Shawk

No experience with DT's, but I've heard good things. I just put KO2's on my F150 after running them on my previous 4Runner for about 30k (b4 trading it). It's hard to believe just how quiet and smooth they are... traction is top notch as well from my experience (on and off road... and in the snow). I can't say that I understand the whole hydroplane thing... any A/T tire or larger lug tire is going to be more prone to hydroplane, period. I've seen several people hydroplane over the years and they're the ones that are ALWAYS passing the main flow of traffic in pouring down only to be seen in the ditch miles down the road. Maybe I'll feel differently later... but I don't buy it.
Depending how aggressive of a tire one want's, the Cooper AT3's are top notch to at a much better price point. We just put those on my son's Tacoma for less than $500 for 4 tires...

dansflhti

Last week I put a set off KO2s,265 70 17 on.Yesterday I got in some heavy rain(cars off the road) and was very impressed with them.I intentionally drove in some wheel ruts on the highway at speed,100kph,and there was no sign of hydroplaning or wheel tugging etc.I thought they were awesome.Overnight the temp dropped to -5c and I did notice that they were kinda square for the first km or so after I left the house.

tomasulo

I've run two sets of KO2's on my 2011 F150, now new ones on my 2015 F150..., love them! The look is great, they're quiet and they wear extremely well....with proper maintenance and rotation, you can get many years of use out of them. I got a set of Duratracks last fall, studded them, and ran them for my winter tires....they looked great, very aggressive, and are fantastic tires in winter. It's a toss up for me, but I think the KO's still win my overall vote, if I had one choice for my main tire! Within the next month now, the KO2's will come off and the Dura's go on for the winter. KO's I've heard are five for winter too, but I wanted a separate tire, for winter only, mounted on winter rims.

DocBach

I love the KO2 tread pattern, I just wish they'd make them in less load ranges than E. I had them on my last F150 and I felt like princess and the pea, the stiff sidewall transferred every tiny bump and imperfection in the road rand bounced it right up my seat.

I ended up going with the Goodyear wrangler all-terrain adventures with kevlar in a C rating. Haven't noticed much of a difference in performance, but they're a bit more forgiving than the E rated tires and I was able to get them with a pretty awesome rebate and 0% financing.

Mike Up

Yeh, that may be the reason, combination of cold and rain.

WXman

After running more AT and MT tires than I can count, my experience is that guys who think the BFGs are great are guys who haven't run many other tires. I can tell you that the interlocked tread pattern SUCKS. They hydroplane more quickly than tires with circumferential grooves. They hold snow and "push" into curves more easily. And they are basically racing slicks in mud. Completely worthless tires unless you're on sand or dry dirt. On the highway, they have higher rolling resistance which reduces MPGs. They are also very over priced.

The Goodforayear Duratrac is a great tire in mud and snow, but isn't good in the rain compared to other AT tires due to it's high void ratio. It just doesn't have a good enough friction footprint to hold the road like other tires in it's class. They get really noisy after the first 10,000 miles or so, even if rotated properly. They also have weak sidewalls and they are very over priced.

Again, I know there are guys who like these tires. They aren't the worst tires on the road maybe. All I'm saying is that there are far better tires out there for less money.

johnday in BFE

iTrader: (1)

I agree for the most about the BFG's, and limited experience with others. Those are over rated in my opinion. I mentioned once before about them being the "Baja Champions". Last I knew the Baja doesn't see snow, and I suspect very little mud and pavement.
I've had the Michelins, various models, the MasterCraft as in Cooper AXT's, BFG T/A, BFG KO2, Armstrong TruTrac, Denman GroundHogs, Desert Dogs, GY Silent Armor, GY Wrangler Radial, no doubt others I can't even remember. So far, the overpriced DuraTracs have worked the best for me.
Yes, I agree, the KO2 and Duratrac, and the new GY Adventurers are very overpriced. That last, and forever, set of KO2's ran me well over $1500 for 4, and still end up being only a nice looking so-so tire in my climate.
To be honest here, and I'm not embellishing, the DuraTracs in my case on the Ranger, at 265/75/16, have the worked the best. They are slightly noisier than the KO2's, tread wear looks very good on them

romols20

Ko2s all the way!

BadAV

I wanted to try the KO's for years based on everyone liking them. Was not impressed with them at all. Wet traction was not good, and they were only OK in the snow. Haven't owned Duratracs. Will probably go with Cooper AT/3s or Falken Wild Peak AT/3Ws.

funnyman06

Ive got both on my F250 and they are both great tires. The KO2s arn't as good in mud as the duratrac. I had issues getting stuck in fields with my BFG ATs, i threw some Duratracs on the rear and they do great in the mud. The deeper treadblocks really help. Ill probably thow KO2s on my F150 when its time for tires.