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| Rich broom Member Since: 26 Jul 2015 Location: Tiverton Posts: 78  |
So what are you asking?
If you're doing it just for looks, crack on |
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26th Oct 2015 1:03pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382 
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Pretty much the same as 'Defenders' for road use only
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26th Oct 2015 1:11pm |
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| SimonDavies Member Since: 15 Mar 2012 Location: Swansea Posts: 244  
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I have BFG MT KO2 fitted. I originally bought them mainly for the look with the very occasional off road use. In the three years I have run them, they have been off road about 20 times max. Most of this being slightly muddy fields.
If I was to buy again, I would go for an all terrain, either BFG or Cooper. |
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26th Oct 2015 1:19pm |
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| DuncanS Member Since: 06 Dec 2013 Location: Cumbria Posts: 299 
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Have you had a look at the BFG AT KO2? The new one is awesome and looks better than the MT. Going for the 235/85 version in a few weeks time hopefully. North Cumbria Search and Rescue - Team Leader
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26th Oct 2015 1:35pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20376
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I have KM2's occasionally off road.
Find them great on road and I'd personally stick to the road use or not over an AT because when you need them you need them however rare an occasion. Superior tyre to GG's on rise in my book and across the board full stop. Was one of the best mods I did to mine and I had those before myself and yes, they look stupid too. Like van tyres on a 4x4 and very skittish too.  |
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26th Oct 2015 1:36pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Yes I have had Cooper Discoverers and now BFG KM2s fitted purely for aesthetics. Both great tyres that have given me no bother on the road apart from the Coopers being a bit noisy.
 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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26th Oct 2015 3:27pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5035 
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Land rover fit muds as standard on some package options (i recall mainly on the sawtooths and option on everything else)
Personally its not about looks, its about use - if your not doing extreme mud or mud often get AT's better on the road etc. BFG AT's are good and ive pushed them hard in mud too But its your money
Some Downsides Used to be: Noise, Wear out quicker, more fuel used, not as grippy in wet etc Mike |
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26th Oct 2015 4:23pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20376
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I've found GG's to be worse in the wet compared to KM2's.
The GG TR's in my opinion are awful tyres. |
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26th Oct 2015 5:50pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17386 
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I run BFG KM2 muds and they are great on the road as well as off. You will also get 80,000 miles plus out of a set. I don't really understand why anyone bothers with anything else, myself.
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26th Oct 2015 6:17pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1581 
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I agree Steve I hated tr's.
Have you looked the new bfg ko2 at tyre. My father in law has just fitted them and they look mint. |
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26th Oct 2015 6:24pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1581
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I am running KM2 but did like the Land Rover fitted Goodyear mtr.
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26th Oct 2015 6:25pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17386
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Shame the KO2 isn't available in 255/85x16
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26th Oct 2015 6:28pm |
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| tonyhedge Member Since: 07 Jul 2015 Location: Worcestershire Posts: 101 
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I'm running the OE fit Goodyear Wrangler MT/R, as that is what was fitted when I bought the truck S/H and had hardly any miles on them. Well mannered on the road, but they do "sing" above about 50. I mostly drive on the road, but when I am off the road it isn't just for fun (which doesn't mean it isn't fun) and it is usually with a trailer and in fields chewed up and trodden about into a mush by
 , so the MT/R's are a nice confidence booster. That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not ... oh! That is a dent!
2014 90 XS SW 1997 Discovery 300TdiS (retired to stud) 1966 Series IIA 88" (now my son's) 2001 Astra - I need something to go and buy the parts when the others are off the road! |
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26th Oct 2015 6:37pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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I've got BFG KM2's on my 110, I do about 12 to 15K miles a year with a fair amount of off tarmac driving as well. For performance on the road I can't fault them and when I picked up a screw in one last week I put the spare on which is a Colway Remould mud pattern thingy,the noise from just that one tyre was unbelievable.
I do have two gripes about the KM2, first is that if you're in slimy mud, they have a real problem self cleaning unless you drop the pressures right down to 16psi or lower to make them flex. The second gripe is that after 25K miles they are looking more tha half worn. They look as though they aren't going to last as well as any other BFG tyre I've used before. |
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26th Oct 2015 10:19pm |
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