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Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Where are you eyeballing 285/75/17 KM2's?
I have still yet to see any evidence they're more vulnerable than any other tire out there.
Wherever has 'em...
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Oh that place... yeah that makes sense. I ask because BFG doesn't make that size. Cool size, just not one that BFG makes for KM2's. I wish they did.
TacoXpo
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Incorrect sir. From BFG's site:
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-selector/name/mud-terrain-t-a-km2-tires
Part # 93994
Or is this a size they no longer produce and their web guy is lazy?
Edit:
appears available on the open market:
http://tirecrawler.com/shop/detail_tire.php?product_id=10986
Probably just a less popular size.
Or here, if you prefer:
http://www.treadepot.com/tire/B93994.html?CID=21
Shit, looks like DT/AT will even special order 'em for you...pricey though:
http://www.americastire.com/dtcs/ti...777926!-1315097328?r=ORPINT|pc|97230&pc=38706
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Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
You just made my evening! I actually think its a new size from BFG... I had looked before and even looked again tonight (must have missed em on BFG's site)... those will be my next tires as well.
YEah...gonna see if I can shoehorn some under my fenders without cutting sheet metal or removing the flares...time will tell. I think the BFGs have a shot because they're somewhat undersized for the measurements. It's actually like a 33.8 or something along those lines...plus they tend to be a bit narrower than other 285s.
TacoXpo
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very, very nice!!!
Lrgrnr
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Meh.....comparing my MTRs side by side to my BFG AT's (same sidewalls as KM2) there's a huge fucking difference. The KM2s are literlly paper thin, the Kevlars are at least 1/2" thick and around the bead is 3/4" thick.
Not to mention all the trouble with balancing and broken belts that I had with my AT's. The Mtr's belts will not break unless I put a defect in them at work
they have a fret wire that wraps spirally around the belt that ensures they will not break, plus the quality of our materials is a big step above than foregin material BFG uses.
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Meh.....comparing my MTRs side by side to my BFG AT's (same sidewalls as KM2) there's a huge fucking difference. The KM2s are literlly paper thin, the Kevlars are at least 1/2" thick and around the bead is 3/4" thick.
Not to mention all the trouble with balancing and broken belts that I had with my AT's. The Mtr's belts will not break unless I put a defect in them at work
All anecdotal. But then, we all get to pick, which is the nice part.
FWIW, I'll be sticking with KM2s for the time being. We'll see how they hold up.
I had a pretty good one at the top of Daniel in URE about a month ago. But frankly, we were on razor sharp rocks and I can't say any other tire wouldn't have been slashed in the same situation.
Other than that, I have had no problems. You can do some googling and see arguments on both sides of the equation...some guys saying they have puncture issues, other guys saying they've beaten them senseless with no problems whatsoever.
Frankly, I think you're going to get those stories with any widely used tire. If I have any problems out of them, you'll hear about it on here. But so far, nothing unexpected has happened in my experience.
TacoXpo
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No it's the number of lurkers from your FapBook linky.