BFG KO2/ Nitto Ridge/ Falken Wildpeak

RG’s have been problem free. Great in mud, deep snow, sand, rain, weakest is on ice covered roads but not bad. Almost zero road noise! And they don’t pick up and throw every rock. I’ve had Ko2’s and they are rock throwing sob’s! Looked at the Wildpeaks but they looked like they would be rock throwing sob’s as well? I had Yokohama MT’s which are great tires and throw zero rocks, but are horrible on ice, and loud as f@&k!

 

Yeah, I had Nitto MT on my dodge. They were great in the mud but began to crack around 30k~ miles which put a sour taste in my mouth. But I never had the AT ones.

 

My Nittos have seen -25 to 100f no cracks

 

I had nitto ridge grapplers on my Titan for 60k mikes. They look awesome. They rode well and quiet for 30k. Got kinda loud at 40k. Never off roaded with them. They were not as good as I had hoped in wet conditions.
Decided to go Wildpeaks for the Tundra. Too early to tell so far. Great in rain when new.

 

Probably because of size. KO2s in size I looked at were Es

 

Wildpeaks are the best tire I’ve had in snow or rain. Can’t be beat for the price and durability

 

goo goo g'joob

 

A man of fine taste, I like it.

 

Right now i have 3/1 spacer lift with billstein shocks on 295/70/18

 

My Taco and Jeep tires came C or E ratings for the same sizes, had to select the E rated ones. I think it's just dependent on how beef of a ply you want on your tires.
Could've/should've done the C rated for how tiny the vehicles were but wanted the 10-ply for the off-roading because with my luck I'd run the only sharp rock in the entire county over, fillet my tire open, and be out of cell service. Again.

 

Have had KO2s for last few years and have been a great tire. Good wear, no flats, excellent in the snow and good looking. Only complaint is as they wear they get a little loud, but any tire with aggressive traction tends to do that in my experience. I'm probably around 25k in, still lots of tread left.

 

Like I said size. When I check Discount Tire for the size I want they only offer Es.

 

I put 60K on 275/75 70R, E rated, KO2's. I rotated them every 5K, religiously, and I maintained 40 psi. They never let me down. Mainly I used them for every day driving, but I definitely took them on roads that were rocky and required 4WD. The strong sidewalls was an important feature I looked for when deciding which tire to get.

That being said, I replaced them with the Wildpeaks with all of the same specs. I had recently retired and money was a factor.

I have not been disappointed. I'm at 40K with no issues and it appears I will also get 60K out of these tires as well. I have only been rotating these tires every 10K, mainly just as an experiment to help me decide if 5K rotations are necessary.

I would agree with some of the post above, the Wildpeaks are somewhat quieter and somewhat smoother, but this isn't really something that is hugely important to me, as long as they just aren't ridiculously noisy.

As with the KO2's, I've been on rough rocky four wheel only roads and the tires were fine. Also, I really haven't done any snow with either tire.

I'm a pretty conservative driver speed-wise, seldom going over 80mph, usually I'm in the 65-75 range when on freeways, and my mileage with both tires was the same: 15.2 over all, and 16 when on long trips with a lot of highway driving.

 

Sweet, thanks for all of the inputs folks! can anyone explain what ply means though?

 

Plys are with regard to sidewall composition. More plys = stronger tire for hauling heavier loads. Also gives you more protection from flats but downside is a stiffer ride.

 

Correct me if I am wrong but I think number of plys applies to the whole tire not just sidewalls.

 

Pictures are hard. I stuck that in as an example.. same size, both ratings. You can get multiple ply ratings for certain sized tires with the BFGs, the 'stock' size for the 18" pops up a D rated KO2 on tire rack. If you go up to a 265 it offers E. If you size taller you can do C or E. For the sake of the towing and hauling I do, personally, I do E rated. My buddy runs the C rated is a mall-crawler that whines about stiff sidewalls and spends more time washing and waxing his Tundra than actually driving it.
Irrelephant to OPs post but was just throwing it out there. I tow and offroad and opted for the beefy ones and sized up, one of my buddys runs the stock size, black wall BFG 'D' rated tires on his 2017 Tundra, the aforementioned runs C rated on his 2014, my husband has E rated on his 2003.
It's your world, squirrel. The options are endless.. What a time to be alive!

 

How many plys should I want in a tire?

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/tire-load-rating-lt-c-vs-e.62234/
Here's a string for feedback on ratings..

 

That ? I like do I want HT, AT, or MT. It depends on how you use your truck. If you tow heavy loads you want the E. You might also want the E for off reading in rocks and or thorns.

 

I've had my KO2's in mud, snow, ice, and rock. The only time I struggled a little was some nasty TN mud but even then, I was able to make it through without getting stuck. If you are going to be in mud a lot, a mud terrain would be better.

I took my truck through some sand dunes and the tires did just fine. There was only 1 steep dune I couldn't make it up.

I'm not sure why people suddenly hate on the K02's so much. I'm not saying they are the best all terrain one can buy but they certainly aren't a bad tire and they are made in the USA. Tires have become almost as polarizing as politics.

 

I got E because it sounds cool and tough....plus it was the only option in my size.

In my defense, I live in a gravel road area, our pavement roads are terrible and I tow a few times a year. It's my first truck and first serious tire buy ever, so figured I'd go all out

 

I believe you are correct. I think sidewall has more affect on tire load capability and the resulting ride compared to tread, but I'm guessing they carry the tire "layers" through the whole tire.

 

In my opinion - if you use your truck for truck things, like hauling, towing, off road use then you should have a load e tire. If not then a load c will save money and give a better ride.

 

I went with load C BFG's to save a little on gas. I don't do any towing. Do you know if I need to be more careful when airing down with a C range? Lowest I've gone is around 18psi.

 

You cant go wrong with any of the brands mentioned and I have friends that swear by all 3 (and a few Toyo open country fans too), i think it's all personal preference...
My personal experience was that I ran KO2 in the past and loved them. When I bought my truck it had Nitto Ridge Grapplers and I really loved them. When I did my lift and upsized my tires I went with Nitto Ridge Grapplers and now really really love them. So far 10K miles and I like that they are quiet on my highway commute, sticky in the rain and do great in the Florida sand & mud the few times I've ventured off road. I've played with the tire pressure to and it's a wide range you can run to get the feel you want. I get a lot of complements on the looks and that's never happened before so I guess that a plus.

 

Glad to hear that you had a good experience with them. Yeah, I don’t tow but I’m a weekend overlander so I don’t wanna go the MT route again. I do more highway miles than off road miles. I think it’ll come down to whatever is cheaper. I agree idk why people started to hate on BFG so much. I love the way that they look and always prefer buying American made. That said idk if Falkens are American made or not.

 

Had KO2 on my Tacoma, loved them, looked great, and quiet. Have Cooper STT Pros on my Tundra, they are pretty loud. I am going back to KO2 when I need new tires.

 

I got the E rating as well, per google- They are indeed different tires due to the load rating. The load C tires have softer sidewalls and provide a more comfortable ride both on road and off road. The E rated tires have stiffer sidewalls and are more suited for towing or loading the pickup bed with heavy loads.

 

Where they are made is probably size specific too. My 275/70/18 are THAILAND. In another Falken thread, some were showing theirs were USA.

Personally, I don't care where they are made. I'm in Canada. So long as my supplier and warranty are in CAN or USA, I'm good with that.