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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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I have a 93cherokee and I'm lifting it 4.5 inches and I'm looking to buy a set of the 33x10.5 km2's. While on line the specs say they have a nice comfort level in ride and noise but I just talked to a guy at the tire store that said they are really loud on the road. He said he runs them on his f250 super duty and the noise level is horrible. My problem is that ?I want an aggressive tire but not a lot of road noise, can anyone tell me if there is such a thing that is reasonably priced. I know that the swampers aren't that bad but thats not what I'm looking for now. Thanks in advance.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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I have the KM2's and dont think the road noise is that bad in my opinion.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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I rode in my buddy's XJ doorless a while back with 35s and they weren't bad at all. My Mickey Thompson MTZs are louder. I've yet to run a swamper that wasn't loud. KM2s grip really well in the rocks too.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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I have the km2s and they are an awesome tire. the noise is pretty low in my opinion
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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My friend has them on his dodge and there not loud at all.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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my kumho's look mean as hell, they do great in the mud, and I only hear them when coming up to a stop sign. Even then I barely hear them, don't hear em at all any other time.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 08:52 AM
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they are deffinately not as loud as a lot of other tires
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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The heavier the vehicle the louder the tire typically. so it makes sense that they are loud on a f250. I had a customers pathfinder on them and I diddnt think they were bad at all. not even really noticeable as a mud tire going down the road in my opinion.
and I drove a f350 one day with the older bfg M/T's and it was horrible
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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I just got mine on my XJ and they are not loud at all. Go for it!
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 10:58 PM
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Thanks to all that replied, your opinion is valued and I think I'm going to be buying them soon when I have the extra cash. Hope fully there are other replies also.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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or you could try the BFG T/A KO tires... they are fairly aggressive and dont really make a sound.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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or you could try the BFG T/A KO tires... they are fairly aggressive and dont really make a sound.
Only get these if you will never leave pavement. They are horrible in snow, ice, mud, and dirt. Great on the road unless theres loose dirt and your at a stop, they'll spin a few times befor you get traction
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 11:19 PM
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Only get these if you will never leave pavement. They are horrible in snow, ice, mud, and dirt. Great on the road unless theres loose dirt and your at a stop, they'll spin a few times befor you get traction
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They are realy road queen tires....

Not worth the price in my opinion. I have seen a few sets and they dont handle all that well. I have only seen one set handle well ever
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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i thought they handled decient in the snow. i live in michigan so we get 15 to 18 inches of snow all the time. not at once though. then again im also in high school and cant afford to break anything yet. and the fact that my cousin works at discount tire so $110 a tire out the door is about the highest ill pay for any kind of tire.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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Well as soon as I put a new motor in my wifes jeep I'm gonna start playing in the woods again, so I need something that will help out in the mud and rocks. Thats why I'm looking at the KM2's
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