Tires

[LandcruiserNut]

Anyone tried the new BFG K03’s? Looking to ditch the OEM tires.

 

[DctrEvil]

The video that will answer a lot of questions
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[LandcruiserNut]

Cool, thx for the link!!

 

[msenske]

Anyone tried the new BFG K03’s? Looking to ditch the OEM tires.

I have the BFG KO3s in the original OEM size 265/70/R18 124S RWL and i like them albeit I don’t have many miles on them yet. Handling and ride with these tires are very good on tarmac without wandering. In fact, they feel as good as the stock Michelins despite being a far more aggressive all terrain tire. Road noise is also quite low. I’m very satisfied with them so far and will post if my experience noticeably changes with mileage and wear.

 

[LandcruiserNut]

Thanks for the info!! Appreciate it!! OEM are ok, I’ve had Ko2’s for years, I like your LC with the raised white letters!!!

 

[Flair365]

I’m also running KO3’s. Stock tire size. They are great. Same experience as above. I can hear than a little more than the stock tire when doing highway speeds. Love them and they look so much better. Currently averaging 20.8mpg or 11.3L/100km.

 

[J44]

I have the BFG KO3s in the original OEM size 265/70/R18 124S RWL and i like them albeit I don’t have many miles on them yet. Handling and ride with these tires are very good on tarmac without wandering. In fact, they feel as good as the stock Michelins despite being a far more aggressive all terrain tire. Road noise is also quite low. I’m very satisfied with them so far and will post if my experience noticeably changes with mileage and wear.

Any updates on the tires? I’m thinking of buying the same, thanks for any thoughts

 

[J44]

I’m also running KO3’s. Stock tire size. They are great. Same experience as above. I can hear than a little more than the stock tire when doing highway speeds. Love them and they look so much better. Currently averaging 20.8mpg or 11.3L/100km.

Have you had any snow and ice experience with these tires yet? I want to buy the same, just debating, should I run full snow tires?

 

[Thx_1158]

Have you had any snow and ice experience with these tires yet? I want to buy the same, just debating, should I run full snow tires?

I ran the KO2's on my Jeeps....if the 3 is anything like them, then snow will not pose any issues. I'm strongly considering running this on my LC in a 275.

 

[msenske]

Any updates on the tires? I’m thinking of buying the same, thanks for any thoughts

I continue to be very pleased with the BFG K03s in the original OEM size on my LC FE. I just rotated the tires at the 5000 mile mark and they are wearing extremely well and evenly. I continue to be pleasantly surprised by both the ride quality and relative lack of road noise on tarmac given their aggressive tread pattern. Their performance in rain and snow has been excellent, and I was especially impressed with their performance in snow (including on compact snow with a bit of glazing on the road). Very good traction under acceleration and while cornering at reasonable speeds for conditions, and braking performance has been excellent as well with ABS very rarely having to kick in.

I've been averaging approximately 20mpg in combined city/highway driving and am very pleased with this number given the aggressive off road tread pattern and the fact that each tire weighs approximately 19 lbs (56 lbs/tire) more than the stock Michelin LTX Trail (37 lbs/tire) tires.

I highly recommend these tires based on my experience up to this point in time.

 

[J44]

I continue to be very pleased with the BFG K03s in the original OEM size on my LC FE. I just rotated the tires at the 5000 mile mark and they are wearing extremely well and evenly. I continue to be pleasantly surprised by both the ride quality and relative lack of road noise on tarmac given their aggressive tread pattern. Their performance in rain and snow has been excellent, and I was especially impressed with their performance in snow (including on compact snow with a bit of glazing on the road). Very good traction under acceleration and while cornering at reasonable speeds for conditions, and braking performance has been excellent as well with ABS very rarely having to kick in.

I've been averaging approximately 20mpg in combined city/highway driving and am very pleased with this number given the aggressive off road tread pattern and the fact that each tire weighs approximately 19 lbs (56 lbs/tire) more than the stock Michelin LTX Trail (37 lbs/tire) tires.

I highly recommend these tires based on my experience up to this point in time.

Thank you, great information, very much appreciated. I think this is the way I will go.

 

[J44]

I ran the KO2's on my Jeeps....if the 3 is anything like them, then snow will not pose any issues. I'm strongly considering running this on my LC in a 275.

Thank you

 

[Thx_1158]

Thank you

Well I did order tires today. I went with Toyo AT3’s. The KO3’s were 20 pounds heavier each. While I love the KO’s, I couldn’t see dragging an extra 100 lbs around.

 

[J44]

Well I did order tires today. I went with Toyo AT3’s. The KO3’s were 20 pounds heavier each. While I love the KO’s, I couldn’t see dragging an extra 100 lbs around.

Good point.