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01-28-2014, 06:53 PM
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Tires selection is alot like other things in life, depends what you need em for. Guys in my club run from MTRs, to KM2 and duratracs. If you do rocks alot then get strong sidewalls, if never gonna do rocks and only minor rock climb, the duratracs are ****. Have a YJ in my club that's been on rocks and banged em up and they haven't had issues yet
01-28-2014, 06:55 PM
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They handle nice in the rain and havent had any trouble with them off road. I air them down to 15 psi. Im running the 33x10.5. Had them for a year now and I put about 250 to 300 a week on them.
01-28-2014, 08:14 PM
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Baja Claws are garbage on ice and unimpressive on snow.
I had the opposite experience with Duratracs, but the sidewalls are thin.
I'm very happy with my KMs, but they're discontinued.
I had the opposite experience with Duratracs, but the sidewalls are thin.
I'm very happy with my KMs, but they're discontinued.
01-28-2014, 08:27 PM
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01-28-2014, 08:53 PM
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the only thing I don't like about the KM2s is that they suck on ice, a few storms back, I slid down an ice covered hill towards traffic stopped at the light at the bottom. A nice, slow, slightly sideways slide.
Durability on rock, the street, and a little mud are what I'm looking for. Snow and ice is a concern, but I haven't seen too many tires rate excellent on the ice scale either.
Durability on rock, the street, and a little mud are what I'm looking for. Snow and ice is a concern, but I haven't seen too many tires rate excellent on the ice scale either.
01-28-2014, 09:10 PM
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the only thing I don't like about the KM2s is that they suck on ice, a few storms back, I slid down an ice covered hill towards traffic stopped at the light at the bottom. A nice, slow, slightly sideways slide.
Durability on rock, the street, and a little mud are what I'm looking for. Snow and ice is a concern, but I haven't seen too many tires rate excellent on the ice scale either.
Durability on rock, the street, and a little mud are what I'm looking for. Snow and ice is a concern, but I haven't seen too many tires rate excellent on the ice scale either.
01-28-2014, 09:22 PM
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01-28-2014, 09:24 PM
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My KMs are the best ice tire I've owned, and they'd be even better in that regard if they weren't 12.5" wide. I've walked right up stuff that my buddy Matt slid down in a similarly equipped YJ with Baja Claws.
01-28-2014, 10:05 PM
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01-28-2014, 10:22 PM
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