Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
May 07, 2011

I'm running 33x10.5's and have been extremely impressed with this tire. I was running BFG AT's previously, and my primary concern with switching to this tire was how it would handle light snow and ice during the winter here in Vermont. While not as good as my AT's in hard packed snow or on ice, they were never out of control or at a complete loss of traction. In light unplowed snow they were just as good as my AT's. In deep snow there was no comparison, the KM2's just dug right through everything, loose, packed or otherwise. I was really impressed come mud season this year. I live on a very steep dirt road, and when VT clay mud gets wet, it's a mess. This is not the first mud tire I've run, but so far it is by far the best. The only downside was my tendency to seek out the deepest mud holes, usually extending my drive home. In mud, deep snow and on the trail, these tires have never let me down. On road, the ride is smooth for a mud tire, and handling is surprisingly precise for such a tall sidewall (33" on 15" wheels). Road noise is present but minimal, nothing that would become bothersome, even on the highway. After 8000 rough miles (I travel as much on dirt roads as on paved) they show very little wear. I would definitely recommend these tires and will purchase them again when the time comes.

The KM2's are a really good off road and on road tire. I had MT/R's, and I would say that these wear better, handle better in the soft and wet stuff, but have a very stiff and strong sidewall (Load Range E) which made it hard for me to tune my suspension so small bumps didn't jar me. I would say the MT/R's handle better on asphalt, wet or dry, but only by a small margin. The do not do as well in really sloppy mud or deep snow/sand as a more aggressive M/T, but they are really good for varying conditions. I'll probably get 35K miles out of them on my daily driver Grand Cherokee.