fx4 for life how do you like your nitto's tires

 

they have been great so far, very good on the road

 

Glad I found this thread... Keep the updates coming. I will be getting a set of 285/75/16E's for my F-250 as soon as my KO's wear out. And I'll be getting a set when I win the lottery for the 20's I'll be buying.

 

I just got my 305/70/16 KM2s. So far I like them alot. They are pretty quiet and have decent road manners. I would compare them to all my previous MT/Rs. I just got about 100 miles on them, so no clue yet as to how long they will last, Only time will tell. They do still have the **** on them. Going on our pheasant trip the 14th, so hopefully can test them out then.


What happened to the little camera ICON by our truck? Makes it alot harder (for me) to look at all the trucks that I want to!!!


Shane

 

not sure where the icon went but could you post pics of your 305/70 KM2s... Im getting the same size but in 17s. Thanks. Also are the quieter than your MT/Rs. My dad had a set and they were loud as hell.

 

I have about 5k miles on my KM2s and no sign of any wear yet. These tires simply kick ***.

 

You guys have bout changed my mine on what tire to get!!!! I was going with the new mickey ATZ 305/70R18 but now that KM2 sounds pretty dam good. I saw a set on a new tacoma the other day and WOW!!!! Just a couple of questions-- will the 35x12.5 18 fit on my factory rims and truthfully how are they on the highway noise wise??? Thanks

 

If your truck is a 4x4 and you have leveling kit, then yes you can fit 35x12.5 on your factory rims. It's the set-up I had before I put my lift on, have plenty of pics in my profile. Honestly, highway noise or noise in general, is not bad or not as bad as you would think, and like I've said before, everyone who has rode in my truck was surprised at how smooth and quiet the tires were. I think anyone who has a set of KM2's wouldn't hesitate to recommend them

 

Thanks man, yeah mine is a fx4 and I have a 2" LK so guess you changed my mind on the tires I'll be getting. I knew I loved the look of those tires when I first saw them a while back, just figured they were loud like the older Mud terrain.

 

I wouldn't call them quite either...then again mine are 37s with the "DT" tread pattern. Honestly I find them very loud.

 

Yep, those "DT" aren't KM2's, even though they look similar, those were out for quite some time before KM2's . I'd call the KM2's (like I have before) quiet for a mud terrain and just about everyone who has rode in my truck will say the same or someone who actually owns a set of KM2's

 

No there still km2s...Just some distributors give them that "DT" code to distinguish them from the others. Really the only difference is that the normal km2 has siping while the "DT" has none. Other then that they looks exactly the same. Maybe the lack of siping is what adds noise?

 

No the DT is not the same as KM2's, sorry. They are similar but not the same. They came out before the KM2's did. The DT uses the old KM carcass construction (to include the sidewall which on the KM2 is 33% stronger). The DT is the old KM with a KM2/krawler like tread but it does not have the new KM2/krawler carcass construction

 

??????? where are you getting this information

 

Tire rack and a few other sites. DT came out before the KM2, it's still the old KM carcass. You can now get the same size 335/55R22 in the KM2 series. Also, if you go to BFG's website (it's under the old KM design its marked KM-DT under the tread design) they offer a 255/75R17 in the same tread patten you have the KM-DT which is not the KM2