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Old Mar 7, 2010
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KM2 or Mud Grappler?

Hey guys, so I am looking for new tires for my f150, and I have been seeing nothing but 300+ for each tire which is about 100 out of my price range.. Well i stumbled accross oninetires.com which is selling both the bfg km2's, AND the nitto mudd grapplers for well under that..

Soo, heres my question, which one should it get?

its going to be in a 35X12.5R17..
 
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KM2. With Mud Grapplers you'll have loud tires and low mileage out of them from what I've heard/read. Oh and it's opinion LOL
 
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KM2. With Mud Grapplers you'll have loud tires and low mileage out of them from what I've heard/read. Oh and it's opinion LOL
hahaha wooow i didnt notice i spelled that wrong lmao.. NICE..

thanks man. The km2's are exactly 20 bucks more which isnt really a big deal if they are going to last longer than the mud grapplers.. But man, beards truck looks SEXY with the grapplers! lol
 
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km's for noise grip and wear superiority
 
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Grapplers look nice and perform good off-road but for daily driveability I would chose the KM2's over the Grapplers any day. Hopefully Trent will chime in. He has 35" KM2's on his F-150 and he loves them.
 
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yeah, i totally forgot about trent.. **** and i LOVE his truck.. WOW i need to start coming on here more often lol

oh and just incase anyone was wondering i miss the **** out of my ranger every day lol
 
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Beard will pick the grapplers, he hates BFG.
 
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haha wonder why that is?

hes also got ALOT more money than me, so if the km2's will last longer, than thats what im getting.. i have to drive ~40 miles round trip on the highway every day to work so whichever will last longer haha
 
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I wouldn't choose either if your truck is a daily driver. I'd go with an AT tire.
 
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I wouldn't choose either if your truck is a daily driver. I'd go with an AT tire.
negative ghost rider lmao.. my ranger was a dd and i had the old bfg muds and i loved them.. God i miss that truck
 
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MTZs are better than KM2s anyway.
 
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negative ghost rider lmao.. my ranger was a dd and i had the old bfg muds and i loved them.. God i miss that truck
I love the look and performance of the Grappler's so if noise isn't a concern then I'd go with the Mud Grappler's.
 
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how loud are they? i know people say the old bfg muds are loud and i didnt think they were at all
 
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Originally Posted by RazorsEDGE
MTZs are better than KM2s anyway.
 
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They are definitely on the noisier side. On the other hand, an F-150 can’t be compared to a Ranger for cab noise. So I’m sure they are fine, especially if you are used to MT’s.
 
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Mud Grapplers, MTZ's, or Toyo M/T's
 
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Originally Posted by fourliter dan
km's for noise grip and wear superiority
negative on the grip part


but grapplers have a nice hummmm to them. Like a mini airplane coming in for landing
 
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whats the mileage expetancy of these? does anyone know?
 
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I will let this tell you
 
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Originally Posted by camodown
negative on the grip part


but grapplers have a nice hummmm to them. Like a mini airplane coming in for landing
there is NOTHING that compares to that sound:) lol...

looks like im getting the tires, THEN going with a lift cause rancho has a 4-500 discount on their lifts right now! haha
 
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listen above if you missed it
 
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HOOOLLLYYYY **** those are loud.. my god that could get real annoying real quick especially on long trips
 
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longer vid cruising
 
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Have you considered MTZ's?
 
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Goodyear MTR/K. I think that wil be my next tire.
 
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