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Old 03-25-2016, 10:43 PM
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have you had them long enough to tell how they wear? And do you know how loud they are compared to a bfg a/t? Good road manners?
I've had them about a year now. Haven't lost that much, although they are only a 40,000 mile tire. My dad has the bfg kos I believe, and he's had several punctured tires. I jammed several rocks into the sidewalls on the kendas and never broke one. They seem pretty quiet, but then again my jeep is noisier than the tires
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I've had them about a year now. Haven't lost that much, although they are only a 40,000 mile tire. My dad has the bfg kos I believe, and he's had several punctured tires. I jammed several rocks into the sidewalls on the kendas and never broke one. They seem pretty quiet, but then again my jeep is noisier than the tires
I've got a lot of nicks in the side lugs and some chunks ripped off from sticks and such but never a puncture. They do chunk really bad if you ever spin them on rocks. I don't even have 30,000 on my bfg a/ts and there at the wear bars, but I do pull around a trailer all the time and use the skinny pedal offroad so that doesn't help...
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I liked my duractracs but the ko2s look like a great cross of the duratrac and ko1. Only complaint on the duratracs are the 2-ply sidewalls vs the 3-ply ko2
so you say ko2 or the duratracs? Or either one?
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I've got a lot of nicks in the side lugs and some chunks ripped off from sticks and such but never a puncture. They do chunk really bad if you ever spin them on rocks. I don't even have 30,000 on my bfg a/ts and there at the wear bars, but I do pull around a trailer all the time and use the skinny pedal offroad so that doesn't help...
I'm a fan of the skinny pedal as well. A rock always seems to find the sidewall whenever we stop on the trails. I still need to figure out trailer wiring before I attempt to tow anything
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I'm a fan of the skinny pedal as well. A rock always seems to find the sidewall whenever we stop on the trails. I still need to figure out trailer wiring before I attempt to tow anything
you can get a harness on Amazon that plugs into the stock wiring behind the drivers side rear quarter. It's really easy to put in and I leave mine in the trunk and when I pull the trailer I flip the wire out and plug it in.

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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
you can get a harness on Amazon that plugs into the stock wiring behind the drivers side rear quarter. It's really easy to put in and I leave mine in the trunk and when I pull the trailer I flip the wire out and plug it in.

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Cool. I'll have to look into that. Have a pet number by chance?
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Originally Posted by Lake00XJ
Cool. I'll have to look into that. Have a pet number by chance?
here's the link: Hopkins 42465 Plug-In Simple Vehicle Wiring Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002Q7ZHI..._SlO9wbPZHNCPN
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
here's the link: Hopkins 42465 Plug-In Simple Vehicle Wiring Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002Q7ZHI..._SlO9wbPZHNCPN
Thanks. I'll have to order it
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I got a deal I couldn't pass up and the tire shop wasn't busy so I'm waiting on my ko2s to be put on as I type.
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First picture with the ko2s. From what I could tell on the ride home from the tire shop they are going to ride a good bit better than my kos and they seemed quieter.

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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
First picture with the ko2s. From what I could tell on the ride home from the tire shop they are going to ride a good bit better than my kos and they seemed quieter.

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Those look pretty sweet. If only I needed new tires...
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Originally Posted by Lake00XJ
Those look pretty sweet. If only I needed new tires...
I really didn't think I would like them on my Cherokee but after seeing them on there in person, no doubt I love it. I still need to test them on the highway, offroad, see if the gas mileage changes at all and how they are just around town daily driving.
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
I really didn't think I would like them on my Cherokee but after seeing them on there in person, no doubt I love it. I still need to test them on the highway, offroad, see if the gas mileage changes at all and how they are just around town daily driving.
Well you'll have to let me know. Those look too good to not give a shot when it's tire time
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Originally Posted by Lake00XJ
Well you'll have to let me know. Those look too good to not give a shot when it's tire time
I'll try and keep the thread updated with tire info. Sometime next week (hopefully) I'll put in my front locker so I'll be fully locked which might affect the tire wear some. Oh well it's a jeep I'm going to wheel it so it'll be worth it.
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Took it on the highway. No shakes and a lot quieter.


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