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Old 12-22-2017, 09:18 AM
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I would like some advice on 35's. I do a ton of miles. So I am looking for the best mileage truck tires.

Not looking to rock crawl or even do serious offroading. I build subdivisions so I do go in the dirt but its general well graded. Mostly looking for best mileage for 35" Tires.

Any advice is great. Thanks,
Old 12-22-2017, 09:27 AM
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I don't know that you will see much mileage difference between any of them, just make sure you rotate them a lot. If you are driving around town all the time (not a bunch of straight highway miles), I'd rotate them around 3k for max life.

Historically, the KO1 was a really long lasting tire but was harder and didn't ride as well as others. Not sure if thats still true of the KO2 or not?

I personally think a Nitto/Toyo is a better tire all around, but its just an opinion. You cant really go wrong with a reputable brand tire.
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I got 60,000+ out of my Terra Grapplers. Good long lasting tire. As far as MPG goes, it is hit and miss.
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"Best 35s for high mileage" is like "best Ferrari for cargo capacity". The two are orthogonal. If you want high mileage, don't put big tires/wheels on. And you certainly don't need 35s to drive around on well-graded dirt.
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I got around 55k from my cooper discoverer stt and still had plenty of tread left but I guess that doesn't really help since they don't make the tire anymore. I agree with silversurfer rotating every 3-5k is the best way to get the most out of any tire. I have Toyo Open Country M/T now with 7k miles that have only worn maybe 1/16 if that.
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k02 as far as my research go are about 5-10lb lighter per tire on an apples to apples size comparison with just about all other A/T that I looked at. Had them on my last truck and this truck and have had great wear. Did about 30k on my last truck and they had over half tread left
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Originally Posted by MGM
k02 as far as my research go are about 5-10lb lighter per tire on an apples to apples size comparison with just about all other A/T that I looked at. Had them on my last truck and this truck and have had great wear. Did about 30k on my last truck and they had over half tread left
I was thinking the K02 would be the best fit as well. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by tvsjr
"Best 35s for high mileage" is like "best Ferrari for cargo capacity". The two are orthogonal. If you want high mileage, don't put big tires/wheels on. And you certainly don't need 35s to drive around on well-graded dirt.
They aren't graded roads when I get there. They are usually mountains or ravines when I get there. And I build subdivisions all over the state so I am on highway way more than in the dirt.
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Originally Posted by SilverSurfer15
I don't know that you will see much mileage difference between any of them, just make sure you rotate them a lot. If you are driving around town all the time (not a bunch of straight highway miles), I'd rotate them around 3k for max life.

Historically, the KO1 was a really long lasting tire but was harder and didn't ride as well as others. Not sure if thats still true of the KO2 or not?

I personally think a Nitto/Toyo is a better tire all around, but its just an opinion. You cant really go wrong with a reputable brand tire.

I really want to go with Nitto or Toyo but just wasn't sure what kind of mileage I could pull out of them. Kinda why I made this post to start. Was hoping to here something positive about them based on experience of others. Thank you for your comment.
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By best mileage are you talking longest lasting or best tires for fuel economy? Can't quite tell from your question as you can read that either way.

Not sure 35's and fuel economy can be used in the same sentence though.
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