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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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So I'm somewhat new on the forum and tend to see a lot of guys runnin km2s ... I'm contemplating it but how are they on the road
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Cherospeed99
So I'm somewhat new on the forum and tend to see a lot of guys runnin km2s ... I'm contemplating it but how are they on the road
They will be my next set of tires. I've only heard good things about them. My wife sells tires and she sells a bunch of them.
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 07:17 PM
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I have has a set of 31s on my firs XJ, a set of 35s on my yota, and a set of 35s on my newest XJ.
They are bad *** in the rocks and mud. As far as on the street they are good. They last longer than most max traction tires.
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 07:24 PM
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I got 33" km2's on my daily driver ZR2 and I'm getting good mileage out of them. They have gotten louder as they've wore down but they aren't loud at all compared to other mt's. They are street friendly for a mt.

I had 35" km2's on my trail rig xj for about a month, baught them new and sold them a month later for TSL's. They didn't hook up at all for me. I'm on the east coast so it's mainly muddy hills and slippery rocks here. They would clog up with mud and become street slicks. They are great on the dry rocks though. I'd reccomend them for a dd/weekend wheeler type deal.

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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 08:00 PM
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I like my KM2's, but I liked my MT/R's with kevlar more. I just wish they were available in a 33x10.50
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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Yea I'm less concerned about gas mileage although that is good too I was more concerned with being practical as a daily tire I'm running uniroyal mud terrains ( they don't make em anymore) but they are loudddddddd haha and ill be getting new tires in a about a month so I was between bf Goodrich all terrains or km2s
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 08:41 PM
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they are a fine street tire. They wear great too.
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 08:53 PM
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i recommend the goodyear mtr over the km2
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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I'm going to the mtr
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 11:47 PM
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I love my Km2's! I'm running 33x10.50's on 15x8 w/ 4" BS...perfect combo.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 08:43 AM
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you cant go wrong with them, but they never really impressed me.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 08:57 AM
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Moved from BFG to Goodyear and never looking back - Duratrac or MT/R are great choices...
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 93XJLI
you cant go wrong with them, but they never really impressed me.
my bald km2s will go more places in ktmracer adverture park than your 90% tread mtzs.

you watch. lol
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 93XJLI
you cant go wrong with them, but they never really impressed me.


Your running MTZ's right?
I could have picked up a brand new set of 35s (for a 15" wheel) for around 900.. but I decided to save a few bucks and pickup a used set of km2s on 17s..

If your an east coast wheeler how would you compare the KM2s to the MTZ's in the rocks? We mostly have just dry ol rocks, slick *** half muddy rocks, or rocks covered in this red clay..Only M/T ive really ever ran was the KM2, with the exception of a set of KMs on my 98xj.

When the time comes I may consider the MTZs if they hook up well.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
my bald km2s will go more places in ktmracer adverture park than your 90% tread mtzs.

you watch. lol
doh
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