The terrain that its driving on will matter way more with this vehicle than any other type of vehicle. Don't even think about rock climbing with this. I cant see this getting stuck in the mud. It could perform exceedingly well on soft ground, surpassing all of the other types of vehicles. At least you don't have to worry about getting a flat tire.
If someone attempts to drive it on pavement, it will start to screech and slow down, possibly damaging itself. In order to get the most out of it, you might want to give more opportunities in the game for it to contrast itself from normal tracked vehicles. Although at the same time it just looks like an odd looking tractor. Many thanks to everyone for their help with this topic in this and other threadsIts a neat concept. My wife and i dont think it alters the handling of the car in any noticeable way, which is good.Īll told we are quite happy, and look forward to seeing how things go. The noise is not enough to bother me though. i think at the higher speeds the wind noise becomes the predominant noise. but at low speeds and highway speeds i do not notice anything.
there is a noticeable road hum in the 45mph range, plus or minus, that i was never hearing before. The other difference i notice is they are louder than the hancooks, but not in a way that bothers me. the hancooks chipped the tires with far less spinning while rock crawling. I can say that we were spinning tires more than normal, and there was no chipping.
i just wanted a little more clearance and maybe a slightly more aggressive tread/durable sidewall. cant say i notice a difference between the hancooks and them in terms of offroad performance, but i didnt expect it to change my life. We switched out to the duratrac 255/75/17 last week and took it for a spin in moab. I've been really hesitant to run BFG tires since, though there are still lots of people that love them. I've experienced that on a set of BFG traction T/A I had a couple years ago on my F250, to the point where driving the truck on the highway was actually scary. One even hated it enough he switched them out maybe a month later (on a 2018 4runner).
They're still going to be a bit more durable than your stock Hancooks though.Īlso, on the Ko2, I've never run them personally, but I've had a few friends complain about the steering response/road following characteristics. And, imo, the 1/2 mpg you might lose in stop and go traffic, is worth it for something you can feel confident isn't going to get a sidewall puncture in the middle of nowhere.ĭuratracs are also a great option, but yes the sidewall is 2 ply instead of 3. There are sooooo many other factors that contribute to mpg, I really wouldn't worry about it. I've Been averaging around 19 around town.Įveryone on this forum loves to talk about the extra tire weight killing mpg, but I seriously doubt you will notice a difference. Also, I can still get around 25mpg on the highway, with a softtopper, roof rack, 2" level, and nearly 1000 lbs of gear in the back. super durable (I've squished the sidewalls against plenty of sharp rocks), reasonably quiet, incredible traction in the dirt/rocks/mud and quite good in snow and ice as well (duratracs might be 'slightly' better in snow/ice). They are fantastic, probably my favorite AT tire I've ever run. I run the ST MAXX in 235/85 16, pretty much the same size overall, just smaller rim.