SaberRanger
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They looked great on my truck...........they just wouldn’t stop me when I hit the brakes.
Neil
I probably should test mine out better.
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They looked great on my truck...........they just wouldn’t stop me when I hit the brakes.
Neil
Does that fit without any lift? Agreed, they look awesomeI have no affiliation with any tire guys either.... I'm just a regular guy hanging out in U-Taw! (definitely not as cool as "Phuket" tho!)
I put BFG KO2 LT275/70R17 on my truck immediately after purchase and have never looked back. The tires have an excellent ride on pavement (both wet & dry) and have never let me down in snow/dirt/mud, etc.
I rarely actually "need" to use 4WD (2WD gets me thru most stuff) but when in 4WD, the Ranger performs like a "snow-cat"! (it can get pretty crazy in the canyons here)
Sure, it's mostly the truck doing the "heavy-lifting".... but where the rubber-meets-the-road, I would definitely give the BFG's a solid thumbs up.
Oh, did I mention how damn good they look?
I have the Ready-Lift 3" level in the front, nothing in the rear.Does that fit without any lift? Agreed, they look awesome
I agree this truck does really well in 4WD - the traction control and terrain modes keep things going in conditions that would be more challenging in our older Ranger. But I think the tires do still make a difference,. I've never had Duelers, so I won't enter that debate, but we have KO2s on our old Ranger, and in snow/ice where our greatest need for traction is, the KO2s do hold better than the Hankooks that came on the truck. My inclination is to change tires before next winter.I put BFG KO2 LT275/70R17 on my truck immediately after purchase and have never looked back. The tires have an excellent ride on pavement (both wet & dry) and have never let me down in snow/dirt/mud, etc.
I rarely actually "need" to use 4WD (2WD gets me thru most stuff) but when in 4WD, the Ranger performs like a "snow-cat"! (it can get pretty crazy in the canyons here)
Sure, it's mostly the truck doing the "heavy-lifting".... but where the rubber-meets-the-road, I would definitely give the BFG's a solid thumbs up.
I was stationed at Ubon in 1971..SawaHowdycup..I changed the tires on my 2018 Ranger from BF Goodrich to Bridgestone Duelers............it's like day and night. I rarely drive off road but the Goodrich tires in both wet and dry conditions were a nightmare to stop on the tarmac............Since putting on the Dualers my confidence level is back to where it should be. If anyone else is having issues stopping with the BF Goodrich take a look at the Duelers.
I have no affiliation with any of these tire guys I'm just a regular guy hanging out in Phuket
Neil
Will prolly cancel on the order for the BFG AT KO2s because they also weigh 50 pounds which will likely drop off at least a mpg if not more, and cause braking is pretty important too. I don't do a huge amount of driving off-road, mainly just on a job site and this usage would be under 2% of the time. So I really should get tires that are more appropriate for the driving I REALLY DO. Looking good does not matter as much if those tires get me in an accident on wet rainy streets. I have run these tires on my dodge diesel and my F250 but both those trucks were in the 8000 lb range, while the ranger is a tiny little truck and maybe that affects the way these tires work in rain? Also, I don't think a load range E tire is necessary for these little wannabe trucks either. If I was running on real technical trails all the time, totally different scenario then.They looked great on my truck...........they just wouldn’t stop me when I hit the brakes.
Neil
Keith, I feel your pain! Reviews can drive you crazy as there are WAY too many variables in those 500+ reviews on Tire Rack. The vehicles range from SUV's to Pickups 4X4's, 4X2's, to Jeeps, etc. Also the type of driving and region is wide spread. (as expected)https://www.tirerack.com/survey/SurveyComments.jsp?category=tire&additionalComments=Y&commentStatus=P&tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=All-Terrain+T/A+KO2
Hundreds of reviews on BFG AT KO2s in here. What is amazing to me is that around half of the reviews claim these tires just suck totally, and the other half claim they are the best tire that ever graced terra firma. I just do not understand how there can be such a wide range of opinions expressed about a tire. Either they ALL should be good, or they ALL should be terrible.
Anyway, I decided not to put these on my truck. I am going with the Michelin LTX MS street tires. I really don't go offroad very much at all, these tires weigh 50 lbs and so will kill my gas mileage, and the looks just aren't worth it to me. If I was so concerned about looks, I would drive a 1-ton ford lifted with big tires etc. I just want to get to work spending as little as possible on gas, and be able to pull my boat. The little Ranger does that ok. Reading those reviews was just crazy. There were a bunch of them that referenced inappropriate behavior in rain, going out of balance, just a whole range of bad stuff, then right after that, would be some guy saying he has had four sets of the best tire ever made, and was buying the fifth set blah blah blah. It seems impossible to have so many divergent views on these tires. Oh well.
weight of the tire has very little effect on mpgs compared to the heavy foothttps://www.tirerack.com/survey/SurveyComments.jsp?category=tire&additionalComments=Y&commentStatus=P&tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=All-Terrain+T/A+KO2
Hundreds of reviews on BFG AT KO2s in here. What is amazing to me is that around half of the reviews claim these tires just suck totally, and the other half claim they are the best tire that ever graced terra firma. I just do not understand how there can be such a wide range of opinions expressed about a tire. Either they ALL should be good, or they ALL should be terrible.
Anyway, I decided not to put these on my truck. I am going with the Michelin LTX MS street tires. I really don't go offroad very much at all, these tires weigh 50 lbs and so will kill my gas mileage, and the looks just aren't worth it to me. If I was so concerned about looks, I would drive a 1-ton ford lifted with big tires etc. I just want to get to work spending as little as possible on gas, and be able to pull my boat. The little Ranger does that ok. Reading those reviews was just crazy. There were a bunch of them that referenced inappropriate behavior in rain, going out of balance, just a whole range of bad stuff, then right after that, would be some guy saying he has had four sets of the best tire ever made, and was buying the fifth set blah blah blah. It seems impossible to have so many divergent views on these tires. Oh well.