in the garage about to go on. Couldn’t pass up $1192 total shipped to house.

 

[nikhsub1]

KO2S are garbage. I wouldn't use them if they were free but that's just me.

 

[3Dog]

KO2S are garbage. I wouldn't use them if they were free but that's just me.

If you get a free set, please give them to me - you know, since you won't be using that junky garbage. Or is it garbagy junk? No matter, I'll take 'em.

 

[GordoJay]

KO2S are garbage. I wouldn't use them if they were free but that's just me.

I've found them a decent tire. At least OK at everything except mud, really good at nothing. If you're going to run specific conditions a lot, you probably want to swap them out. That said, if you get tires from a bad batch, they're going to suck, no matter who makes them. And you will hate them for life. But that's you, not the tires.

 

[downforce137]

i had a set of K02 on my gen1, that I loved. they were really good in snow and ice, and sand.. I believe they were the higher load range, and a 35" with white letters on the inside..

I think its just the raptor specific K02s that wear premature and seem like no grip.

same thing happens with a lot of OEM motorcycle tires. a fresh set is a night and day difference compared to what comes on them from the factory

 

[nikhsub1]

I've found them a decent tire. At least OK at everything except mud, really good at nothing. If you're going to run specific conditions a lot, you probably want to swap them out. That said, if you get tires from a bad batch, they're going to suck, no matter who makes them. And you will hate them for life. But that's you, not the tires.

Fair point - but it was literally a night and day difference moving to my Cooper AT3 XLTs

 

[sixshooter_45]

I've never had any issues with the KO's or two sets of KO2'S. I now have Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T 35x12.5x17 Tires, load range "D" and like these more.

Same 50,000 mile warranty, rated TPMS and has two rain channels along with better side biters.

 

[XSTNKT]

Fair point - but it was literally a night and day difference moving to my Cooper AT3 XLTs

See, every set of Coopers I've had were trash. So to each their own, I guess.

KO2's are great for about 25-30k miles and then quickly go down hill from there. But, most AT's are like that. At least, in my experience.

 

[New recaros]

I’ll take the Goodyear Ultra Terrain over all of them.