When should the KO2 get replaced?

[Wayne Gaba]

Mine lasted to 30k, just put on Nitto Ridge Grapplers , awesome tire, quitter and smoother ride

 

[Gdog]

Got 30k out of mine probably could have went another 5k. Went with duratracks

 

[500mag]

Immediately, at any mileage, and put on a good set of MTs, unless you like getting stuck in soupy mud with KO2s. Ask me how I know.

 

[Oldfart]

Guys that are lifting their f-150's. Spent all the money on car payments and lift kits. Used tires it is!

That's a great idea, I never would have though of that. I know I tossed a set of Michelins from one of my cars that probably had another 20,000 miles left on them because they got real hard and it was like driving on ice in the rain. I'll have to remember to sell stuff like that.

 

[Sonicsunspot]

Ran my original set of K02s to about 38k. Noise was pretty bad, and I did drive them through the winter here in Missouri at 38k and they actually did fine in snow and ice. Replaced in February with Ridge Grapplers, was blown away with the improved ride, handling and less noise. Could be I was used to the old K02s being rough and noisy, but I really like the Grapplers better.

 

[UncleBruce]

Have 50k on my original K02's. Definitely noisy. Probably replace before this Chicago winter.

 

[dc1gator]

My tires had plenty of tread left at 43K. Noise increases with tread wear. BF Goodrich recently had a $150.00 refund so I replaced them. There is very little noise from a new set. If you can p;ut up with the noise and drive like you have good sense you should be able to easily get 50K miles out of the KO's (rock crawlers exempt).

 

[500mag]

FYI to the Ridge Grappler fan boys, they also get loud after 40k mi, louder than Yokohama MTs.

 

[goblues38]

Replaced at 10k. The less the tread depth, the less the siping is able to do its job as the lugs are unable to open up. Lost traction on dry and definitely in wet conditions. Amazing difference with the new tires especially after getting accustomed to the degraded performance and traction.

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classic over inflation on the left tire

 

[UncleBruce]

I have 50K on original KO2's. Noisy. Not much wet traction. No crawling on them. If I can get around Chicago this fall, will replace them in the spring. Otherwise earlier!