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Old Sep 3, 2009
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Why are KM2's so cheap?

Not that im complaining as it looks like these will be my new tires....However In the past all BFG tires were in the top spots when it come to cost. Just curious. On summit's site there the 2nd cheapest 35" tire. Ive heard nothing but good things about them and for $730 for a set of 4 ill take em

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Old Sep 3, 2009
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$730 for 4? :| **** i gotta go to the states, they are $437 a tire here.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009
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Summit is selling 35"s cheaper than 33"s... i dont get it
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009
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Supply and Demand - the more that are sold, the cheaper they are to produce.. and to sell - Hence KM2's are pretty darn popular..!
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009
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Yeah, I want to see them selling 35's in a 17" for that price.. lol
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009
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lol. poor quality???? im not a bfg fan so i couldnt tell you their secret formulas
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009
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Originally Posted by freddie
Yeah, I want to see them selling 35's in a 17" for that price.. lol
Or an 18. The 35x12.50R18 price is so freakin expensive.
 
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Originally Posted by silverbullet32
lol. poor quality???? im not a bfg fan so i couldnt tell you their secret formulas
poor quality? BFG is known for making some of the best tires on the road, they sell millions of them. im sure if they were poor quality that they wouldnt be near as popular as they are.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009
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**** I payed 850 for my 33" baja claws, I should of went with km2's. oh well
 
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Originally Posted by brianjwilson
Or an 18. The 35x12.50R18 price is so freakin expensive.
Yeah its insane.
 
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Originally Posted by brianjwilson
Or an 18. The 35x12.50R18 price is so freakin expensive.
yeah im not looking forward to puuting tires on my 18's. sometimes it payes to have small wheels lol
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009
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Originally Posted by freddie
Yeah, I want to see them selling 35's in a 17" for that price.. lol
HA! you and me both buddy
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009
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Well........BFG's have always been one of the best and one of the most affordable mud tires out there for years now.... That's why everyone and their brothers and their uncles have ran them. lol.

But holy *****....I've been getting about $900 shipped quotes. I might be getting my new tires sooner than I had planned.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009
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Thats a damn good price for KM2's.

A friend of mine just bought a set of 35x12.50R15's Cooper STT's from Discount Tire....mounted, balanced, warranty, for 900 bucks. I thought that was a killer deal.
 
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I got my original MTZs for like $2 more than KM1s..

now they've gone up like $70 a tire :(


if i get bead locks I'll get KM2s, until then I'm gonna stay away from them.
 
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I wish they made a 285/75 in a D rating instead of an E rating.
 
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That's ridiculous. I just priced them out as 32x11.50x15's and it would be $767.75 to my door step.
 
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