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chuckie
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NOW! That was FUNNY!
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Glidergeek
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Corn or flour  Oh that's the other thread tires not tacos.
[Edited on 11-19-2019 by Glidergeek]
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BajaNaranja
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The only thing I'd add to the discussion is that for Baja driving, on-road and off, regardless of brand, it is probably a good idea to get tires that
are beefier than you need.
On my 1/2 ton truck, I run load range E tires, which are rating to carry much more weight than I carry, but this means the tires have extra ply / are
going to be able to withstand bigger pothole hits and off road abuse.
This makes the truck ride harsher, if aired all the way up to the spec the tire can handle, but that can be countered by reducing air pressure to find
the sweet spot,. And air pressure isn't set it and forget it - when I tow a travel trailer, I air them up to 55. For normal around town, I'm running
32-40, depending. Offroad in Baja, maybe 20 for general purpose, lower if in sand.
Anecdotal evidence: Got three flats on one sizable Baja trip once, was running the flimsy light truck tires that came from the factory. Since then,
overbuilt tires have gotten me home with no dramas, many dozen times.
(Have run numerous sets of BFK KOs, on my first set of KO2s, no complaints so far, can't say if they are better or worse than other brands as I've
been happy enough to stick with them).
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BajaMama
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Best tires for Baja - the two spares you have in the back of the truck.
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Glidergeek
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And the ones on your car/truck that aren't flat. 
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chuckie
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And for the the So-Call crowd, they have to be "pretty"
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bajatrailrider
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Clean too never get dirty at the mall
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BajaRat
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Love my KM2 255 80 16s
Looking forward to trying the KM3s
That tire size gets me on 33s with factory steel 16s
1989 Suburban V2500 350cid standard 4 speed
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honda tom
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KO has always served me well.... Pro Comps also except for availability when I need to replace. often run both down to 18 psi with no issues. The
prerunner is now on a set of Tri-Ace, first trip was 800 miles including Matomi at race speeds with no issues..... more to come
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BajaRat
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^ The above post reminds me of another advantage of BF Goodrich
Tire dealerships along the peninsula, free tire rotation ( please tip )
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Ken Cooke
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Quote: Originally posted by BajaRat  | ^ The above post reminds me of another advantage of BF Goodrich
Tire dealerships along the peninsula, free tire rotation ( please tip )
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DBaja
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I love my BFG KO2s. Wrangler ATs are a classic as well
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PaulW
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Falkin no longer sells any 35x12.5x15
| Quote: Originally posted by Ken Cooke | | In February, some of us had the opportunity to test our 4WD equipment. I run the Falken AT3W in two sizes for two different Jeeps. The 35" 12.5r15
on my 2003 TJ Rubicon and the 33" 11.5r17 on my 2020 Gladiator Rubicon. I have aired down both sets of tires and came back with different results due
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Mr. Bills
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Opinions on Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT tires?
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PaulW
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Pretty tight tread pattern, Good for the highway.
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eguillermo
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This is probably just correlation not causation, but after buying a set of KO2's two years ago, I have had flat after flat (including yesterday,
driving on-road).
One flat was un-repairable, so I bought a fifth one. Out of the remaining four, one is flat at the moment and one other is definitely slow-leaking.
Is it normal for blockier treads to pick up more nails and stuff, and therefore get more flats?
I'm looking for an alternative now, maybe Toyo open country RTs. Those puppies sure are costly though.
[Edited on 10-21-2022 by eguillermo]
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David K
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While I am no fan of BFG, that sounds ridiculously bad.
Are you running the correct pressure for the street? Are you driving in a construction zone?
I have run several brands, BFG, Toyo, Cooper, Hankook, Destiny Dakota's...
My most-favorite brand for on and off road is the Hankook Dynapro ATm.
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HeyMulegeScott
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I'm looking at AT tires for our RAM 2500 with a truck camper. All tires are costly now.
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eguillermo
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Yup, unfortunately, there is a lot of (noisy) construction near my place lately. That's probably the prime suspect in yesterday's flat -- some tack
or staging nail.
I'm in full shopping mode and turning up lots of unknown brands. The nomad earlier was right -- there's a "Baja Boss" tire  .
I was under the impression my Tacoma couldn't take wider tires, but Walmart online seems to say this will fit:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Venom-Power-Terra-Hunter-X-T-All-...
That one looks really wide, to a degree I might have assumed wouldn't fit a Tacoma, but which might help on the Mag bay marine mud I sank into a
couple years ago . . .
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