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Old 05-01-2012 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee

I'm curious if the OP used 4lo or 4hi...
4 lo.

I answered in my previous comment but things get jumbled up in here sometimes haha.

I'm gonna see what it'll do in high range next time out. I've never had a problem cleaning my previous pro comp mt's in 4 lo before but they were 33s. km2's might take a little more wheel speed than my past tires and plus i'm running 35s now. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Originally Posted by Jarrett

4 lo.

I answered in my previous comment but things get jumbled up in here sometimes haha.

I'm gonna see what it'll do in high range next time out. I've never had a problem cleaning my previous pro comp mt's in 4 lo before but they were 33s. km2's might take a little more wheel speed than my past tires and plus i'm running 35s now. Thanks for the suggestion.
4 low= 2 slow for mud
Old 05-01-2012 | 03:37 PM
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^^That was always my thought as well.

If you want wheel speed then 4hi is the way to go. 4lo slows down the wheel spin, giving the vehicle more torque.
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Well you gotta be able to pull in hi range or you'll burn up a transmission pretty quick. Haven't seen if i can with 35s yet. My trails are more tight woods and hills than mud so i usually keep it in low range, never had any problems with any other tire i've owned cleaning in lo range.
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i have 33x12.5 km2s and i sling mud like its my job the clear out trust me i had to push a f250 up a muddy hill and at 2 grand in 4hi i whas throwing chunks everywhere i have a pic of it
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Old 05-01-2012 | 09:19 PM
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km2 is not a great tire for the mud, and in any review on them you will see that. They are a phenomenal rock crawling tire though. Thats where they get the best reviews.
They are one of my favorite tires I have ever owned. But I stay away from mud.
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Originally Posted by stealthcherokee
i have 33x12.5 km2s and i sling mud like its my job the clear out trust me i had to push a f250 up a muddy hill and at 2 grand in 4hi i whas throwing chunks everywhere i have a pic of it
Looks like a drag slick to me.
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Originally Posted by Jarrett

Looks like a drag slick to me.
Its not look at the tailgate and my hood
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Originally Posted by ct67_72
km2 is not a great tire for the mud, and in any review on them you will see that. They are a phenomenal rock crawling tire though. Thats where they get the best reviews.
They are one of my favorite tires I have ever owned. But I stay away from mud.
To be honest I hate mud. But at the time that pic was taken, the mud was necessary.

They may not be intended for mud, however they did just fine for me.
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Looks like a drag slick to me.
To me it looks like the wheels are spinning in that pic.

If he was on dry pavement and moving, they would look like drag slicks. They are moving, most cameras arent good enough to catch that much definition that quick.
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
To be honest I hate mud. But at the time that pic was taken, the mud was necessary.

They may not be intended for mud, however they did just fine for me.

To me it looks like the wheels are spinning in that pic.

If he was on dry pavement and moving, they would look like drag slicks. They are moving, most cameras arent good enough to catch that much definition that quick.
Here is a YouTube video of me in a local mud pit in 2 wheel drive it shows they throw because my jeep was clean when I pulled into it
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Originally Posted by stealthcherokee
Here is a YouTube video of me in a local mud pit in 2 wheel drive it shows they throw because my jeep was clean when I pulled into it
Haha, and no vid...?

Fail.

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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee

Haha, and no vid...?

Fail.

Sorry
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pretty happy with my MT/R with kevlar tires. Friends have KM2's, and they seem to work alright
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I have 32x11.50x15 km2 on my jeep and the first time out I notice they really didn't clean out well but then I air down more on the next trip an they clean out great and I notice even when they weren't cleaning out I never lose traction they just keep in dig and moving forward haven't got stuck in anything I tryed yet since I put them on the jeep
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What exhaust is that and what lift n tires u runnin


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