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kumho m/t?

has anyone had any thoughts on the kumho road venture m/t. the prices are really good, and the tread design looks aggressive, ive also read reviews saying that they are the quietest m/t on the market.
 
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They get alot louder as they wear. I've gone through two sets of kumho m/t's. One 33" set and one 35" set. They're awesome tires, just wear quick like any other m/t.
 
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I saw them in the magazine I got the other day I really like the way they look and would like info too!
 
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ive got the 31x10.5's on my 88...ill post pics later tonight....they are super quiet and hook up great...only got about 2k miles on them so far...but they seem to be goin great....also, tire rack didnt say in there add that they ARE directional...
 
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Originally Posted by l2en
They get alot louder as they wear. I've gone through two sets of kumho m/t's. One 33" set and one 35" set. They're awesome tires, just wear quick like any other m/t.
How many miles you get out of them?
 
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~35k on the 33's and a lil over 20k on the 35's then sold em with about 1/2 tread. Workin em pretty good I had em on my 79 F-150.
 
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there are a couple different versions of the M/T. one looks jus like a BFG m/t (series 834) and the directional ones like journeyman has(series KL71).

i had the 834's and loved them.
 
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Yeah those KL71's are pretty sweet!

I was talking about the generic M/T style, 834's Gumby says.
 
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the kl71s are awesome. ive mounted and balanced quite a few sets of 37s on 22s, anf they spin alot smoother than most 31s. they are very quiet, and ive heard they preform well.
 
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the kl71s are awesome. ive mounted and balanced quite a few sets of 37s on 22s, anf they spin alot smoother than most 31s. they are very quiet, and ive heard they preform well.
I'm pretty dead set on those for replacements. You just reinforced it.
 
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me too if they start producing them in my size
 
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your lucky, they come in 35s on 15s. i want bigger, but id have to go up in wheel size, but since im doing that, im going up to 36s and 17s. maybe 35s though.

what size?
 
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285/70/17
maybe 305/70/17 by the time im ready for new tires again. i jus got these kumho a/t's(KL78) in the spring....
 
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What width on a 35"? I'd settle for a 12.5" but want a 13.5".

They come in 34"x13.5"?? That's what I really want.
 
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oops i stand corrected. only 31s and 33s on 15s. the next tire is a 35 on 18s. no 17s. just 15, 18, 20, 22, 24s

some mickey thompsons and procomp xtreme ats come in a 13.50, even 33x15.50s
 
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Damn, we're hijackin this thread. Sorry =]

So I can't get a 34 or 35 on a 15" rim? WTF?! I want those kl71's! Damnit...
 
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Aaron has 35's in the kumho's, they arnt that loud and are good offroad, dont know about ware yet
 
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The standard M/T's or the KL71's?
 
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That crazy alaskan finally lifted his bumper eh?

Yeah that's the regular M/T, they're a good tire. Those are the ones I was referring to earlier.
 
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so they dont make any in 16's??
 
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nope, 15s then 18s. and only 31s and 33s in the 15.
 
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I am actually gonna consider them for my truck once I get some wheels. Anyone have 15x8s cheap.
 
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nice. shadyluke i have a set of alcoas for sale. 15x8 w/o centercaps for 250$? interested? anyone? lol
 
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Originally Posted by rdy4mud
nice. shadyluke i have a set of alcoas for sale. 15x8 w/o centercaps for 250$? interested? anyone? lol

are they the stock lvl 2 alcoas? cause those are just 15x7
 


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