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Old Jul 24, 2009
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Another "Which Tire" Thread.....BFG, Kumho, Nitto???

Its now come down to ordering tires. Ive been searching and found good reviews on all the tires. Ive narrowed it down to these three. Im just looking for a overall good tire with good tread life. They will see the mud once in a while but mostly pavement. Right now im leaning towards the nittos. They just look so badass!

BFG km2 33x12.5
Kumho KL71 33x12.5
Nitto Mud grapplers 33x13.5
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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id love to have those size nittos if i lift my truck but they are so damn expensive
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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i havent seen those kuhmos before, but i know they sure do make pos car and lt tires. Michelin is the bomb, im running 33x12.5r15 km2s. love em. i considered the terra grapplers, nittos are good too, not quite my style though

im sure youll love it whatever you choose.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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Im not sure how long the nittos would last. But if you got the $$$ go for those. I would pick km2s but thats me.
 
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best offroad performance would be the nitto but also the loudest and quickest to wear down.

haven't heard any bad things about the kumho's but they are directional

best all around tire would probably be the km2
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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if most of the driving is done on pavement for longevity id go with the KM2. But nitto mud grapplers are an AWSOME tire, especially off road, just they dont last as long as other tires. If u want somthing loud tho. thats the tire to go with... i personally love the loudness of those tires.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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Originally Posted by edgerider2002
id love to have those size nittos if i lift my truck but they are so damn expensive
Get the terra grapplers from discount tire. I can get four 33x11.50r16 terra grapplers for $652 shipped to my front door.
EDIT: You have a 15" rim. They dont offer the terra grapplers in a 15.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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Originally Posted by red_fx2
if most of the driving is done on pavement for longevity id go with the KM2. But nitto mud grapplers are an AWSOME tire, especially off road, just they dont last as long as other tires. If u want somthing loud tho. thats the tire to go with... i personally love the loudness of those tires.
My km2s are surprisingly loud, I wasn't expecting how loud they would be. My vote is KM2s
 
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none of them, cooper discoverer stt FTMFW!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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none of the above.....general grabber at2
 
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Old Jul 26, 2009
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Im about to get a set of 35x12.5 nitto mud grapplers with 20" pro comp 6001s or moto metal 951s.
 
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BFG all the way!
 
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Old Jul 26, 2009
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Originally Posted by 4x4RangerOffroad
none of the above.....general grabber at2
x2
 
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Old Jul 27, 2009
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Originally Posted by 4x4RangerOffroad
none of the above.....general grabber at2
he obviously doesnt want an AT, he wants a heavy mud tire
 
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Old Jul 27, 2009
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^^^ yea your right, made my mind up. Getting some KM2s. Seems like the way to go.
 
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KM2s for sure.... khumos SUCK!!!!!! and the Mud grapplers even tho sick lookin not good for just pavement.
 
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Originally Posted by mlw20lu
KM2s for sure.... khumos SUCK!!!!!! and the Mud grapplers even tho sick lookin not good for just pavement.
I love your truck! Its the reason I'm going with 35s
 
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cool thanks kid
 
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