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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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I love mine. The only thing I must say is they dont stick well to slick, wet cold roads. I was driving up a winding mountain road during a light rain fall and did a pretty cool unintended Jeep drift. Otherwise the KM2's excel in almost every condition
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by deaner23
nope, i had them done at a shop here in atlanta
how much did it cost to have done? are they powder coated? they look fantastic
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 02:41 AM
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I've had mine for only about 4 weeks but I'm very happy with them. The only climate we have here is dry heat... it rains an average of 7 inches a year... so needless to say I won't be testing the water capabilities of the km2s.

I've had mine on interstate, wash-board, sand, and mild rock crawling. No complaints in the performance department so far.

To piggy back a previous post, my only complaint is that at 30 psi, its not a true 35. Mine measure to 33.5. Kinda pissed about that, but that just means I'll eventually slide some 38s in there to get 37s.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 03:24 AM
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Im running 37"s and it's my DD, 10k so far and they started at 23/32 and are at 20/32 so they are wearing great, road noise is minimal, trail performance is great. I'll probably go with the 40"s if these ever wear out
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by JeepApex
I've had mine for only about 4 weeks but I'm very happy with them. The only climate we have here is dry heat... it rains an average of 7 inches a year... so needless to say I won't be testing the water capabilities of the km2s.

I've had mine on interstate, wash-board, sand, and mild rock crawling. No complaints in the performance department so far.

To piggy back a previous post, my only complaint is that at 30 psi, its not a true 35. Mine measure to 33.5. Kinda pissed about that, but that just means I'll eventually slide some 38s in there to get 37s.
I thought this KM2 was supposed to be all of the 35 inches? Guess not huh?
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dinojeep
I thought this KM2 was supposed to be all of the 35 inches? Guess not huh?
Tire Rack has them at 34.8"
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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I use to run 39.5x15x15 tsl's super swampers on my 95 z71 and my 35x12.50x15 km2's impress just as much if not more! The only problem I have with them is they are NOT loud going down the road. I like for people to know I'm coming lol! Bada$$ tire for sure and I will be buying more but of course bigger if these dang thangs will ever wear out that is...
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 04sssti
KM2 are great tires! I love the look so much I want to upgrade my 35's to 37's. The only problem is I'm too damn impatient for them to wear out, granted they have about 3200 miles on them and I would say they have 99% tread left. If anyone is interested in 5 KM2's in 35x12.50x18 for $1300 let me know. If I can't unload them I wouldn't be too upset and by the wear I should get about 3 years out of them (50,000-60,000 miles). Good luck on whatever you do.
What do they measure out to be when not mounted? Any idea?
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by grmncrsnbr
Tire Rack has them at 34.8"
That's the unloaded diameter. My spare measures pretty close to that. The tires on the ground take a cal of around 33.25 to 33.5 to get the speedo to match the GPS.

When any radial tire is on the ground (probably bias ply ones too), the rubber stretches out, making the effective diameter smaller. There's evidence that the Goodyear MTRs ride closer to advertised unloaded height than the KM2s. That might be because the tire is a Load Range E as compared to the C on the BFGs?
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 11:08 AM
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BFGs are D. I guess that makes sense but if the tire is being contorted that much I would think it needs more air and the contact patch wouldnt be good.
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