KM2 vs MTR w/ Kevelar - Which is better on road? Quieter?
07-12-2009, 05:54 PM
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I agree, cut away, it does suck watching them flap around... I had xenons and they worked but were expensive, I finally fabbed some custom tubbies.
07-12-2009, 06:02 PM
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I read a review from a Jeep rental place in AZ, the owner said that they had not cut a single sidewall since going to the MT/R (22 Jeeps running them) where they had cut at least 1 BFG per week whem running the KM2
07-12-2009, 06:38 PM
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Having run the BFG KM's on my Rubi now for 13K they're starting to get quite loud (for me) on the highway. My JK is a daily driver and I spend 90% of my time on road. To that end I'm trying to decide which tire is more well behaved on road.
Every review on here seems to be geared towards thier off road performance which seems to be a toss up. How about thier on road performance? The righter patern of the Goodyear makes me believe they would be quieter and better tracking on road.
What do you guys think?
Every review on here seems to be geared towards thier off road performance which seems to be a toss up. How about thier on road performance? The righter patern of the Goodyear makes me believe they would be quieter and better tracking on road.
What do you guys think?
07-12-2009, 06:54 PM
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You can rotate them anyway you want -- including a five tire rotation with the spare. Each tire is mounted the same way on every wheel, which keeps the inside always on the inside when you change sides (confusing -- you bet, but it works because the tires are asymetrical, but NOT unidirectional).
-meljr
-meljr
07-12-2009, 10:33 PM
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for you guys that have been wheeling your MT/R's, does the sidewall flex well? i have heard they do and have heard they dont. 
I have a set of KM2's and love them and was thing about tring a set of the MT/R's when the KM2's wear out.
I have a set of KM2's and love them and was thing about tring a set of the MT/R's when the KM2's wear out.
07-13-2009, 07:18 AM
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We did a family run at Rausch Creek on Saturday and KMacJKPA was running a new set of the MTR's with Kevlar, and four of us had KM2's 2 - 35's and 2 33's I love the KM2's but the MTR are a good looking tire and they did an excellent job on the rocks and the mud. I was not sure about the look from seeing them on line but in person the are a cool tire. Nice sidewall tread.
We ran greens, blues and blacks and both the KM2's and MTR's did an excellent job.
Cant speak to the road noise on the MTR's but either tire is an excellent choice for off road.
MTR's
KM2's (Sorry mine were a little muddy at the time
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We ran greens, blues and blacks and both the KM2's and MTR's did an excellent job.
Cant speak to the road noise on the MTR's but either tire is an excellent choice for off road.
MTR's
KM2's (Sorry mine were a little muddy at the time
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08-25-2011, 08:57 PM
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great info guy but dam i cant still decide .
at this moment i have the hankook dynapro rt03 in 35 inch and i am going to stick to 35 but witch one to buy
i still dont know
at this moment i have the hankook dynapro rt03 in 35 inch and i am going to stick to 35 but witch one to buy
i still dont know
08-25-2011, 09:00 PM
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I ran KM2 on my TJ. Awesome offroad. Bad wear on road and very load. I am running MTR Kevlars on my JK. Awesome all the way around. I got almost 40k and they are starting to make some noise. They are 35's